Do I need the WhatsApp Business API for this?

No. Checkout opens a WhatsApp chat with the order already written, which works with any WhatsApp number. The Business API becomes worth it when order volume makes automatic confirmations and updates pay for themselves.

What happens when order volume grows?

The same order references carry over to the WhatsApp Cloud API: confirmations, payment reminders and dispatch updates go out automatically from your own business account.

Can customers pay online instead?

Yes. A payment gateway can sit beside the WhatsApp checkout or replace it. Most small sellers start without one, because UPI in the chat has no gateway fees and nothing to set up.

WhatsApp ordering

A proper online store where checkout ends in a WhatsApp chat.

No payment gateway to run, readable order IDs, and an admin one person can manage.

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Hi, I’d like to order: Hand-painted diya set × 2 Order ref: AC-20261017-0042

Thank you! Sharing UPI details for payment now.

Illustrative order. The chat opens with the order already written.

No gateway

Payment happens in the chat by UPI, so there is no gateway to run and nothing to reconcile.

Readable IDs

Every order gets a reference in the AC-YYYYMMDD-XXXX format, easy to quote over the phone.

One-person admin

Products, prices and orders, run by the owner alone, without calling us.

Proof · Client project · LiveAmi's CraftsA craft catalogue with a WhatsApp checkout, readable order references and an admin the owner runs alone.Read the case study

Delivered as part of our WhatsApp automation work.

WhatsApp ordering

Questions we get about this.

: No. Checkout opens a WhatsApp chat with the order already written, which works with any WhatsApp number. The Business API becomes worth it when order volume makes automatic confirmations and updates pay for themselves.
: The same order references carry over to the WhatsApp Cloud API: confirmations, payment reminders and dispatch updates go out automatically from your own business account.
: Yes. A payment gateway can sit beside the WhatsApp checkout or replace it. Most small sellers start without one, because UPI in the chat has no gateway fees and nothing to set up.

Next step

Tell us what you’re trying to ship.

A 45-minute scoping call, then a written proposal with scope, price and dates within two working days. Every enquiry is read the day it arrives and answered within one working day.

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