Answer customer WhatsApp questions automatically with AI

An AI chatbot answers customer questions on WhatsApp by looking up your product and business info in Google Sheets.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsAI Chatbots & AssistantsMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsCustomer Support & Ticketing
Connects
WhatsApp2ChatOpenAIGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Customers message you on WhatsApp with the same questions about products and business hours, and you or your team end up typing the same answers over and over. When you're busy or offline, those messages sit unanswered.

Who it fits

Small businesses handling customer support and product questions over WhatsApp.

How it works

  1. A customer sends a message on WhatsApp
  2. AI reads the message and figures out whether it's about a product or general business info
  3. AI looks up the answer in the relevant Google Sheet
  4. AI writes a reply based on what it found
  5. The reply is sent back to the customer on WhatsApp
What you get

WhatsApp questions answered while you're at dinner

Customers get accurate answers about your products on WhatsApp any time of day, pulled straight from your own product sheet.

What you get

An instant, accurate reply sent to the customer on WhatsApp.

What you need

A 2Chat account connected to a WhatsApp number, an OpenAI API key, and a Google account with Sheets access.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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