Hermes Agent×WhatsApp Business

Connect Hermes Agent to WhatsApp Business

ClawLink connects Hermes Agent to WhatsApp Business in one click with hosted OAuth, no manual app setup, and 12 tools your agent can call from chat.

ClawLink gives Hermes Agent a more practical WhatsApp Business setup than rolling your own integration. Instead of building auth, token refresh, and tool wiring yourself, you connect once and start using real WhatsApp Business actions from chat.

One-click OAuth — no API keys
12 tools available immediately.
First integration free.

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How to connect Hermes Agent to WhatsApp Business

Three steps. No developer needed.

Install ClawLink

Add the ClawLink plugin to Hermes Agent once. Takes under a minute.

Connect WhatsApp Business

Click Connect next to WhatsApp Business in the ClawLink dashboard. Authenticate in a single click.

Use from chat

Ask Hermes Agent to use WhatsApp Business in plain English. ClawLink routes the call.

Why teams connect WhatsApp Business to Hermes Agent

These use cases change by integration category, available tools, and setup model. This page is not just a cloned template with the logo swapped.

Use case

Handle inbound conversations faster

Use WhatsApp Business from Hermes Agent to triage new conversations, pull the right thread or channel, and respond without leaving chat.

Use case

Draft and send follow-ups

Hermes Agent can prepare messages, check context, and send the final update through WhatsApp Business when you approve the wording.

Use case

Keep team context in one place

Bring message history, participants, and recent activity from WhatsApp Business into the same workflow where you ask Hermes Agent for help.

What Hermes Agent can do with WhatsApp Business

12 WhatsApp Business tools available the moment you connect. Every action is one chat message away.

whatsapp_create_message_template

Create a new message template for the WhatsApp Business Account. Templates must be approved by WhatsApp before they can be used. Templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.

whatsapp_delete_message_template

Delete a message template from the WhatsApp Business Account by name. This permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. When you delete a template by name, all templates with that name across all languages will be deleted. Names of deleted templates cannot be reused for 30 days. Important: Only delete templates that are no longer needed, as this operation is irreversible.

whatsapp_get_business_profile

Get the business profile information for a WhatsApp Business phone number. This includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.

whatsapp_get_media_info

Get metadata and download URL for uploaded WhatsApp media. Returns media ID, download URL (valid for 5 minutes), MIME type, SHA256 hash, and file size. The download URL can be used to retrieve the actual media file.

whatsapp_get_message_templates

Get all message templates for the WhatsApp Business Account. Templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.

whatsapp_get_phone_number

Retrieve detailed information about a specific WhatsApp Business phone number. Returns phone number details including verification status, quality rating, display number, verified business name, throughput limits, and webhook configuration. Use this to check phone number status, settings, and capabilities. To get available phone number IDs, first call WHATSAPP_GET_PHONE_NUMBERS.

+ 6 more WhatsApp Business tools available after you connect.

Example prompts for Hermes Agent + WhatsApp Business

Real examples based on the actual WhatsApp Business tools exposed through ClawLink.

Create it in WhatsApp Business for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.

Before using WhatsApp Business to delete a message template from the whatsapp business account by name. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. when you delete a template by name, all templates with that name across all languages will be deleted. names of deleted templates cannot be reused for 30 days. important: only delete templates that are no longer needed, as this operation is irreversible, show me what will change and ask for confirmation.

Get the business profile information for a WhatsApp Business phone number. This includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info

Pull the relevant data from WhatsApp Business, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.

Pull the relevant data from WhatsApp Business, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.

How ClawLink compares to manual WhatsApp Business setup

The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Hermes Agent. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want WhatsApp Business working from chat.

Connection flow

Manual setup

Register a WhatsApp Business app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift.

With ClawLink

Users connect WhatsApp Business through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code.

Ongoing maintenance

Manual setup

You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for WhatsApp Business.

With ClawLink

ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure.

Agent usability

Manual setup

You still need to expose the right WhatsApp Business actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use.

With ClawLink

12 tools for WhatsApp Business are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately.

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What setup looks like for WhatsApp Business

Connect whatsapp through ClawLink's hosted Composio setup.

WhatsApp Business uses hosted oauth, so users connect once in the browser and ClawLink handles the token lifecycle after that.

Hermes Agent works best when the request is concrete. Ask for a specific outcome in WhatsApp Business instead of a vague "check this" instruction.

Common connection issues

Connection succeeds but no tools appear

Reconnect WhatsApp Business from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.

The WhatsApp Business account is connected but the action fails

Check whether the connected account has access to the workspace, inbox, store, or project you are trying to use. Most failures at this stage are permission mismatches, not ClawLink bugs.

OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing

Try reconnecting WhatsApp Business and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.

Using OpenClaw?

Also available for OpenClaw →

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