Configure Click-to-WhatsApp Ads

Connect the Meta ad account and WhatsApp number, prepare the campaign, targeting and welcome experience, and track conversations in Wemblo.

Overview

Search Aliases: Facebook ads to WhatsApp, Instagram ads to WhatsApp, click to message, CTWA

Before you begin

  • Connect the Facebook business assets and ad account.
  • Connect the selected WhatsApp Business number.
  • Confirm the ad account has a valid provider payment method.
  • Prepare creative, targeting, budget and approved welcome experience.
  • Define lead source, tags, assignment and qualification.

WEMBLO ASSET SYNCHRONIZATION

  1. Open Click-to-WhatsApp Ads.
  2. Choose Sync Social Accounts or the equivalent action.
  3. Confirm the Facebook Page and ad account.
  4. Confirm the WhatsApp number.
  5. Review status and provider errors.

CAMPAIGN CREATION

  1. Enter a clear campaign name.
  2. Choose the supported objective.
  3. Set the provider budget.
  4. Select target locations such as Islamabad, Rawalpindi or another approved area.
  5. Configure age, gender or other available targeting responsibly.
  6. Select placements.
  7. Add the approved creative and copy.
  8. Select the WhatsApp destination.
  9. Configure the greeting or conversation starter.
  10. Add Wemblo source, tags, fields, pipeline and assignment.
  11. Review the campaign and provider policy.
  12. Publish or submit to Meta.
  13. Test the click path.
  14. Confirm Smart Inbox and contact source.

ANALYTICS CONTEXT

Spend, impressions, reach and link clicks are provider advertising metrics. A click, message or read event is not automatically a sale. Confirm conversions through the business CRM process.

COMMON ISSUES & SOLUTIONS

Ad account missingCheck Business Portfolio and authorization.
WhatsApp number not availableCheck WABA/number connection and provider asset link.
Ad rejectedReview Meta advertising policy, creative and claim.
Click opens wrong numberReview ad destination.
Conversation source missingCheck campaign mapping and entry event.

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