The WhatsApp Business API, ready to send.

Reach customers where they already chat. Send approved templates, hold two-way conversations and fall back to SMS automatically, all through one API.

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Ruach Store

Business account

What you get

Everything you need to run WhatsApp at scale

One account for templates, conversations, delivery events and billing, built on the same platform as your SMS.

Template messages

Send pre-approved templates for alerts, order updates and one-time codes, with variables filled in per customer.

Read the docs

Messaging API

A REST API and webhooks to send messages and receive delivery events and replies inside your own product.

API reference

Two-way conversations

Let customers reply, and automate common answers with chat flows before a person steps in.

Getting started

Automatic SMS fallback

If a message cannot be delivered on WhatsApp, the same request continues over SMS without extra code.

About SMS

Naira billing, pay per message

No monthly platform fee. You pay for the messages you send, billed in Naira.

See pricing

Guided onboarding

Share your business and Meta details once. We verify your business and register your sender number and display name.

Start onboarding
Go live

From sign-up to first message in four steps

Onboarding is a single form. We handle the Meta verification and sender registration with you.

1

Share your details

Complete the onboarding form with your business, sender and Meta account information.

2

We verify and connect

We verify your business and connect your WhatsApp Business Account.

3

Register your sender

Your sender number and display name are registered and approved.

4

Send through the API

Create templates, send messages and receive events by webhook.

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Utility · English

In review

Hi {{1}}, your order {{2}} is ready for delivery {{3}}.

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Template messages

Reach customers first, with approved templates

WhatsApp requires approved templates to start a conversation. Define yours once, fill in the variables per customer, and send at scale.

  • Utility, authentication and marketing templates
  • Variables for names, orders and times
  • Quick-reply buttons
  • Approval status in one place

Webhook events

POST /your-endpoint

Live
    API and webhooks

    Follow every message from send to reply

    Status events and customer replies reach your application as webhooks, so your product can update an order, close a ticket or answer back.

    • Sent, delivered and read events
    • Inbound replies as webhooks
    • Consistent message IDs
    • Works with your existing stack
    Read the API reference

    Delivery sequence

    One request, two channels

    WhatsApp

    Sending…

    SMS fallback

    Standing by

    Automatic fallback

    Never leave an important message undelivered

    Not every customer is on WhatsApp, and not every message gets through. Fallback sends the same message over SMS automatically.

    • WhatsApp first, SMS second
    • No extra integration
    • Delivery status for both channels
    • Pair with Flash Call for verification
    See how SMS works
    Why Ruach

    A WhatsApp provider that is also your carrier

    Messaging, numbers and voice on one licensed platform, so your channels work together.

    Official Meta Tech Provider

    Ruach is an official Meta Tech Provider and a licensed Nigerian carrier, so your WhatsApp traffic sits on a regulated, accountable platform.

    Simple, local billing

    No monthly platform fee. Pay per message, billed in Naira, with pricing you can check before you send.

    SMS when WhatsApp cannot reach

    Automatic fallback keeps important messages moving to customers who are not reachable on WhatsApp.

    FAQ

    Common questions about WhatsApp

    It is the interface businesses use to send and receive WhatsApp messages from their own systems, at scale and with automation. Unlike the WhatsApp Business app, it is built for software integrations, teams and high volumes.

    Infrastructure you can rely on

    Powering communication for regulated, high-volume sectors

    1B+

    Minutes/messages routed annually

    99.99%

    Platform uptime SLA

    30+ / 100+

    Direct interconnects / countries covered

    <2s

    Median OTP delivery

    City skyline at night

    Build on Africa’s telecom backbone

    Launch messaging, voice, and USSD services nationwide with a single integration.

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