Sherlock on WhatsApp: Support, Under Your Brand 馃挰
Attendees live on WhatsApp. Now Sherlock can meet them there, without your organization's name disappearing behind Swapcard's. If you run branded apps, you can request a dedicated WhatsApp number, connect it through Meta, and put Sherlock to work answering attendee questions right where they already are.
How it works
- Request a number. From WhatsApp sender settings, organization admins submit a request form with the phone number's country and legal entity. Customer Success reviews it and assigns a number once approved.
- Connect via Meta. Click "Add WhatsApp account," then "Connect with Meta" to launch Meta's embedded signup. Enter your number, grab the verification code Swapcard displays, and drop it into the Meta popup to confirm.
- Bind it to your app(s). Pick which branded application(s) this WhatsApp account should serve: attendees on that app will see Sherlock respond from your number.
- Manage it anytime. Every linked application shows its phone number alongside Copy URL, Copy phone number, and Download QR code actions, plus an Edit option to change bindings on the fly.
Key behaviors
- One number, multiple apps: a single WhatsApp account can serve several branded applications at once.
- Built-in guardrails: no branded app yet? The request button greys out with a banner pointing you to create one first. Try to save with zero apps selected, and you'll get a clear validation message instead of a silent fail.
- QR codes on demand: download a ready-to-share QR code for each linked app, perfect for on-site signage or booth collateral.
- Clean teardown: deleting a WhatsApp account removes it and all its app bindings in one confirmed action.
Why organizers will love it
Branding isn't just a logo, it's every touchpoint attendees have with your event, WhatsApp included. This closes the gap between "attendees want to message us where they already are" and "our support has to live inside one app." Now it doesn't.
馃挕 Pro tip: Have the Meta Business account details and your legal entity info ready before you start the request, it's the single biggest thing that slows approval down.