This guide walks you through everything you need to go from a new account to a working WhatsApp bot. By the end you’ll have a bot running on a connected WhatsApp Business number and a way to test it live from your own phone.Documentation Index
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Create your account
Go to paige.app and sign up. You can create an account with your email address or sign in with Google.After signing up with email, Paige will send you a verification link. Open the email and click the link to confirm your address before continuing.
Create your first project
When you log in for the first time, Paige automatically creates a project called My First Bot and takes you straight to it. You don’t need to do anything — the project is ready to use.A project is your workspace for a single bot. It comes with its own bot code editor, database, conversation history, WhatsApp connection, and settings. If you want to build a second bot for a different use case, you can create additional projects from the dashboard at any time.
If you already have projects from a previous session, Paige opens the most recently used one instead of creating a new one.
Connect your WhatsApp number
Before your bot can send or receive messages, you need to link a WhatsApp Business number to the project.Open your project and go to Settings → WhatsApp. Click Connect WhatsApp to start the Meta embedded signup flow. You’ll log in to your Facebook account, select or create a WhatsApp Business Account (WABA), and choose the phone number you want to use.See Connect your WhatsApp Business number for a full walkthrough of this process, including what to do if you don’t have a WhatsApp Business Account yet.
You need a Facebook account to complete the Meta embedded signup. The phone number you connect must not already be registered as a personal WhatsApp account on an active device.
Build your bot with the AI assistant
With your WhatsApp number connected, open the Bot tab in your project. You’ll see the AI chat interface on the left and your bot code on the right.Type a description of what you want your bot to do. For example:
“When someone messages me, greet them by name and ask if they want to know our opening hours or our location.”The AI reads your request and writes (or rewrites) the bot code for you. You can keep refining it by sending follow-up messages — ask it to add conditions, change the wording, or handle edge cases.When you’re happy with the bot, click Deploy to make it live. Paige saves a version snapshot every time you deploy, so you can always roll back if something goes wrong.
Test your bot with Paige Dev
Paige Dev is a special phone number you can add to your contacts to test your bot in a real WhatsApp conversation before users interact with it.In your project, open the Test section and follow the instructions to link your phone. Once linked, open WhatsApp on your phone and start a conversation with the Paige Dev number. Your messages will be processed by your bot exactly as they would be in production.When your bot behaves the way you want, it’s ready for real users. Share your connected WhatsApp Business number and start automating.
Paige Dev routes messages to the bot code in your project, so changes you make and deploy are reflected immediately in your test conversations.
Next steps
WhatsApp flows
Add interactive multi-screen forms to your bot using WhatsApp Flows.
Message templates
Create Meta-approved templates for sending outbound notifications.
Built-in database
Store and query bot data using your project’s built-in database.
Invite your team
Collaborate with teammates by creating a shared workspace.