The ones we hear most before teams sign up. If yours isn’t here, our support team replies within hours during business days.
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No. For the way FastBots works, there are no per-message charges from Meta. Your chatbot only ever replies to messages your customers send in, it never starts a conversation. When a customer messages you first, it opens a 24-hour “customer service window”, and during that window your bot can reply as much as it likes at no charge. Every new message from the customer resets the timer, so an inbound support chat can carry on for as long as they keep replying, and Meta charges nothing for any of it.
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Only in one specific case: when a business sends messages first, like marketing promotions or automated notifications. That's a separate use of WhatsApp and it isn't something FastBots does. Your chatbot only ever responds to messages your customers send in, it doesn't send broadcasts or promotions, so the paid side of WhatsApp never comes into play for you.
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No, they're completely separate. Your plan's message allowance (for example, the 2,000 responses on the Essential plan) is your usage on the FastBots side: how many replies your bot can send. It has nothing to do with Meta's billing, and the two don't overlap.
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No. Your FastBots plan is what you pay, there are no extra Meta charges for normal inbound support. It doesn't cost more the more messages your customers send, either: inbound conversations and your bot's replies stay free no matter the volume.
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Yes. Meta requires the number to be registered exclusively for the WhatsApp Business API, so it can't be one already in use on the WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business app. Once it's connected to FastBots, that number only works through FastBots, you won't see chats in the phone app anymore. A common approach is to buy a fresh business SIM specifically for the bot.
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If you move an existing number over to the API, the history in the mobile app won't carry across. The workaround is to export your chats first using WhatsApp's "Export Chat" option, or, better, set this up on a new business number from the start.
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Not yet. Live chat handover currently works on the website widget on Business plan and above, but WhatsApp handover into the FastBots inbox is still in development. For now, the bot can collect the enquiry and email it to your team so a human can reply directly on WhatsApp.
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No, that's a WhatsApp restriction, not a FastBots one. The WhatsApp Business API doesn't support the same embedded forms or buttons. FastBots handles lead capture through a short conversation: "What's your name?" → "What's your email?" → and so on.
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Meta provides a "1555" virtual number for WhatsApp Business accounts, but it's not compatible with FastBots. Use a real SIM or mobile number when you set up the integration, otherwise the connection won't work.
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Yes. FastBots supports around 95 languages, so if a customer messages in Spanish, French, Arabic or Portuguese, the bot replies in the same language. The underlying answers still come from your trained content, so make sure that content covers what you actually want it to say.
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Yes, in two ways. For after-the-chat handoffs, Zapier and Make workflows trigger on chat events such as lead capture and pass details into a CRM or spreadsheet. For live actions during the conversation, connect Zapier MCP and the bot can act across the apps you link, for example creating a CRM contact or raising a ticket, while it's chatting. What it can do depends on which apps you connect.
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WhatsApp is included on the Essential plan and above ($39/month). The free plan is great for building and testing the chatbot on your website, but the WhatsApp connection itself sits on the paid plans.
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Yes, if you connect a booking or calendar app through Zapier MCP. With that connected, the bot can take the details and book the slot right in the WhatsApp chat. Prefer to keep it simple? The bot can instead capture the booking request (service, preferred day, contact details) and send it to your team to confirm, or point customers at your existing booking link. The actions available depend on which app you connect.
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The chatbot itself is usually live in 10–15 minutes once you've pointed it at your site and set the tone. The WhatsApp side takes a bit longer because of Meta's verification: creating the Business Portfolio, verifying the number, confirming via email. Plan for around 30 minutes end-to-end if you have the new phone number ready.