Overview
Just like WhatsApp Web, to connect to Z-API you need to scan a QRCode or provide a phone number. You can do this in two ways:
- Connect through our admin panel
- Integrate the experience within your own application
Due to new updates made by WhatsApp, on some devices, WhatsApp has started requiring an additional verification step when attempting to connect to WhatsApp Web, which is the Passkey. When they perform the connection, a Challenge may be returned to be completed. Create a method with 10 to 20 second intervals to call the API and get a new QRCode. If the user does not scan the QRCode after 3 calls, stop the flow and display a button for the user to request a new QRCode. This avoids unnecessary calls to WhatsApp.
WhatsApp invalidates the QRCode every 20 seconds. If already authenticated, the connection will fail. After connecting, Z-API methods will be available.
