01Confirm early-access requirements
The hosted connector requires an eligible Whatsly workspace, a connected WhatsApp number, Shopify store administrator access and a dedicated Whatsly key with messages:send access.
- Eligible early-access workspace
- Connected WhatsApp device
- Shopify store administrator access
- Dedicated message-send API key
02Install through Shopify OAuth
The hosted app uses Shopify OAuth rather than a ZIP plugin. The installation verifies OAuth state and callback signatures before connecting the shop.
03Grant focused store access
The connector uses the Shopify order, checkout and fulfillment reads required for the selected workflows. Shopify remains the commerce system of record.
- read_orders
- read_checkouts
- read_fulfillments
04Choose operational workflows
Early-access workflows cover selected order, payment, fulfillment, cancellation, refund, COD and abandoned-checkout events.
- New order
- Payment confirmation
- Fulfillment update
- Cancellation or refund
- COD confirmation
- Pending payment
- Abandoned checkout
05Queue and verify messages
Verified events enter a background queue with bounded retries and duplicate-send protection. Review recent activity after placing test orders for each enabled path.
06Keep the integration focused
The connector sends operational text updates. It is not presented as a catalog, inventory, customer or full order-management synchronization product.