Paid WhatsApp Group Access
Sell paid WhatsApp group access with checkout phone confirmation, join approval, and subscription expiry controls.
Use WhatsApp access when a product should unlock a paid private WhatsApp group. Customers confirm their phone number during checkout, then SellApp approves the join request once the order is paid.
Connect WhatsApp
Start in your SellApp community settings, then open WhatsApp.
- Click Add group.
- Scan the QR code shown by SellApp.
- Wait for SellApp to load the groups available in that WhatsApp session.
- Select the group you want to sell access to.
- Add the SellApp bot phone numbers as group admins.
- Enable Approve new members in the WhatsApp group.
After the group is added, SellApp checks whether the bot is an admin and whether approval mode is enabled. Fix any warnings before attaching the group to a product.
Note
WhatsApp access depends on approval requests. If Approve new members is off, SellApp cannot safely approve paid customers into the group.
Add WhatsApp to a product
Open a product, expand Community, and choose the WhatsApp group. Then decide whether the customer must confirm WhatsApp during checkout.
For subscription products, keep Kick from group on subscription expiry enabled when paid group access should end with the subscription.
What customers see
During checkout, customers enter their WhatsApp phone number when the product requires it. After purchase, they join the group with that same phone number.
SellApp tracks the grant while the customer is waiting to join, then marks it granted after the join request is approved. If the customer uses a different phone number, the order can stay in a pending state until it is fixed.
Use the order's Community Access panel to see whether WhatsApp is processing, awaiting the customer, granted, or needs manual action.