WhatsApp + Claude integration
Connect WhatsApp to Claude
ConnectChats brings your WhatsApp chats into Claude. Ask Claude to catch you up, find any message and draft replies. Nothing gets sent until you approve it.
Free to start. No app to install. Every send needs your OK.
What Claude can do with your WhatsApp
ConnectChats gives Claude a small set of tools. Claude calls them when you ask about your WhatsApp chats, and only for the chats you share.
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Catch you up
Ask what you missed and Claude reads your unread WhatsApp chats, then gives you the short version: who needs an answer, what was decided, what can wait.
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Find any message
The address someone sent last month, the price a client agreed to, the link from a group chat. Claude searches your WhatsApp history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
Claude writes the reply in your tone, in the chat's language, with the context of the whole thread. You read it, edit it, and send it.
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Send with your OK
When you approve a draft, ConnectChats sends it from your own WhatsApp account and confirms delivery. Auto-send only runs in chats where you switch it on.
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Things to ask Claude
Type these in Claude once WhatsApp is linked.
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What did I miss in my WhatsApp chats today?
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Summarize the family group on WhatsApp since Friday.
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Who asked me a question on WhatsApp that I haven't answered?
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Find the address my sister sent me on WhatsApp.
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Draft a reply to Alex on WhatsApp saying I can make it Saturday.
How to connect WhatsApp to Claude
It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.
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Add ConnectChats to Claude
- In Claude on the web or desktop, go to Customize, then Connectors.
- Click + Add, then Add custom connector. Name it ConnectChats, paste https://api.connectchats.com/mcp as the URL and click Continue.
- Keep the detected sign-in settings, click Add, then connect. Sign in with your passkey and allow access.
- In a chat, click + at the lower left, choose Connectors and make sure ConnectChats is on.
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Link your WhatsApp account
- Open https://connectchats.com/app, sign in with your passkey and choose Link a chat app, then WhatsApp.
- On your phone, open WhatsApp and tap Settings on iPhone, or the three-dot menu on Android.
- Tap Linked devices, then Link a device, and scan the QR code shown in ConnectChats.
- No camera handy, or on your phone already? Choose Use a pairing code in ConnectChats, tap Link with phone number instead in WhatsApp and type the code.
- Your chats appear in the dashboard within a few minutes. Turn on Share with my AI for the ones you want to use.
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Pick the chats Claude can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. Claude never sees the rest.
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Ask Claude about your WhatsApp
Open a new conversation in Claude and ask about your chats. Claude calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How WhatsApp and Claude work together
ConnectChats links to your WhatsApp account as a linked device, the same way WhatsApp Web and the desktop app do. Your phone stays the main device, and you can unlink ConnectChats from it at any time. Direct chats and group chats both come through, and you choose which ones your AI app can see.
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WhatsApp in ConnectChats
Each linked chat starts with its last 200 messages, then every new message arrives as it is sent. Direct chats, groups and replies are supported. Photos, videos and voice notes show up as short text descriptions, with their captions. Your phone does not need to stay on, but WhatsApp unlinks companion devices when the phone has been offline for about 14 days. Open WhatsApp on your phone now and then to keep the link. ConnectChats uses one of the four linked device slots WhatsApp gives each account. The free plan links 2 chat apps and keeps messages for 30 days.
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ConnectChats in Claude
Claude supports remote MCP servers as custom connectors. Add ConnectChats once, sign in with your passkey, and switch it on in any conversation where you want Claude to see your chats. Custom connectors work on every Claude plan, including Free, which allows one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, members cannot add connectors themselves. An owner adds ConnectChats in Organization settings, then each member connects their own account. Add the connector on the web or desktop. It then works in the Claude iPhone and Android apps too. Claude connects from Anthropic's cloud, not from your computer, so nothing needs to stay running on your side.
Your WhatsApp stays under your control
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You pick the chats
Claude only sees the WhatsApp chats you share. Unshare a chat and it disappears from every AI app at once.
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Drafts by default
Claude prepares replies. You approve each one before it reaches WhatsApp, unless you turn on auto-send for that chat.
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Stored messages are encrypted
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Questions
Can Claude read my WhatsApp messages?
Yes, once you link WhatsApp in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to Claude. Claude reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can Claude send WhatsApp messages for me?
Claude can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own WhatsApp account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Is the WhatsApp to Claude integration free?
Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app, with no limit on what you ask. No card needed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. You add ConnectChats inside Claude and link WhatsApp from your browser. There is no app to download and nothing runs on your computer.
Does it work with other AI apps too?
Yes. The same ConnectChats account works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Muse and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers. Link WhatsApp once and use it everywhere.
Does my phone need to stay online for WhatsApp to work?
No. ConnectChats keeps receiving messages while your phone is off or out of signal. WhatsApp does sign out linked devices if the phone stays offline for about 14 days, so open WhatsApp on it from time to time. If that happens, link it again from https://connectchats.com/app.
Can it read WhatsApp group chats?
Yes. Groups come through like direct chats, with each sender's name. Every group is listed in your dashboard, and you decide which ones are shared with your AI app.
Does it work with the WhatsApp Business app?
Yes. The WhatsApp Business app supports linked devices, so it links with the same QR code or pairing code. The WhatsApp Business Platform (the Cloud API used by large companies) is a different product and is not supported.
Does it work on the free Claude plan?
Yes. Claude's free plan allows one custom connector, which is enough for ConnectChats.
Can I use ConnectChats in the Claude mobile app?
Yes. Add the connector on claude.ai or in the desktop app, and it is available in the iPhone and Android apps on the same account.
Is this the same as using ConnectChats in Claude Code?
It is the same ConnectChats account, but Claude Code is set up separately with one terminal command. Your linked chats and sharing choices carry over.
Related pages
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Other chat apps in Claude
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