Question about capturing initial WhatsApp message
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to automatically capture the first message a user sends when clicking a WhatsApp link like
I noticed that Transcript doesn't capture this initial message. It only starts recording once the Typebot flow begins.
Unfortunately, I also can't rely on custom URL parameters since WhatsApp mobile doesn't support passing additional query parameters. Iām aware of
Has anyone faced this or found a reliable workaround to capture that initial text automatically?
Thanks in advance!
I'm trying to automatically capture the first message a user sends when clicking a WhatsApp link like
wa.me/?text=... so I can track which partner referred them.I noticed that Transcript doesn't capture this initial message. It only starts recording once the Typebot flow begins.
Unfortunately, I also can't rely on custom URL parameters since WhatsApp mobile doesn't support passing additional query parameters. Iām aware of
whatsapp_referral_click_id and whatsapp_referral_source_id, but in my case, leads are being sent directly through shared links (e.g. Instagram stories), not from Meta Ads campaigns.Has anyone faced this or found a reliable workaround to capture that initial text automatically?
Thanks in advance!
