Enable smart, real-time answers in your WhatsApp groups using a custom webhook, Pinecone vector database, and no Facebook Business setup. > 🟡 Note: This template uses a custom WhatsApp webhook. It does not use the official WhatsApp Business API. --- 👥 Who is this for? This workflow is designed for individuals and teams who want to enable smart WhatsApp group automation — without going through Meta’s official WhatsApp Business API. Ideal for small businesses, internal teams, communities, and personal power users. --- ❓ What problem is this solving? Setting up WhatsApp bots with intelligent responses often requires approval from Meta and a verified business account. This workflow removes those barriers by using a self-hosted webhook to handle incoming messages and respond using a document-trained AI via Pinecone. --- ⚙️ What this workflow does Connects a regular WhatsApp number to a custom webhook Adds the bot to any group chat (it stays silent unless mentioned) Indexes documents from Google Drive into Pinecone Responds with intelligent, context-aware answers from your custom knowledge base Auto-updates its knowledge every minute as the document changes --- 🛠️ Setup Step 1: Connect Google Drive Set up your Google Drive credentials in n8n Step 2: Configure Pinecone Create an index in Pinecone Dimension: 1536 Select this index in both Pinecone nodes Click Test Workflow to ingest your document into Pinecone Step 3: Get Access to the WhatsApp Webhook Fill out this form to request access You’ll receive a WhatsApp confirmation for linking Step 4: Test WhatsApp Integration ✅ One-on-one test: Send a message from another number 👥 Group test: Add the bot to a group; it will only respond when tagged --- 🧩 How to customize this workflow Modify the system prompt inside the AI agent node to control tone and behavior Update the connected Google Doc to match your specific domain (e.g. FAQs, SOPs, product manuals) Adjust the Pinecone sync frequency if you want updates more or less often --- 📚 Use cases Customer Support: Instant, intelligent replies in WhatsApp without live agents Team Knowledge Bot: Tag the bot for quick access to SOPs and internal docs Community Groups: Automate common questions while keeping noise low Personal AI Assistant: A WhatsApp chatbot trained on your notes and files --- 📝 Sticky Note Suggestion 💬 What this template does: > Enables an AI bot in your WhatsApp group that answers questions based on a Google Doc you provide. It uses a custom webhook, Google Drive, and Pinecone. 🔧 Requirements: > Google Drive account > Pinecone account with an index (dimension 1536) > Access to the custom WhatsApp webhook (see setup steps)
