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One inbox for WhatsApp, Instagram, SMS and email

A shared team inbox lets several people answer the same WhatsApp Business number without passing a phone around. ConneXus goes one step further: WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, SMS and email arrive in the same thread list, against the same customer record, so nobody has to remember which app a conversation started in.

What you get

The inbox is built on a single conversation record per customer per channel, so unread counts are a real column that resets when you reply — not a number recalculated on the fly that drifts out of sync.

  • One thread list across WhatsApp, Instagram, SMS and email, filterable by channel
  • Accurate unread counts, last-inbound and last-outbound timestamps per conversation
  • Full message history attached to the CRM contact, not to a device
  • Rich media rendered inline — images, video, audio, documents, stickers, location and reactions
  • Saved replies you can reuse instead of retyping the same answer
  • AI-suggested replies drawn from your own product catalogue
  • Instagram comment-to-DM handover lands in the same place as everything else

Why one number matters

The WhatsApp Business app caps you at a handful of linked devices and gives you no record of who said what. Once you are on the WhatsApp Business API, the number stops being tied to a handset: your team signs in to the web app, the history lives in your database, and a staff member leaving does not take the conversation with them.

Honest scope

Assigning a specific conversation to a specific agent, and private internal notes on a thread, are supported by the underlying data model but are not yet exposed in the inbox screen. Today you assign ownership at the lead level. We would rather tell you that than let you find out in a trial.

WhatsApp Business app vs the API inbox
Business appConneXus inbox on the API
Limited linked devicesUnlimited team members signing in to the web app
History lives on one phoneHistory lives in your database, tied to the contact
One channelWhatsApp + Instagram + SMS + email in one list
No saved replies across the teamShared saved replies
No CRMEvery thread is attached to a CRM contact with tags and lead score
No automationKeyword rules, flows and campaigns on the same number

Frequently asked questions

How many agents can use one WhatsApp number?

On the WhatsApp Business API there is no device limit the way there is in the WhatsApp Business app — your team signs in to the web app instead of linking handsets. How many seats you get is a function of your ConneXus plan, not of WhatsApp.

Do I keep my existing WhatsApp number?

You can migrate a number that is currently on the WhatsApp Business app to the API, but the migration is one-way: once a number is on the API it can no longer be used in the consumer app. Many businesses prefer to start the API on a fresh number and keep the old one running during changeover.

Can I reply to Instagram DMs from the same screen?

Yes. Instagram DMs, comment-to-DM handovers, SMS and email all render in the same thread list as WhatsApp, filtered by channel.

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Put your business on WhatsApp properly

Connect your number through Meta Embedded Signup, keep ownership of your WhatsApp Business Account, and pay Meta directly for messages — we never add a markup.