Retail & D2C
Order confirmations, shipping updates and back-in-stock broadcasts to the customers who asked for them.
Harnad Connect gives your team a shared WhatsApp inbox, approved template broadcasts, AI agents on your own key and Meta-reported cost tracking — on a number you connect in minutes through Meta’s Embedded Signup.
Built on infrastructure your business already trusts
Your customers already message you on WhatsApp. Connect gives your team the shared inbox, approved templates, AI agents and real cost visibility to answer every one of them — on Meta’s official platform.
Business account · WhatsApp
Trust & verification
Connect runs on Meta’s official WhatsApp Business Platform. Your number is linked through Meta’s own signup flow, so your business verification, approved display name and badge eligibility all stay with you.
Launch Meta Embedded Signup from your dashboard, log in with Facebook, pick your WhatsApp Business Account and number — done.
Complete verification in Meta Business Manager once. Connect uses that same WABA, so your verified identity carries straight through.
Numbers on the official platform can apply for Meta Verified for Business, the verified badge customers look for before they reply.
Approved templates for outbound, a clear 24-hour reply window in the inbox, and cooldowns that keep your quality rating healthy.
Meta decides verification and badge eligibility. Harnad Connect doesn’t grant badges; it keeps your number on the official platform that qualifies for them.
The product
From the first inbound message to the monthly bill — Connect covers the work that happens after signup.
See conversations by number, pick up any thread with full history, and reply while WhatsApp’s 24-hour customer window is open.
Send Meta-approved templates one-to-one or broadcast to tagged contacts. Fill variables, schedule for later, and submit new templates for review without leaving Connect.
Create an agent with your own Gemini API key and a system prompt that describes your business. Switch it on per number and it answers instead of a static auto-reply.
Connect multiple WhatsApp numbers and configure each one on its own: automation on or off, auto-reply text, reply cooldown and which AI agent answers.
Connect pulls billed usage straight from Meta, per number — not an estimate rebuilt from list prices. See cost per day and by pricing category.
How it works
Sign in with Google or email. The Free plan needs no card, and your workspace is scoped to your account.
Launch Embedded Signup, choose your WhatsApp Business Account and number. Access tokens are exchanged and stored server-side.
Set auto-replies, send approved templates, switch on an AI agent and watch Meta-reported usage — upgrade only when you need more capacity.
Who it’s for
If your customers message you on WhatsApp, Connect turns that channel into something your team can actually run.
Order confirmations, shipping updates and back-in-stock broadcasts to the customers who asked for them.
Appointment reminders, reschedules and instant answers to the questions your front desk hears every day.
Admission enquiries, fee reminders and batch announcements, without juggling personal phones.
Respond to property leads in seconds and follow up with approved templates before they go cold.
Bookings, quotes and after-hours replies handled automatically, so no enquiry waits until morning.
Run several client numbers from one workspace, each with its own automation, agent and templates.
Security
Connect is designed so that the sensitive parts — Meta tokens, API keys and conversations — never sit where they shouldn’t.
Open your workspaceMeta access tokens are exchanged and stored on our servers — never exposed in your browser.
Every number, contact, agent and conversation is scoped to your account and served only through authenticated APIs.
Your Gemini key powers your agents. We don’t resell model usage or mark it up.
No WhatsApp Web scraping or grey-market automation that puts your number at risk.
Plans compared
Templates stay unlimited on every plan because Meta already hosts them. We don’t meter what Business Manager gives you for free.
| Capability | Free | Starter | Growth | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connected numbers | 1 | 2 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Contacts stored | 500 | 2,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Templates + parameters | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Inbox history | 30 days | 90 days | Full | Full + export |
| Auto-reply cooldown | Fixed default | Full control | Full control | Custom logic |
| AI agents (BYOK) | Not available | 1 | 3 | Unlimited |
| Usage & cost view | This month totals | 30-day chart | Full history | Full + invoicing |
| Support | Community / email | Email ~48h | Priority | Dedicated + SLA |
Pricing
This is your Harnad Connect subscription. Meta bills per-message WhatsApp charges to your WhatsApp Business Account directly — we show you those costs, we don’t collect them.
Start on Free — upgrade or cancel from Billing at any time.
Connect runs on Meta’s official WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) and onboards numbers through Meta’s Embedded Signup. There’s no WhatsApp Web automation involved.
Yes. Meta charges per-message WhatsApp fees to the card on your WhatsApp Business Account. Your Harnad Connect plan is a separate subscription. The Usage & Cost page shows Meta’s billed numbers so there are no surprises.
Complete business verification in Meta Business Manager, then apply for Meta Verified for Business. Meta reviews and decides eligibility. Numbers connected through Connect stay on the official platform that qualifies.
Any number you can register on the WhatsApp Business Platform. Embedded Signup walks you through selecting or adding the number and verifying it by SMS or voice call.
Create an agent with a system prompt and your own Gemini API key, then enable AI replies on a number’s settings. The agent answers incoming messages instead of your static auto-reply, optionally remembering conversation history.
Connect tells you which limit you reached — numbers, contacts, agents or history depth — and takes you to Billing. Templates are never limited.
Start on Free with one number, or pick Starter or Growth — we’ll take you through sign-in and checkout.