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title: "Automate WhatsApp with an AI agent · mobilerun"
description: "Automate WhatsApp with an AI agent on a real phone with real-device identity. Business messaging, confirmations, OTP and QA on a number you own."
url: "https://mobilerun.ai/apps/whatsapp"
category: "Messaging"
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# Automate WhatsApp on a real phone.

Your agent runs WhatsApp on a real phone with a number you own. Genuine hardware identity means authorized messages deliver, orders get confirmed, and your own codes arrive.

## What agents do in WhatsApp.

- **Authorized business messaging**: Reach customers who opted in. Send updates, reply to questions, and follow up from a number your team owns.
- **Confirmations and codes**: Confirm orders, deliveries and bookings from a real number. Your own OTP and 2FA codes arrive, so accounts you own activate.
- **QA WhatsApp Business flows**: Run signup and activation on a real device. See exactly what your users see, and catch what breaks before it ships.

## Why a real phone.

WhatsApp lives on phones. mobilerun gives your agent a real phone and number on real hardware, with real device and agent identity, so it passes the checks real apps run. That's why authorized messages deliver. Drive it by API, SDK, MCP or a chat VA.

- A real phone with a real number is a genuine first-party account, not an emulator profile, so your authorized messages deliver.
- Drive it with any model over API, SDK or MCP, or hand tasks to a chat VA.
- Your agent reads the accessibility tree, not just pixels. Up to 90% cheaper than vision-only.

## Example tasks

- Log into my WhatsApp account, open recent chats, and send a quick reply
- QA WhatsApp onboarding: fresh install, register by SMS, and assert the chat list loads
- Monitor my own WhatsApp Business inbox and export every new customer message as JSON
- Test a WhatsApp voice call to my test contact, mute, then end and log it

## FAQ

**Can I automate WhatsApp with an AI agent?**

Yes. Your agent runs the WhatsApp app on a real phone and drives it by API, SDK, MCP or a chat VA. It sends authorized messages, confirms orders, and receives your own codes.

**Does it run as a genuine account?**

Yes. It runs on a real phone that passes the checks real apps run, with a number you own. Built for authorized messaging and QA, not mass unsolicited sending.

**What can I use it for?**

Authorized business messaging, delivery and booking confirmations, receiving your own OTP, and QA of WhatsApp Business signup flows. Always on accounts you own or are cleared to run.

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Source: https://mobilerun.ai/apps/whatsapp