# Auto-reply to WhatsApp with OpenAI and Unipile: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Discord. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/auto-reply-to-whatsapp-with-openai-and-unipile (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Chat assistants](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Chat+assistants#library)

# Auto-reply to WhatsApp with OpenAI and Unipile

Started by another system calling it, and works across Discord. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fauto-reply-to-whatsapp-with-openai-and-unipile)

**12 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 3 Logic 3 Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **When WhatsApp Message Received** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Parse Structured JSON Output** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 3 **OpenAI GPT-5-Mini Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **When Triggered Manually** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Set Unipile Webhook Config** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Filter Valid WhatsApp Messages** Filter *Logic*
- 7 **WhatsApp Response Agent** Agent *Model*
- 8 **Register Webhook in Unipile** Http Request *Service*
- 9 **Fetch WhatsApp Chat History** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **If Escalation Required** If *Logic*
- 11 **Send AI Reply via Unipile** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Send Escalation to Discord** Discord *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 12, with 1 branch
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Discord
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Discord account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fauto-reply-to-whatsapp-with-openai-and-unipile)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Discord#library)

## Workflows like it

Also chat assistants, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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- [**Review Discord community applications with Tally and OpenAI** 11 steps · calls a model · Discord, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/review-discord-community-applications-with-tally-and-openai)
- [**Generate AI-curated Reddit digests for Telegram, Discord & Slack** 14 steps · calls a model · Discord, Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/generate-ai-curated-reddit-digests-for-telegram-discord-and-)
- [**Reply to LinkedIn messages with OpenAI** 14 steps · calls a model · Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/reply-to-linkedin-messages-with-openai)