# WhatsApp Starter Workflow: n8n workflow template

> Started by another system calling it, and works across WhatsApp. 5 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/whatsapp-starter-workflow (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Setup and learning](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Setup+and+learning#library)

# WhatsApp Starter Workflow

Started by another system calling it, and works across WhatsApp. 5 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fwhatsapp-starter-workflow)

**5 steps** Small: readable in one sitting

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Logic 1 Service 1

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

- 1 **Verify** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Respond** Webhook *Starts it*
- 3 **Respond to Webhook** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 4 **Is message?** If *Logic*
- 5 **Echo the message back** Whats App *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 5, with 1 branch
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **Connects to:** WhatsApp
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own WhatsApp account. 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?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 5 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 5 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%2Fwhatsapp-starter-workflow)
- **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.

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