Automation

Follow-Up Sequences

Send automatic, timed messages over hours or days from Automation → Follow-up Sequences — nurture new leads, remind about appointments and win back quiet customers.

A sequence is a series of messages sent automatically on a schedule after a contact is added to it. Set it up once and every new lead gets the same careful follow-up.

Automation → Follow-up Sequences — Create and Bulk Assign
Automation → Follow-up Sequences — Create and Bulk Assign

Typical uses#

  • New lead nurture: Day 0 thank-you → Day 1 case study → Day 3 offer → Day 7 "still interested?"
  • Appointment reminders: 1 day before, 2 hours before
  • Post-purchase: delivery tips → review request → re-order reminder

Build a sequence#

  1. Open Chatbot Manager → your number → Automation → Follow-up Sequences and click Create. (You can also start one from Broadcasting → Sequence.)
  2. Add steps. For each, choose the delay after the previous step and the message.
  3. Choose the message type for each step:
    • inside the 24-hour window → a normal message is fine;
    • after 24 hours → it must be an approved template.
  4. Set a sending time window (e.g. 9 AM – 8 PM) so nobody gets a message at midnight.
  5. Save and enable.

The list shows each campaign's processed, delivered, opened and unreached counts.

Adding contacts to a sequence#

  • Bulk Assign on the Follow-up Sequences page
  • Subscriber Manager → Bulk Actions → Assign Sequence
  • A New Sequence Campaign block, or Subscribe to Sequence on a button, in a keyword flow
  • From the subscriber's profile (Sequences tab), the API or a webhook workflow

Important

Most steps after Day 1 are outside the free window, so they're paid templates. Keep sequences short and relevant — see WhatsApp pricing.

Need help? Email support@wably.in with a screenshot and your WhatsApp number — we're happy to help.