Whatsapp Alert
Whatsapp comes with an API which allows for automation of messages. Perfect for creating an alert system! In this project, we created a "near real-time" solution that sends a message to a Whatsapp group when something seems off in the sales figures. Hereby the team can take immediate action and minimize revenue loss.
Core Components
Google Cloud Platform
Google's Cloud ecosystem contains a large number of cloud-based tools which can be easily connected to each other. In this project, we created a Python script which is running as a Cloud Function and triggered by using Cloud Scheduler.
Python
Python is great for scripting and using pre-built packages to do the heavy lifting. In this project, we connected to the order management system using the WooCommerce API and used Green API to interact with Whatsapp.
Our client asked for a simple solution which sends a message directly to a list of people (instead of an email alert). We decided to use a Whatsapp group as it gives the participants the freedom to play an active or more passive role.