Manage WhatsApp chats centrally on Slack
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 18 nodes and runs on WhatsApp events (messages) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects WhatsApp Business Cloud and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: On WhatsApp events (messages) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Create Channel (Slack): work with channel
- Get Channel by ID (Slack): get (channel)
- get All Channels (Slack): get many (channel)
- Checking Message Type (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
- Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
- Get Media URL (Slack): get (file)
- Send Message (WhatsApp Business Cloud): send
- Message Type (Switch): routes items into 4 branches
- Download Media (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Send Message in Channel (Slack): uses Slack
…plus 6 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
- Still check Slack Trigger requires a signing secret on the Slack API credential (Slack Trigger).
Nodes used (7)
- WhatsApp Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.whatsAppTrigger - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Slack Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.slackTrigger - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - WhatsApp Business Cloud
n8n-nodes-base.whatsApp - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
From the author
This workflow enables seamless, bidirectional communication between WhatsApp and Slack using n8n. It automates the reception, processing, and forwarding of messages (text, media, and documents) between users on WhatsApp and private Slack channels. Key…