How to use Instinct on WhatsApp
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Does Instinct work on WhatsApp?
Yes. WhatsApp is one of its main channels, alongside iMessage, SMS and voice calls. You message Instinct like a contact. The work happens on its cloud computer; the answers come back in the same chat.
How to set it up
- Sign in at app.instinct.com with your phone number (one-time code by SMS or WhatsApp).
- In settings there is a dedicated WhatsApp channel link: "the number you use to message your Instinct on WhatsApp" - it does not have to be your sign-in number. Verify it with a code.
- Some users run Instinct inside WhatsApp Business on a second number to keep it separate from personal chats. Optional, not required.
What a WhatsApp message can set in motion
From one chat: bookings and reservations, orders, schedule changes, research, reminders that wake it later, and - since 5 October 2026 - group chats where a shared Instinct works for the whole group, including friends with no account. Your personal Instinct asks your permission before sharing anything with a group's Instinct, and the group's agent cannot touch your personal account.
Good to know
- Replies can take a moment while it works - it reacts with an emoji, then follows up.
- Media works: you can send voice notes and photos, and it can send images back.
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