How to send mass WhatsApp messages from the computer

The most orthodox way to do this is to use the WhatsApp Business API and specialized software for sending mass messages through the platform. I will talk about this option later, but first I want to talk about a little trick to be able to send mass messages from WhatsApp through a PC without too much complication and without the need to install any application. To be able to do this, you only need to use WhatsApp Web and a function that has been integrated into the service for a long time, distribution lists.

What you should take into account

The first thing we must take into account is what WhatsApp says in its responsible use or in the application’s conditions of use, since spam could be a reason for us to be blocked and we will not be able to use the application anymore. In that case, we have to take into account what WhatsApp explains from its responsible use guide…

«Automatic, bulk or spam messages: Do not attempt to send mass or automated messages or use automatic dialing through WhatsApp. WhatsApp uses machine learning technology and user reporting to detect and suspend accounts that send spam. This includes repeatedly contacting users who do not wish to be contacted. Do not create accounts or groups automatically or in an unauthorized way, nor use modified versions of WhatsApp »

In the case of sending mass messages, it should be for something specific and do not do it as usual since the application will be able to detect this practice and will be able to cancel your access from that moment.

The same goes for broadcast lists that WhatsApp considers an unwanted practice if you use them very frequently. In the service conditions or the responsibility guide of the messaging application we read the following:

“Excessive use of broadcast lists: The messages you send through broadcast lists will only be received by recipients who have your phone number saved in the contact book of their phones. Please note that some people may report your messages due to frequent use of broadcast messages, and we suspend accounts that have been reported multiple times.”

In addition, they add that we cannot use contact lists that we do not know, so we recommend that you do not use broadcast lists to send mass WhatsApp messages to people you do not know or to spam. The application includes the following in its conditions, terms of service and requirements:

Use of contact lists that you do not know: Do not share phone numbers without consent or use data obtained from illicit sources to send messages to WhatsApp users or to add them to groups.

What happens if we do not comply with these rules? That they can ban us. The users we write to can report us to WhatsApp for continued spam. If they receive several repeated complaints about a certain behavior they can ban our account.

Broadcast lists on WhatsApp Web

Broadcast lists allow you to send messages to up to 256 people very quickly. People receive these messages as if they were a normal private message, so it is ideal for sending notifications of any type (commercial messages, personal ads) Of course, to send messages of this type it is necessary to have the authorization of the people who they are going to receive them; since otherwise you could be breaking laws (this depends on the country, but in most it will be like this). What are they useful for?

One of the most interesting uses of these distribution lists can be to congratulate parties such as Christmas or New Year’s Eve, dates in which we all send a massive message to our loved ones, friends, colleagues. But you can also use smaller mailing lists for other personal matters. For example, you had a baby and you want to send it to your friends and family: you make a broadcast list to make the announcement and you don’t have to open each conversation individually. The main advantage is that people receive the message individually so they don’t know it’s a broadcast list and they will respond to you individually and not as a group so they don’t have to have anything in common with each other. yes because they will not be “together” in the same chat.

Create a broadcast list

In order to send messages to a broadcast list from a PC, the first thing to do is to create a list. This is not available on WhatsApp Web nor can it be done from the version of WhatsApp for computers, even if we download the program. So the first step will have to be done from the mobile. If you have an iPhone, open the WhatsApp app, access the chats tab and tap on Broadcast List just before the first conversation. In the case of Android, you must access the Chats tab, touch the menu button at the top of the screen and choose the New broadcast option. Now you must select the contacts you want to add to the list. These must be saved in your phone’s agenda and, in addition, they must have your number saved to receive the messages. You can add up to 256 and once you have them all click on Create.

That is, the steps would be the following to create your first broadcast list:

• Open WhatsApp on your mobile phone
• Tap on the three dots in the upper right corner
• Choose the “New broadcast” option
• Add all the contacts you want to have in that broadcast (maximum 256)
• Confirm with the check icon at the bottom right

You will have created the broadcast list and it will be empty so that we can start sending messages or send the photos that we want. Note that it won’t be deleted until you delete it so you can wait as long as you need to send the message. You can have it created and send it within a month or two days or a year. Now we will have to go to WhatsApp Web to be able to access that list and use it to send content from the computer. This will allow us to send photos that we have stored on this device or write in a much more comfortable way than if we use the keyboard of the mobile phone, for example.

How do we get into the computer? Easy. We must use WhatsApp Web. To do this, go to web.whatsapp.com and you will see a QR code. Go back to your mobile phone, open WhatsApp and tap on the three dots in the upper right corner. Here, choose “WhatsApp Web”. Tap on “Link a device” and the mobile phone camera will open. Use the camera box to focus the QR on the screen and you will link the mobile with the computer. You will already have all your chats on your computer to access that broadcast list that you have previously created.

You will be able to send the messages you want and the list will not be deleted. When they answer you, they will do it individually and you will receive the chats of each of the people individually.

Best of all, the distribution list will remain permanently among the chat list and whenever you don’t need it you can send new messages.

Alternatives to send massive WhatsApp

There are other methods to send mass WhatsApp messages from a computer, although they are much less recommended and you can be banned for using bots or programs outside the messaging application, so you must be extremely careful in these cases. Since the arrival of the WhatsApp Business API, many companies have begun to develop their own tools for this purpose. Some of these developments are used internally by large companies and are also available through sales and marketing software such as some CRMs and the like.

But there are also other applications that can be hired to carry out mass mailing campaigns of any kind (as long as they respect the WhatsApp community rules, where spam and systematically bothering users is totally prohibited). You must bear in mind that this It can pose a risk if you use it frequently because we may be falling into practices not allowed by WhatsApp or simply if we are using a bot that WhatsApp does not allow, we could be temporarily banned and not be able to use the app for a while.

• WaChatBOT

As its name suggests, it is a bot or a tool for WhatsApp that is designed for stores or companies that use the messaging app. It has the drawback that we have to pay for its use, something absurd in a service that is offered to us for free by default in the app. But you can pay for it if you consider that it has some extra advantages such as the possibility of installing the software on a PC and controlling it directly from there without having to link it to your phone. It is designed to do “mass message campaigns” but keep in mind that this involves many risks.

• WhatsSender

Like the previous one, there are more. WhatsSender offers its own desktop software with which we can comfortably send mass messages via WhatsApp. It is a tool that we can get completely free of charge from your official Web and that it is available for both Windows and Mac environments.

Once installed, the first thing we have to do is import the contacts to whom we want to send our mass messages, something that we can do through a TXT or CSV file directly from the mobile phone. Next, we can start creating our messages, variations of it, and we can comfortably send them massively from our PC.

And on Telegram?

If you are a Telegram user you can also send mass messages from your mobile device. In the case of this app, the channels function is used to be able to broadcast. Next, we tell you how you can do it. The process is the same except that here we can create channels directly from the computer without having to go through the process of linking the phone and PC.

• We open the app

• We touch on the pencil icon in the lower right corner of the menu

• We will see a series of options when “creating a message”:
  • New group
  • new secret chat
  • new channel
• We play in «New channel»
• Once here, you must choose the details to customize it:
  • channel name
  • Photograph or avatar that you want me to have
  • Description of the channel for other users to see
• When you’re ready, tap the check in the top right corner
• Choose between the two options available for creating the channel
  • public channel
  • private channel

We can choose to be a public channel and that way anyone can join. Or we can select that our channel is private. We’ll also need to name the permalink. After me/ we must enter a name that is not in use.

Once we have put an available name in the link, we will go to the section of contacts to whom we want to send the broadcast. Once the contacts have been selected, we can write the messages that we want to be disseminated massively. One channel is a broadcast list but other users cannot reply. On WhatsApp they respond individually, here they would not respond but simply read us if they want to receive news or information. The advantage is that we will not be banned from Telegram for sending many messages from the channel.