How to Build a WhatsApp Bot with Python in 5 Minutes

WhatsApp bots are one of the hottest automation tools for businesses right now. Whether you want to automate customer support, send notifications, or build an AI assistant, Python makes it surprisingly simple. In this tutorial I'll show you how to build a basic WhatsApp bot using Python and the Twilio API (free tier available). What You'll Need Python 3.8+ A free Twilio account Flask (Python web framework) ngrok (for local testing) Step 1: Install Dependencies Open your terminal and run: pip install flask twilio ## Step 2: Set Up Twilio WhatsApp Sandbox 1. Go to twilio.com and create a free account 2. Navigate to Messaging > Try it out > Send a WhatsApp message 3. Follow sandbox setup - send a WhatsApp message to activate 4. Note your Account SID and Auth Token ## Step 3: Create Your Flask App Create a file called whatsapp_bot.py: from flask import Flask, requestfrom twilio.twiml.messaging_response import MessagingResponseapp = Flask( name )@app.route('/bot', methods=['POST'])def bot()