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How to Integrate WhatsApp API for Customer Support in Africa

Last updated on Jun 09, 2025


In Dakar, Senegal, Ayo managed logistics for a local grocery delivery service. Most of his customers were WhatsApp loyalists. That’s where they placed orders, made complaints, and sent voice notes asking things like:

“Can I change my address before 4 p.m.?”
“Where’s my delivery guy?”
“Cancel my order, I won’t be home!”

His team was swamped. Everything was manual. Missed messages meant angry customers and cold meals.

Enter RUUT’s WhatsApp Conversation API.

Ayo’s developer integrated it in less than a day. Now, every WhatsApp message entered RUUT like magic. They could:
✅ Send automated order updates, like “Your groceries are on the way.”
✅ Route urgent issues (like cancellations) to the right person fast
✅ Keep a full history of customer chats in one place

Happy twist?
Ayo added local dialect auto-responders. If someone typed in Yoruba or Swahili slang, RUUT’s macros responded in kind. Customers felt seen, and the service felt local, not robotic.

The result?
Missed delivery complaints dropped by 70%. And Ayo’s delivery boys said RUUT helped them “look more professional, like Uber drivers!”