Kapso

WhatsApp API tooling for developers, with CLI, MCP and sandbox

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What is Kapso?

Kapso is a developer-focused platform for adding WhatsApp to a product. It offers a sandbox, managed numbers, customer connection links, an API, CLI, MCP server, Flows, webhooks, logs and a shared inbox with workflows.

Kapso is a developer platform for adding WhatsApp messaging to a product without wrestling with the raw setup. It covers the connection step, the messaging API, and the operational layer around it, so a team can move from a first test message to a working integration in a short stretch of time. Connecting a number can happen in three ways. A sandbox number lets developers try WhatsApp messaging without production credentials. A Kapso-managed number gives an instant start with a pre-verified line. For multi-tenant software, customer connection links let end users attach their own WhatsApp accounts to the host product. This makes the tool relevant to SaaS builders who need each of their customers to message from their own number. Day-to-day work happens through an API, a command line tool, a WhatsApp MCP server and agent skills for coding assistants. The CLI installs with a single shell command, runs a setup routine and can send a message straight from the terminal. The MCP server and skills position the platform for AI agents as much as for people, and the site points to an llms.txt file and a Build with AI guide. Around the API sit message types (text, media, templates, reactions, locations, buttons, lists and WhatsApp Flows), webhooks for inbound messages and status events, and logs for debugging delivery. Flows allow interactive forms, bookings, surveys and support intake to run inside the chat itself. An inbox and workflow layer handles conversations, routing, automations and handoff to human agents. A Slack integration lets a Kapso Agent operate a WhatsApp project from Slack. Compared with working directly against the WhatsApp Cloud API, Kapso trades some direct control for faster onboarding and bundled tooling. It suits developers and product teams who want WhatsApp as a channel and prefer ready-made logs, inbox and agent tooling over assembling them. Teams that need a no-code marketing broadcast tool will find it more engineering-oriented than that category.

How do you use Kapso?

  1. 1Try the WhatsApp API sandbox
    Start with a sandbox number to send and receive test messages without production credentials.
    Kapso — Try the WhatsApp API sandbox
  2. 2Install the Kapso CLI
    Run the install script from the homepage in a terminal, then run kapso setup to configure the project.
    Kapso — Install the Kapso CLI
  3. 3Send a first message
    Use the CLI messages send command with a phone number ID, a recipient number and text to confirm the connection works.
  4. 4Learn the API basics
    Read the developer guide and the Cloud API guide to understand templates, webhooks and message types.
    Kapso — Learn the API basics
  5. 5Add interactive Flows
    Build forms, bookings or surveys that run inside the chat using WhatsApp Flows.
    Kapso — Add interactive Flows
  6. 6Connect customer accounts
    For multi-tenant products, use customer connection links so users can attach their own WhatsApp accounts.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Three connection routes (sandbox, Kapso number, customer links) cover testing, quick launches and multi-tenant productsAI
  • CLI, MCP server and agent skills suit both manual development and AI coding agentsAI
  • Supports a wide range of message types including templates, buttons, lists and WhatsApp FlowsAI
  • Webhooks and delivery logs make debugging inbound and outbound messages easierAI
  • Inbox, workflows and human handoff are included alongside the raw APIAI

Cons

  • The homepage lists no pricing, so cost per message or per number cannot be judged up frontAI
  • Aimed at developers, so non-technical teams will find setup and use demandingAI
  • Only covers WhatsApp, with no other messaging channels mentionedAI
  • Adds a layer between the product and the WhatsApp Cloud API, which may limit control for some teamsAI

How much does Kapso cost?

Free trial

A sandbox number lets developers test WhatsApp messaging without production credentials. The homepage does not describe a formal free trial.

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Support

Documentation covers a Build with AI guide, WhatsApp MCP and an llms.txt file. Guides for the WhatsApp API and Cloud API help newcomers.

Integrations

Offers a Slack integration for operating a WhatsApp project with Kapso Agent, plus an MCP server and agent skills for AI coding tools.

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Features

Sandbox, Kapso-managed numbers and customer connection links; API, CLI, MCP server and agent skills; text, media, templates, buttons, lists and Flows; webhooks and logs; inbox, workflows and human handoff.

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Frequently asked questions about Kapso

  • Does Kapso offer a free trial?
    A sandbox number lets developers test WhatsApp messaging without production credentials. The homepage does not describe a formal free trial.
  • Does Kapso have an API?
    Yes, Kapso offers an API.
  • How do you use Kapso?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Try the WhatsApp API sandbox 2. Install the Kapso CLI 3. Send a first message 4. Learn the API basics 5. Add interactive Flows 6. Connect customer accounts.
  • What platforms does Kapso support?
    Kapso is available on Web App, MacOS and Linux.
  • What does Kapso integrate with?
    Offers a Slack integration for operating a WhatsApp project with Kapso Agent, plus an MCP server and agent skills for AI coding tools.
  • What are the limitations of Kapso?
    The homepage lists no pricing, so cost per message or per number cannot be judged up front. Aimed at developers, so non-technical teams will find setup and use demanding. Only covers WhatsApp, with no other messaging channels mentioned.

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Added10/8/2026

Platforms

Web AppMacOSLinux

Pricing

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