Security Hardening Across WhatFlow
A round of security improvements adds stronger checks on incoming WhatsApp events, tighter protection for merchant admin pages, and verification at signup.
Full release notes →New features, improvements and bug fixes for WhatFlow's WhatsApp apps for Shopify: the official API app (Business API) with its Team Inbox, and the unofficial API app (Chat Automation).
Covering December 18, 2024 to November 5, 2026. Last updated .
A round of security improvements adds stronger checks on incoming WhatsApp events, tighter protection for merchant admin pages, and verification at signup.
Full release notes →It covers WhatFlow Business API, the official Meta WhatsApp Cloud API app for Shopify that includes the WhatsApp Team Inbox, and WhatFlow Chat Automation, our unofficial API app, which links a store's regular WhatsApp account. Updates that apply to both are labeled "Both apps".
WhatFlow Chat Automation, our unofficial API app, launched on the Shopify App Store in October 2024. Its preserved release history starts in December 2024, and WhatFlow Business API, our official API app, is covered from its first features in March 2026.
No. WhatFlow updates automatically for every store. If a new feature needs an extra Shopify permission, the app asks you to approve it the next time you open it.
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WhatFlow Business API, the official API app, connects through Meta's official WhatsApp Cloud API and adds Shopify Flow triggers, catalog sharing and a team inbox. WhatFlow Chat Automation, the unofficial API app, links a regular WhatsApp account as a linked device, for stores that want to start without a Meta Business account.