---
title: "Connect a channel (WhatsApp, Google Business, Slack, Discord)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/messaging/connect"
tags: ["WhatsApp"]
---

# Connect a channel (WhatsApp, Google Business, Slack, Discord)

`POST /v1/messaging/connect`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apihub.co.il`
- URL: `https://apihub.co.il/v1/messaging/connect`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Start connecting one of your own channels. Returns a `url` to send the account owner to; after they approve, the account appears in `GET /v1/messaging/accounts`. WhatsApp opens a hosted sign-in page with Meta's Embedded Signup (you pick or create your WhatsApp Business number inside Meta's own window). The first connection opens your private workspace; each connected account is a monthly rental in credits (`GET /v1/messaging/prices`), charged when it is connected and renewed every month from your balance — when the balance cannot pay the renewal, the channel is disconnected. Facebook/Instagram/TikTok… sign-ins for posting are `/v1/social/connect`.

**Billing:** Free to start; the monthly rental is charged when the account is connected · **Rate limit:** 10/min

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string
- `X-Tag` string

## Request body

- object
  - `platform` 'whatsapp' | 'googlebusiness' | 'slack' | 'discord', required
  - `redirect_url` string, uri: Optional: where to send the user afterwards (https only). Without it they land on our confirmation page.

## Response `200`

Completed

- object
  - `id` string: Execution id — stable across internal retries; use it with GET /v1/executions/{id}
  - `status` 'pending' | 'processing' | 'completed' | 'partial' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' | 'timeout'
  - `operation` string
  - `tag` string, nullable: Your X-Tag, if sent
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `completed_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `output` object: Operation result (see each operation). While a Studio render is processing: `stage` (queued · transcribing · downloading · preparing · cleaning_voice · mixing_audio · rendering · finishing), `phase` (the engine's: download · prepare · voice · audio · encode · qa · upload, or null), `progress` (a percent, 0–100) and `progress_fraction` (0–1), `eta_seconds` (seconds left, never below 0) and `estimate_seconds`
  - `error` string, nullable
  - `usage` object
    - `credits_charged` number, nullable
    - `credits_reserved` number
    - `estimated_credits` number
    - `cost_source` 'provider_reported' | 'calculated' | 'estimated' | 'null', nullable
    - `provider_usage` object, nullable: Normalised consumption, e.g. { VIDEO_SECOND: 22.4 }
  - `balance` object
    - `available` number
    - `reserved` number

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input
- `402`: Insufficient credits / project budget
- `404`: Resource not found (or not yours)
- `429`: Rate limited
- `503`: Service temporarily paused

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