Sales & leads

Capture WhatsApp leads and auto-reply with a local model

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Summary: Capture WhatsApp leads and auto-reply with a local model is an AI-agent recipe for small businesses in the Sales & leads category. Problem it solves: Missed WhatsApp inquiries; data privacy. Built with n8n; difficulty: Advanced. Cost: Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here). Verified against its primary source on 2026-10-16.

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Problem it solves: Missed WhatsApp inquiries; data privacy
What it does: Webhook receives WhatsApp messages via Whapi, a local Ollama model writes replies, and conversations and leads are logged to Sheets
Who it's for: SMB using WhatsApp for sales
Agent / tools: n8n + Whapi.cloud + Ollama + Google Sheets
Inputs: WhatsApp messages
Outputs: Replies, lead log
Prerequisites: n8n self-hosted, Whapi.cloud account, Ollama on your server
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost (as stated by the source): Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here).
Warnings: WhatsApp-first; useful if your customers prefer WhatsApp; Whapi is an unofficial WhatsApp API, so check its terms
Primary sources: https://n8n.io/workflows/15044

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What it does

Webhook receives WhatsApp messages via Whapi, a local Ollama model writes replies, and conversations and leads are logged to Sheets

Warnings & notes

Warnings & notes: WhatsApp-first; useful if your customers prefer WhatsApp; Whapi is an unofficial WhatsApp API, so check its terms

Details

Problem it solves: Missed WhatsApp inquiries; data privacy
Who it's for: SMB using WhatsApp for sales
Agent / tools: n8n + Whapi.cloud + Ollama + Google Sheets
Inputs: WhatsApp messages
Outputs: Replies, lead log
You'll need: n8n self-hosted, Whapi.cloud account, Ollama on your server
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here).
Only costs stated publicly by the source are shown. Running the tools usually has its own costs.
Date checked: 2026-10-16
Review status: Verified against source

Primary sources

https://n8n.io/workflows/15044

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