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title: How to send messages to a WhatsApp group in Visual Basic Script / VBA
subtitle: Using the WhatsMate WA Gateway REST API
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last_modified_at: 2017-04-16T00:00:00+08:00
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This article shows you how to send a message to a WhatsApp group in VBA / Visual Basic Script.

You MUST obtain the secret gateway number by signing up for a Forever Green account before you can send a message to a WhatsApp group. Instructions are available on the [official site](https://www.whatsmate.net/whatsapp-group-message-api.html). 


To send a WhatsApp group message in VBA / VB Script, do this:

1. Create a new group from your WhatsApp client.
   * <img src="/img/newgroup.png" alt="Create a new WhatsApp group"> <br><br>
2. Add the secret gateway to the group.
   * <img src="/img/add-gateway-to-group.png" alt="Name the WhatsApp group"> <br><br>
3. Remember the name you gave to the group (e.g. "Happy Club")
4. In your Excel / Access / VBA development environment, define the following subroutines:  <script src="https://gist.github.com/whatsmate/8acfd6704262fc61dde131469d098f8f.js"></script>
5. Customize the TODO lines in the VB Script program:
   * Specify your Client ID and Client secret on lines 17 and 18.
   * Specify the group admin number (i.e. your WhatsApp number including the country code) on line 2.
   * Specify the group name (e.g. Happy Club) on line 3.
   * Specify the content of the message on line 4.
6. Run it.


As mentioned at the beginning of this tutorial, you will need a trial account to call the above API. Go [sign up](https://www.whatsmate.net/whatsapp-group-message-api.html) now.


Happy coding :) 


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