Fiwano — Connect a Channel via API (whatsapp / Instagram / Facebook)

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  "id": "fiwano-connect-channels",
  "name": "Fiwano \u2014 Connect a Channel via API (WhatsApp / Instagram / Facebook)",
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        "content": "## Connect a Channel via API\n### WhatsApp \u00b7 Instagram \u00b7 Facebook\n\nConnect channels **one at a time**, right from n8n. Each run links one Meta account and returns its **`channel_id`**.\n\nThe workflow has two halves:\n- **\u25b6 Get a setup link \u2192 Generate setup link** \u2014 asks Fiwano for a one-time `setup_url`.\n- **OAuth Callback \u2192 Exchange code** \u2014 after the user authorizes, Meta redirects back here with `?code=\u2026`; *Exchange code* swaps it for a `channel_id` (single-use, valid 5 min) and shows the connected channel in the browser.\n\n### One-time setup\n1. Add your **Fiwano API** credential to both Fiwano nodes \u2014 **Generate setup link** and **Exchange code \u2192 channel**.\n2. Open **OAuth Callback** \u2192 the **Production URL** tab \u2192 copy that URL.\n   *(It's shown even while inactive \u2014 activating doesn't create the URL, it just makes the webhook listen.)*\n3. **Whitelist** that URL with Fiwano (it only redirects to approved URLs):\n   - **Portal:** API Keys \u2192 Allowed Redirect URIs \u2192 add it, **or**\n   - add a **Fiwano \u2192 Redirect URI \u2192 Add** node, set `uriPattern` to the URL, run once.\n4. Paste the same URL into **Generate setup link \u2192 Redirect URI**, and pick a **Channel Type**.\n5. **Activate** the workflow \u2014 now the callback is live to receive Meta's redirect.\n\n### Connect a channel\n1. Run **\u25b6 Get a setup link** and open the returned **`setup_url`** in a browser.\n2. Authorize the Meta account \u2192 you're redirected back, the code is exchanged, and the connected **`channel_id`** is returned. \u2705\n\nRepeat per channel.\n\n**Reconnecting** uses this same flow \u2014 authorize the same Meta account and Fiwano reactivates the existing channel, returning the `channel_id` you already had. There is no separate reconnect step.\n\n**If the user cancels or setup fails**, Meta redirects with `?error=\u2026` instead of `?code=\u2026` (`access_denied` or `setup_failed`, plus a human-readable `message`). This template assumes the happy path; branch on `error` before *Exchange code* if you surface this to end users.\n\n### Webhooks \u2014 now or later?\nIn **Exchange code \u2192 Additional Fields** you can set the channel's **Webhook URL**, **Secret** and **Events** here, so it receives messages the moment it connects. Or leave them empty and let the **Fiwano Trigger**'s *Auto-Setup* wire it \u2014 recommended with the **Universal Auto-Responder** template.\n\nn8n must be publicly reachable. You can also connect channels in the [Fiwano portal](https://fiwano.com).\n\n[Docs](https://fiwano.com/documentation/channels)",
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About this workflow

Fiwano — Connect a Channel via API (WhatsApp / Instagram / Facebook). Uses n8n-nodes-fiwano. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/fiwano-com/n8n-nodes-fiwano/blob/main/workflows/fiwano-connect-channels.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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