Skip to main content

How do I set up WhatsApp / Charles?

In this article you learn how to track your WhatsApp campaigns in Charles with UTM parameters.

Written by Dennis Rudolf

Tracify tracks your WhatsApp campaigns via standard UTM parameters. If you send your campaigns with Charles, you set them up once in the Charles settings.

In this article

1. Required parameters


Parameter

Value

utm_medium

whatsapp

utm_campaign

Your campaign name

💡 Tip: You also find these parameters in your Tracify dashboard under Settings â€ș Integrations â€ș WhatsApp.

2. Set up the parameters in Charles


  1. In Charles, open Settings â€ș Link tracking.

  2. In the top navigation, open Campaign UTM settings.

  3. Set utm_medium to WhatsApp and utm_campaign to the campaign name (this is usually the default).

  4. Click Save. Charles then adds the parameters to all following campaigns automatically.

⚠ Important: When you set up the call-to-action button of a campaign, check that its UTM parameters are not overwritten.

3. Give Tracify access


â„č Why we need access: Access to your account allows our team to review your tracking setup and to answer your questions about your data and account configuration quickly and precisely.

In Charles, go to Settings â€ș Users â€ș Add new and invite [email protected] with the permissions Manage Settings and Manage Studios. This lets us see your link tracking settings as well as your campaigns and flows. Charles has no read-only option.

Charles explains the steps here: Invite users & update roles

Did this answer your question?