# Get Started

CartAt WhatsApp API allows you to send, receive, and manage WhatsApp Messages, with no approval and waiting to activate.

To Get started using CartAt WhatsApp, you can follow our step-by-step guide line

### Step By Step Guide line

1. Create a new account on <https://app.cartat.net/register>&#x20;
2. Go To [API SETTING](https://app.cartat.net/store/api) on <https://app.cartat.net/store/api>
3. copy your access token <img src="https://1324327773-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FaCKHTM3weZEBePCtlRaG%2Fuploads%2FWIl1xN7gGgq4Y0WURQqv%2FScreen%20Shot%202023-08-13%20at%205.15.51%20AM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=970b7347-9f77-4508-b848-aee4787e8d1a" alt="" data-size="line">&#x20;
4. change your webhook settings as you like from the webhook side <img src="https://1324327773-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FaCKHTM3weZEBePCtlRaG%2Fuploads%2FiflsHZLKZe744cP3jHus%2FScreen%20Shot%202023-08-13%20at%205.19.10%20AM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=71291f0b-cc80-499e-bbb8-473bc05c79d4" alt="" data-size="line">
5. (optional) you may connect your WhatsApp from the [WhatsApp section](https://app.cartat.net/store/channels/whatsapp) <https://app.cartat.net/store/channels/whatsapp> or you can do it later using our api
6. (optional) if you need, you may also initialize a [WhatsApp bot](https://app.cartat.net/store/bot) [using cartat bot](https://app.cartat.net/store/bot) section.

**After that, you are ready to go.**