ChatGPT + WhatsApp
Let ChatGPT read the WhatsApp chats you choose
Circles lets ChatGPT read your WhatsApp, only the chats you open. You ask in ChatGPT, and it answers from your chats. Add one address as a custom connector, approve on Circles' page, and stop exporting chats by hand.
To connect WhatsApp to ChatGPT: link your number in Circles, add https://app.usecircles.app/api/mcp in ChatGPT as a custom connector, and approve on Circles' page. ChatGPT can then read and search the chats you opened, voice notes as text, for Circles free for 2 chats, or $29 a month on Pro (₪99 in Israel) with 14 days free, as of October 2026.
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Four steps, one of them a paste
ChatGPT and Codex connect by address with OAuth; the app shows the current steps. ChatGPT registers itself, you approve on Circles' page, and no key is made.
Link your WhatsApp in Circles
Start your trial, then link your number as a linked device: a code typed on your phone, or a QR on your computer. Same number, same WhatsApp on your phone. History arrives in about 5 to 15 minutes, and you can connect your agent meanwhile.
Copy the address
On Circles' Agents page, copy the address:
https://app.usecircles.app/api/mcp.Add a custom connector in ChatGPT
In ChatGPT's settings, add a custom connector (ChatGPT has also called these apps) with this address. As of October 2026, custom connectors sit behind developer mode on paid plans. Menu names change; the Circles app shows the current steps.
Approve on Circles' page
ChatGPT opens Circles' approval page. Sending starts ticked on the approval page; untick it to connect a reader. Even with it, ChatGPT sends only in chats you opened for sending. If ChatGPT asks, turn the connector on for the conversation.
You paste the address yourself, once. If you want answers inside WhatsApp itself, on the go, Instinct connects with one tap and a send.
Circles and 1-800-ChatGPT
1-800-ChatGPT was a bot you messaged inside WhatsApp. It never read your other chats. It left WhatsApp on 15 January 2026, when Meta's terms barred general-purpose assistants, and returned only in the EEA on 13 July 2026, as of October 2026.
With Circles, ChatGPT stays in ChatGPT and reads the WhatsApp chats you chose. Nothing changes in WhatsApp for you or for the people you talk to. What changed in 2026, and what works now.
What to ask ChatGPT
Invented examples, real shapes.
"What did the class group decide about Friday?"
ChatGPT reads the group since the last time you looked and answers with the decision, the time and what to bring.
"Summarize this week in the renovation group, with every price mentioned"
Prices typed and prices said in voice notes, because the voice notes are already text.
"Find the lease Avi sent and tell me the notice period"
ChatGPT finds the PDF, opens it and reads it itself.
"What did Mom say in her voice note this morning?"
A two-minute voice note, read as text in a second. Transcribed in Hebrew and English.
What ChatGPT can and cannot do here
ChatGPT can:
- See which chats you opened, and which of them moved since a time, with counts and no text (
allowed_chats,activity). - Catch up and search, in one chat or all of them, with senders by name and voice notes already transcribed (
catch_up,search). - See who you talk with and who is in a group, by the name you saved; group member lists never include numbers (
people,group_members). - List the documents sent in your chats and open a photo, PDF or file, up to 50 MB (
documents,get_media). ChatGPT opens the file and reads it itself. - Send a message or a file, only in chats you opened for sending and within your daily cap (
send).
ChatGPT cannot:
- See a hidden chat. It is not listed, not searchable, and never named, not even in a refusal.
- Send in a chat you opened for reading only, go past the daily cap (default 5 across all your agents), or have a send retried automatically.
- Reply with a quote or react with an emoji. Those exist only in the HTTP API.
- Keep access after you disconnect it. Disconnecting ends it at once, and every request it made stays in your activity log.
Questions and answers
Can ChatGPT read my WhatsApp groups?
Yes, with Circles. Add Circles to ChatGPT as a custom connector with one address and approve; ChatGPT reads only the groups and chats you opened.
Is there an official ChatGPT integration for my WhatsApp chats?
No. As of October 2026 OpenAI has no connector for your personal WhatsApp chats, and 1-800-ChatGPT is a bot you message. It does not read your chats. Circles is a hosted WhatsApp MCP server you add as a custom connector.
Which ChatGPT plans can add a custom connector?
As of October 2026, custom connectors through developer mode are on paid plans. OpenAI changes this from time to time; its help pages have the current list.
Do I still need to export chats to ChatGPT?
No. Exports are a snapshot you upload by hand, without voice notes as text. With Circles, ChatGPT reads the live chat whenever you ask. Export vs connect.
Can ChatGPT send WhatsApp messages for me?
Sending starts ticked on the approval page; untick it to connect a reader. Even with it, ChatGPT sends only in chats you opened for sending, within your daily cap. A send is never retried automatically.
Connect your WhatsApp to your agent today.
14 days free. Link your number, pick the chats, then connect Instinct with one tap or Claude, ChatGPT and Codex with one address.