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description: Learn more about connecting your WeChat Official Account to respond.io and configuring your WeChat Channel settings.
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# WeChat Quick Start

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Connect your WeChat Official Account to respond.io to receive and reply to WeChat messages directly from your workspace Inbox. This guide walks through connecting, testing and configuring your WeChat Channel.

## Before You Begin

* A verified **WeChat Official Account** is required. [Create one here](https://respond.io/blog/wechat-official-account#toc-mobile-7) if you don't have one yet.
* Administrator access to the WeChat Official Account is required to authorize the connection.
* Unverified accounts cannot send or receive messages via API.

## How to connect WeChat

1. **Navigate** to **Settings** \> **Channels** in your respond.io workspace.
2. **Click Add Channel**.
3. **Select** **WeChat** and click **Connect**.
4. **Click** **Connect** on the WeChat connection page. A QR code pop-up from WeChat appears.
5. **Open** the **WeChat mobile app** and scan the QR code using the administrator account of your WeChat Official Account.
6. **Follow** the on-screen instructions in the WeChat app to authorize respond.io as a third-party platform.

During authorization, respond.io is granted permission to:

* Receive messages sent to your WeChat Official Account
* Send replies from respond.io
* Synchronize account information

> The authorization must be completed on the WeChat Official Account Platform before returning to respond.io.

**Confirm** the connection. A success message appears: “You have successfully connected WeChat Official Account!”

## How to test the WeChat Channel connection

1. **Open** the **WeChat mobile app** on your phone.
2. **Scan** the QR code displayed on the confirmation screen.
3. **Send** a message to your WeChat Official Account.
4. **Go** to the **Inbox** module in respond.io.
5. **Verify** the message appears in your workspace Inbox.

If the message appears, the WeChat Channel is successfully configured.

> WeChat audio messages may not play in Google Chrome because the .wav format is not supported by the browser.

**Click** **Complete** to finalize the Channel setup.

## How to configure your WeChat Channel

1. **Navigate** to **Settings** \> **Channels**.
2. **Locate** your connected **WeChat** Channel and click **Manage**.
3. **Review** the available configuration fields:
* **Channel Name** — the internal name used to identify this WeChat Channel in your workspace. Not visible to Contacts. Edit at any time.
* **App ID** — the unique identifier assigned to your WeChat Official Account. Automatically retrieved during authorization. This field cannot be edited.

## FAQ and Troubleshooting

### Why can’t I receive inbound messages?

To receive inbound messages via WeChat, ensure that:

* Your WeChat Official Account is verified
* You have completed the connection flow successfully
* You tested the connection by sending a message via QR code

If your account is not verified, messages cannot be sent or received via API.

> To learn more, read our [guide on WeChat Official Account Verification](https://respond.io/blog/wechat-official-account#toc-mobile-9).

### Why did my WeChat connection fail?

If you see an error message about connection failure, this is returned directly from the **WeChat Official Account Platform**, not from respond.io.

Common reasons for connection failure include:

* Incomplete authorization during login
* Insufficient administrator permissions on the WeChat Official Account
* Expired or timed-out login session
* Attempting to connect an unsupported account type

**What to Do**

1. Restart the connection process from **Settings > Channels**
2. Log in again to the WeChat Official Account Platform
3. Ensure you are using an administrator account
4. Complete all authorization steps

### Why aren’t my messages arriving?

If a WeChat user changes their password, the permissions will become outdated and will need to be refreshed.

**Step 1:** Go to **Settings** \> **Channels**

**Step 2:** Find the WeChat Channel > **Manage** \> **Troubleshoot**

**Step 3:** Click on **Refresh Permission**

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**Step 4**: Send a test message to the WeChat Channel and check if it has arrived

## What’s next?

* [Learn about WeChat capabilities and messaging limits](https://respond.io/help/wechat/wechat-overview)
* [Set up automated welcome messages for new Contacts](https://respond.io/help/quick-start/automated-welcome-and-away-messages)
* [Get started with AI Agents to automate WeChat conversations](https://respond.io/help/ai-agents/getting-started-with-ai-agents)

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