Meta is kicking out ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, and other outside AI chatbots from WhatsApp starting January 15, 2026. If you're using any of these tools through WhatsApp, they'll stop working.

Meta’s prohibits “general-purpose” conversational bots from external providers, shutting down any AI assistant not built using Meta’s own tools. Large language model (LLM) powered assistants operated through OpenAI, Microsoft Azure or other platforms will be restricted.

Developers using these integrations will lose access as the API will automatically block third-party AI traffic. According to reports, this policy does not affect rule-based bots (old-school chatbots that follow fixed scripts instead of using AI), custom business flows or non-LLM automations, as these remain fully suppo

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