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WhatsApp chatbot and automation for Nilgiris businesses
Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri are booked by WhatsApp from Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Kerala, in four languages, mostly on Thursday night for the weekend. Tea estates and chocolate shops sell to the same tourists after they go home. Boarding schools talk to parents across India. Playbot answers the booking questions while the host is asleep, takes the advance, and sells the tea by catalog.
- Where
- All 6 taluks of The Nilgiris district, including Kotagiri, Coonoor, Udhagai, Kundah
- Best fit
- Hotels, homestays and resorts in Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri; taxi, jeep and tour operators; tea, chocolate and spice shops with online orders; boarding schools; Gudalur and Pandalur spice and coffee traders
- Setup
- Same day on your own WhatsApp Business number
- Trial
- 14 days free, no credit card
- Languages
- Tamil, English, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi; the bot replies in the language the guest writes in
- Local support
- Tamil-speaking team on WhatsApp; Salem is about four hours by road; Coimbatore onboarding visits cover the hills
Homestays and the Thursday-night rush
A family from Bengaluru asks for two rooms for Saturday, in Kannada, at 11 p.m. The AI agent answers rates and availability, a flow takes the dates and the headcount, a UPI or card link takes the advance, and the directions go out with the map pin and the caretaker's number. Past guests who opted in get the season-opening broadcast.
Taxis, jeeps and the sightseeing day
Operators sell day packages by WhatsApp: a route, a vehicle, a price. A catalog of packages with photos answers the browsing; the booking is an appointment on the driver's calendar; the pickup reminder goes out that morning with the driver's number.
Tea and chocolate, sold after the holiday
The tourist who bought a kilo in Coonoor reorders by WhatsApp from Chennai. A catalog by grade with a payment link, a dispatch template with the courier number, and a monthly broadcast to opted-in customers turn a shop into a subscription. Shopify and WooCommerce stores connect directly.
Boarding schools and parents far away
Parents in Mumbai or Dubai want the fee reminder, the term dates and the pickup form on WhatsApp. Templates send the first two; a flow takes the third; the office sees the questions in the inbox.
Service areas in The Nilgiris district
Every taluk is served the same way, on the same plans. Businesses in Kotagiri, Coonoor, Udhagai, Kundah and the rest of the district are onboarded over WhatsApp and video like everyone else. The full list is below.
Getting started from Nilgiris
- Connect the WhatsApp Business number; keep the old one if it is not on another API provider.
- Start with the one conversation you repeat most, and put a bot on only that.
- Hand everything else to the inbox so a person still answers, with the history beside them.
- Share the link where Nilgiris customers already look: the Google listing, the bill, the shop front.
Service areas: The Nilgiris district
Headquarters Udhagamandalam (Ooty). 6 taluks, all on the same plans and support:
- Kotagiri
- Coonoor
- Udhagai
- Kundah
- Gudalur
- Pandalur
Questions we get asked
Can a homestay take bookings from foreign guests with a card?
Yes. The payment link accepts cards and UPI through Razorpay; the booking is confirmed when the payment is captured.
Can a tea shop connect its online store?
Yes. Shopify and WooCommerce integrate directly; orders trigger WhatsApp confirmations and the catalog in the chat mirrors the store.
Do you have an office here?
Our office is in Salem. Onboarding happens over WhatsApp and video; for larger teams we come on site.
Can I keep my existing number?
Yes, if it is not already on the WhatsApp Business API with another provider. Chat history from the phone app does not carry over.
What does it cost?
The Playbot plan plus Meta's per-message charge for template messages such as reminders. Plans are on the pricing page; the trial is 14 days with no card.