> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chatsyncs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ChatSyncs Documentation

> Learn to automate WhatsApp with ChatSyncs — from the rules that keep your number alive to building your first bot, plus a full reference for the underlying Meta WhatsApp Cloud API.

Welcome to the ChatSyncs docs. There are two parts:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Learn ChatSyncs" icon="graduation-cap" href="/learn/whatsapp-rules-basics">
    The product course — connect your number, understand pricing and the rules,
    and build your first automation. Start here if you're new.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Meta WhatsApp API" icon="plug" href="/meta-api/concepts/whatsapp-api-glossary">
    The foundation reference for the official WhatsApp Cloud API that ChatSyncs
    runs on. Read this when a lesson references a Meta concept you want to go
    deeper on.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## New here? Read these first

<Steps>
  <Step title="Learn the rules">
    [WhatsApp Rules: How to Never Get Banned](/learn/whatsapp-rules-basics) — the
    handful of rules that keep your business number alive. Read it before you send
    anything.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understand the costs">
    [What WhatsApp API Pricing Really Means](/learn/whatsapp-api-pricing) — why
    some messages are free and some cost money.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up Meta, then connect">
    [WhatsApp Business API Explained](/learn/whatsapp-api-explained), then
    [connect your number](/learn/connect-whatsapp-embedded).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The **Meta WhatsApp API** section is provider-agnostic reference — it documents the
  raw Cloud API itself. ChatSyncs lessons link down into it whenever a topic needs
  the underlying Meta knowledge as a prerequisite.
</Note>