· Nolwen Brosson · Blog  · 4 min read

WhatsApp Group → Group Transfer: 3 Reliable Methods (No Loops, No Duplicates)

You have two WhatsApp groups, and you want to automatically “copy” messages from Group A into Group B.

The goal of this article is simple: show you the realistic options.

WhatsApp group-to-group transfer: what we actually mean

When people say “transfer,” they usually have a specific need behind it:

  • Bring messages from a “field” group into an “ops” group
  • Copy customer requests from one group into a support group
  • Forward only certain messages (keywords, attachments, mentions) to another team
  • Keep a record in a tool (Notion, Slack, CRM) in addition to the second group

The important point: an automatic transfer is not just sending text again. You need to handle context, media, duplicates, errors, and sometimes compliance too.

Why it’s tricky without a technical solution

1) WhatsApp groups come with API restrictions

Since late 2025, Meta has introduced “Groups” support on the WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API), but it comes with conditions and limits that surprise a lot of people: invite-only groups, a maximum of 8 participants, and eligibility requirements on the account side.

So depending on your use case, the “official” route might work… or it might not fit.

2) You have to “listen” for messages (webhook), then “re-send” them to the other group

From a technical standpoint, a reliable transfer looks like this:

  1. Receive a “new message” event (webhook)
  2. Normalize the message (text, author, timestamp, media)
  3. Filter it (business rules: keywords, tags, source group, time windows)
  4. Deduplicate (avoid sending the same message twice)
  5. Send to the target group
  6. Logs + alerts (otherwise you find out about errors a week later)

It’s not hard when you’ve done it before. But it is a set of building blocks you need to assemble properly.

3) Not all messages are “simple”

A WhatsApp “message” can include:

  • text, emojis, replies, quotes
  • images, videos, documents
  • voice messages
  • links
  • deleted / edited messages (depending on the solution)

Each format needs specific handling. If not, you either lose information or break the transfer.

4) Compliance and the risk of getting blocked

As soon as you automate things, you need to ask the right questions:

  • Who is allowed to see messages copied into another group?
  • Is it GDPR-compliant (personal data, consent, retention period)?
  • Does the method respect platform rules and reduce the risk of being blocked?

This is usually where a “quick little script” turns into a bad idea.

The possible solutions

Option A: the official route (WhatsApp Business Platform “Groups”)

If you’re eligible, the official route is the cleanest: better stability and a clearer framework. But you need to accept the current group constraints (especially size and invitation mode).

Option B: no-code/low-code automation with n8n or Make + a WhatsApp gateway

This is the most pragmatic option for many SMEs:

  • n8n: more flexible, self-hostable, great for advanced scenarios
  • Make: fast to deploy, very accessible, strong UX for simpler workflows

And behind the scenes, you still need a component that exposes endpoints and webhooks for WhatsApp. For example, Green API provides “group” endpoints and integrations with Make and n8n.

A concrete example

You want: “When someone writes in Group A, copy it into Group B.”

A serious setup usually adds:

  • a prefix like “[Group A] + author name”
  • a rule like “don’t forward admin messages”
  • a rule like “only forward if the message contains #urgent”
  • ID storage to prevent duplicates
  • an alert if sending fails

That’s the difference between “it worked for two days” and “it runs every day without drama.”

Want to do it without sacrificing two weekends?

At Fenxi Technologies, we set up this kind of end-to-end automation (n8n or Make + a WhatsApp gateway), including:

  • scoping your needs (rules, groups, formats)
  • implementation + testing
  • anti-duplicate logic, logs, alerting
  • short documentation so you can stay autonomous

Pricing: under €300 in most “simple transfer” cases (for example: 1 source group → 1 target group, basic rules).

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