Azure AI Foundry Whatsapp Bot

Overview

This GitHub repository walks you through creating a WhatsApp Bot built with Azure Functions and Azure AI Foundry, using Python.

Architecture

• A user gets a voice message. He/She then forwards the message to the WhatsApp Business number.
• WhatsApp Business app gets the message and sends it to the Azure Functions using a Webhook.
• Azure Functions gets the message. If is is a voice messsage, then call client.audio.transcriptions.create Python API to invoke Azure OpenAI Whsiper model, deployed in Azure AI Foundry.
• Transcribed text is returned from Azure OpenAI Whsiper model to Azure Function, and from the to the WhatsApp Business app.

Prerequisites

• Azure Subscription with permissions to create the following Azure resources: Resource Groups, Storage Accounts, Function Apps, and AI Foundry (formerly named AI Studio).
• A Meta for Developers account — If you don’t have one, you can create a Meta for Developers account here.
• Basic Python knowledge is required to follow this tutorial.

Instructions

• Quickstart: Create a Python function in Azure from the command line - refer to Documentation