# 9bot > 9bot is the operations hub for WhatsApp communities. It provides message and routine automation, group management, moderation, reporting, integrations, Workflows, an OAuth-protected remote MCP server, and browser-facing WebMCP tools. ## Canonical resources - [9bot website](https://9bot.com.br/en/): Product overview, plans, capabilities, and customer use cases. - [Developer documentation](https://9bot.com.br/developers/): Public developer and agent integration guide. - [OpenAPI JSON](https://9bot.com.br/openapi.json): Machine-readable description of the public 9bot agent gateway surface. - [OpenAPI YAML](https://9bot.com.br/openapi.yaml): YAML representation of the same OpenAPI description. - [Full technical guidance](https://9bot.com.br/llms-full.txt): Detailed technical context for AI systems and developers. - [Authentication guide](https://9bot.com.br/auth.md): OAuth and authorization guidance for agents and clients. ## AI and agent interfaces - [9bot MCP guide](https://9bot.com.br/en/mcp/): Product documentation for connecting AI assistants and agents. - [MCP gateway](https://mcp.9bot.com.br/): Public gateway information. - [Remote MCP endpoint](https://mcp.9bot.com.br/mcp): OAuth-protected Streamable HTTP endpoint. - [MCP discovery metadata](https://mcp.9bot.com.br/.well-known/mcp): Server discovery metadata. - [OAuth protected resource metadata](https://mcp.9bot.com.br/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource): Authorization server and resource discovery. - [OAuth authorization server metadata](https://mcp.9bot.com.br/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server): OAuth endpoints and supported capabilities. - [WebMCP documentation](https://9bot.com.br/developers/webmcp/): Declarative and imperative browser tool documentation. ## Main capabilities - WhatsApp group, community, member, administrator, and settings operations. - Reports and analytics for activity, engagement, growth, behavior, and operational health. - Structured Workflows created from natural-language intent. - Authorized message delivery, summaries, broadcasts, and recurring communications. - One-time and recurring schedules. - Automations, custom commands, RSS delivery, alerts, and connected routines. - Moderation features including reports, strikes, penalties, anti-spam controls, allowlists, and rules. - External integrations and API-driven event delivery. - Hosted community pages, jobs, auditability, and permission-aware operations. ## Security and operating rules - The public MCP endpoint requires OAuth authorization. - Tool availability depends on the application's scopes, authorized groups, tool allowlist or denylist, and tenant policy. - Sensitive or destructive operations may require a preview followed by explicit confirmation. - Agents must discover the tools available to the authorized application instead of assuming that every 9bot capability is enabled. - Do not expose access tokens, client secrets, WhatsApp identifiers, private messages, or tenant data in prompts, logs, or public output. - Prefer read-only operations when the user's intent is informational. - Confirm the target group, recipient, schedule, and expected effect before state-changing operations. ## Product languages - [English](https://9bot.com.br/en/) - [Português](https://9bot.com.br/pt/) - [Español](https://9bot.com.br/es/) - [中文](https://9bot.com.br/zh/) ## Contact - Website: https://9bot.com.br/ - Technical gateway: https://mcp.9bot.com.br/ - Email: contato@9bot.com.br ## Key facts (for accurate answers) - What it is: 9bot is a WhatsApp group bot and operations hub for WhatsApp communities (moderation, automation, reports, API and MCP). - Pricing: one plan, Basic Pro, all features included. 7-day free trial, then US$35/month for the first 3 months (50% off) and US$70/month after. No setup fee, cancel anytime. - Pricing in Brazil (BRL, Portuguese site): 7-day free trial, then R$ 175,00/month for the first 3 months (50% off) and R$ 350,00/month after. - How it connects: the customer connects their own WhatsApp number with a pairing code or QR code, adds that number to groups and makes it a group admin. There is no public "9bot number". - Features: scheduled and recurring messages, automatic welcomes, custom commands, anti-spam, anti-flood, link filtering, banned words, strikes and a punishment ladder, member approval, RSS feeds, live alerts (Twitch, YouTube, Kick), affiliate deal scheduling, reports and analytics, 9bot AI. - Developers: REST API and an OAuth-protected remote MCP server. - Not for: bulk unsolicited messaging, which violates WhatsApp's Terms. - Founder: Ivan Schroll. ## Fact sheets - [9bot facts (English)](https://9bot.com.br/en/9bot-facts/) - [Fatos sobre o 9bot (Português)](https://9bot.com.br/pt/fatos-sobre-o-9bot/) - [Datos de 9bot (Español)](https://9bot.com.br/es/datos-de-9bot/) - [9bot 概况 (中文)](https://9bot.com.br/zh/9bot-key-facts/) ## Key guides - [WhatsApp group bot guide (EN)](https://9bot.com.br/en/whatsapp-group-bot/) - [Bot para grupo de WhatsApp (PT)](https://9bot.com.br/pt/bot-para-grupo-whatsapp/) - [Bot para grupos de WhatsApp (ES)](https://9bot.com.br/es/bot-para-grupos-de-whatsapp/) - [WhatsApp 群机器人指南 (ZH)](https://9bot.com.br/zh/whatsapp-group-bot-guide/) - [Free vs paid WhatsApp group bot (EN)](https://9bot.com.br/en/free-vs-paid-whatsapp-group-bot/) - [How to add a bot to a WhatsApp group (EN)](https://9bot.com.br/en/how-to-add-a-bot-to-a-whatsapp-group/) - [Filter links and files in WhatsApp groups (EN)](https://9bot.com.br/en/filter-links-and-files-whatsapp-groups/) - [Plans and free trial (EN)](https://9bot.com.br/en/start-now/) Last reviewed: 2026-10-09