I want a way to send messages on WhatsApp using Twilio without using Sandox. Could you help me find a solution for it? - pandas

Question

I am making an alert app for a very small company which does not have a Facebook Business Page nor a website which I could link to get the WhatsApp API. Could you please suggest me an alternative way through which I could make use of Twilio but avoid using sandbox. I have been making this project for around a year now and still not able to solve the issue successfully. Please help me solve this problem.
I am also including the code snippet below for reference.
import pandas as pd
from twilio.rest import Client
import datetime
from datetime import date, timedelta
values=variables
df=pd.DataFrame(values)
df.drop(index=df.index[0],
axis=0,
inplace=True)
df.index = df.index-1
df['AMC_Start_Date']=df['AMC_Start_Date'].apply(lambda x:x.replace('/','-'))
df['AMC_End_Date']=df['AMC_End_Date'].apply(lambda x:x.replace('/','-'))
d1=date.today()
d1=pd.to_datetime(d1)
d2=df['AMC_Start_Date']
d2=pd.to_datetime(d2)
df['AMC_Start_Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df["AMC_Start_Date"])
df['AMC_End_Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df["AMC_End_Date"])
d2=df['AMC_Start_Date']
d3=df['AMC_End_Date']
t=d1-d2
s=d1-d3
account_sid=‘’
auth_token = 'a7'
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)
def alert2():
from datetime import date, timedelta
dt = date.today() - timedelta(856)
t2=df['AMC_Start_Date']
t2=pd.to_datetime(t2,format='%Y-%m-%d')
t3=df['AMC_End_Date']
t3=pd.to_datetime(t3,format='%Y-%m-%d')
dt1=date.today()-timedelta(989)
num=['whatsapp:+9198--------','whatsapp:+91900-------']
i1=[i for i, e in enumerate(df['AMC_Start_Date']) if e == dt]
i2=[i for i, e in enumerate(df['AMC_End_Date']) if e == dt1]
NULL=[]
for j in range(len(num)):
if i1!=NULL and i2!=NULL:
strings1 = [str(integer) for integer in i1]
a_string = "". join(strings1)
an_integer = int(a_string)
a=df['Name_and_Address'][an_integer]
strings2 = [str(integer) for integer in i2]
a_string2 = "". join(strings2)
an_integer2 = int(a_string2)
b=df['Name_and_Address'][an_integer2]
body='Servicing scheduled today for {}'.format(a)
message = client.messages.create( from_='whatsapp:+141--------', body=body, to=num[j])
body='The service ends after two days for {}'.format(b)
message = client.messages.create( from_='whatsapp:+141-------', body=body, to=num[j])
elif i1!=NULL:
strings1 = [str(integer) for integer in i1]
a_string = "". join(strings1)
an_integer = int(a_string)
a=df['Name_and_Address'][an_integer]
body='Servicing scheduled today for {}'.format(a)
message = client.messages.create( from_='whatsapp:+141-------', body=body, to=num[j])
elif i2!=NULL:
strings2 = [str(integer) for integer in i2]
a_string2 = "". join(strings2)
an_integer2 = int(a_string2)
b=df['Name_and_Address'][an_integer2]
body='The service ends after two days for {}'.format(b)
message = client.messages.create( from_='whatsapp:+141------', body=body, to=num[j])
else:
body='There are no tasks scheduled for today'
message = client.messages.create( from_='whatsapp:+141-------', body=body, to=num[j])
alert2()

Answer 1

Twilio developer evangelist here.
The only way to use the WhatsApp API in production with your own number and no sandbox limits is to follow the instructions in the documentation here. The instructions don't say that you need a Facebook Page or website. You do need:
a Facebook Business Manager account
to complete Facebook Business Verification
Once you have done those parts, you should start your application by filling in this form.
Without a Facebook Business Manager account, you cannot use the API. If you can't create one of those, then I do not know of a way that you can use the API.