Account warm-up planner

What this planner shows

When you connect a WhatsApp number, an Instagram profile, a LinkedIn account or a mailbox to Spaces, it does not go straight to its full limits. For the first few weeks it can only start a small number of new conversations each day, and that number grows in steps. This is called warm-up.

The planner lays those steps out as a calendar. The figures are the same ones Spaces enforces on every account, taken from its published limits, so what you see here is what your AI agent will meet in practice.

Why accounts warm up

Platforms watch for accounts that behave like bots. A newly connected account that suddenly messages dozens of people who have never written to it looks exactly like that, even when every message is genuine. Starting with a few conversations a day, with people likely to answer, builds a history of real back-and-forth that makes the account look like what it is: a business talking to its customers.

WhatsApp is the strictest. The guidance Spaces follows says to wait up to 24 hours after connecting or reconnecting before starting any new chats, and warns that a fresh number can be blocked after only two or three. That is why the WhatsApp plan starts at 0 new chats for the first 24 hours and reaches 8 a day by weeks 3 and 4.

What counts as a new conversation

Warm-up only applies to conversations your business starts with someone who has not written to you. Everything else carries on as normal from the first minute:

• A customer messages you and your agent replies: not held back.
• Your agent sends a follow-up in a chat that already exists: not held back by warm-up.
• Your agent messages a past customer who has never written to this account: a new chat, so it counts.
• Your agent starts a new email thread: on email, a new thread is a new chat.

How the days are counted

Each day in the plan is a 24-hour period from the moment you connected. If you connect at three in the afternoon, day 2 begins at three the next afternoon, not at midnight. The daily figures are rolling too, so a new chat started at 9am still counts until 9am the next day. Every account also keeps a minimum gap between messages and a ceiling on all messages in a day, shown under the plan.

Reconnecting an account after the platform signs it out starts it gently again, as Spaces would a new one. Connecting a different number or profile gives that account a warm-up of its own. Reconnecting is never a way to reset the counters.

Getting the most from the first four weeks

The numbers are ceilings, not targets. In the first weeks, start conversations only with people who expect to hear from you: customers with a booking coming up, people who asked for a quote, regulars who know your name. Write first messages that mention something they know about and end with an easy question, then watch how many people answer. If replies are rare, slow down rather than speed up.

You can check a first message before your agent sends it with the first-message checker, and see every channel’s full limits on the limits pages.

How long does warm-up last?

Four weeks on every channel. From day 29 the account can start new conversations up to its full limits, which on WhatsApp is 5 an hour and 10 a day.

Does warm-up slow down replies to my customers?

No. Replies to people who message you are not held back by the warm-up, so customers get answers from the first day.

Can I skip warm-up or raise the limits?

No. The limits are the same for every account and cannot be raised, because they are what keep the account safer. You can always ask your agent to send less, or pause sending.

Why can my WhatsApp number not start any chats on the first day?

The guidance Spaces follows says to wait up to 24 hours after connecting or reconnecting a WhatsApp number before starting new chats, because fresh connections can be blocked after only a few.

Does reconnecting an account reset warm-up?

Reconnecting after the platform signs the account out starts warm-up again, to protect the account. It is never a way to get around limits.

Does warm-up guarantee my account will not be restricted?

No tool can promise that, because each platform decides on its own. Warm-up lowers the risk, and Spaces pauses sending if an account shows signs of a restriction.

Is the planner sending anything or saving my dates?

No. It runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you pick is sent to Spaces or stored.