---
title: "Slate integration for admissions: WhatsApp AI agent | Skolbot"
description: "Skolbot connects to Slate by Technolutions through Slate’s own import and export tools: qualified leads and WhatsApp conversations sent to Slate, scoped for each school."
url: "https://www.skolbot.ai/en-US/integrations/slate"
language: "en"
dateModified: "2026-11-09"
---

# AI admissions agents connected to Slate

Updated on November 9, 2026

Skolbot connects to Slate by Technolutions through the import and export tools Slate already provides. Leads qualified by its agents arrive in batches through a Slate source format, sent by SFTP or web service. Fields, triggers and sync direction are defined with your Slate team for each school, then tested before going live.

## Built on Slate’s own import tools

Slate imports data through source formats: an Upload Dataset receives a file and maps its columns to Slate fields. Skolbot sends its leads in batches to that source format, by SFTP or by web service push, and logs each batch it sends. Your Slate team keeps control of the mapping and the rules.

## WhatsApp, next to Slate’s own texting

Slate already sends SMS natively. Skolbot adds an AI agent on WhatsApp that answers candidates in their language, day and night.

- WhatsApp Capture: conversations started on WhatsApp are written into Slate
- WhatsApp Activate: the agent starts from a Slate population or query that Slate exports on a schedule
- Only contacts who opted in are messaged
- Results are written back to Slate

[Read the Slate and WhatsApp guide](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-US/blog/slate-whatsapp-integration)

## What the integration can send

You choose the fields. Spam and non-admissions requests never get there.

- First name, last name, email and phone
- Area of study and start term
- Marketing consent and lead source
- Any other field your school needs
- Lead scoring (cold, warm, hot), built with you
- Conversation brief for your admissions team

## The steps

The project follows four steps, approved with your team.

- Scoping fields, triggers and sync direction with your Slate team
- Setting up the source format and the SFTP or web service transfer
- Testing with sample batches before go-live
- Go-live

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Skolbot offer an off-the-shelf Slate connector?

No. Skolbot uses Slate’s import and export tools (source formats, SFTP, web services), with a scope defined for each project.

### How does WhatsApp work with Slate?

Slate sends SMS natively. Skolbot adds an AI agent on WhatsApp: it writes conversations into Slate and, to re-engage candidates, messages only the opted-in contacts of a Slate population exported on a schedule.

### Who builds the integration?

The Skolbot team, with your Slate administrator, who approves the source format, the fields and the access.

### What data is sent?

The fields you choose, for example first name, last name, email, phone, area of study, consent. Plus two fields created with you: the lead scoring and the conversation brief.

## Related pages

- [Onboarding](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-US/onboarding)
- [WhatsApp Activate](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-US/solutions/whatsapp-activate)
- [Your data](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-US/security)