Unipile

Overview

Unipile is a unified API from a French company that lets software products connect their users' own LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram accounts, Gmail, Outlook and IMAP mailboxes, and Google and Outlook calendars. Each end user links an account they already own, and the API reads and sends on their behalf. Unipile says LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Instagram are reached by reverse engineering, while email, calendars and Telegram use official APIs. It does not offer iMessage, and an SMS and RCS API for Android phones is announced but not released.

Key features

• One chat and message schema for LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram
• Reactions, read receipts, voice notes, attachments, edits and history sync on supported channels
• Email and calendar APIs on the same linked account
• Hosted, white-label account linking for end users
• Webhooks for new messages, emails and account status
• Hosted MCP server for the API reference and live calls with a scoped key
• Node.js SDK and an n8n node, with Make and Zapier guides in the v2 docs
• The v2 API, in beta, adds a Python SDK, HMAC-signed webhooks, event replay and test accounts

Pricing

Billed per linked account: 49 EUR a month ($55) for up to 10 accounts, then 5.00 EUR per account, falling to 3.00 EUR above 5,000 accounts. API calls are unlimited, with no per-message fee. A 7-day free trial needs no credit card.

How it compares to Linq

Linq provides iMessage, RCS and SMS lines on numbers it manages. Unipile offers none of these today; it connects messaging and email accounts that end users already own, such as their WhatsApp number. Linq's WhatsApp is a separate beta API, while WhatsApp is one of Unipile's main channels. Unipile charges per linked account from 49 EUR a month; Linq Pro starts at $260 a month. Both state SOC 2 Type II and offer an MCP server.

Best for

CRM, recruiting, sales and AI assistant products that need to act in their users' own WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Telegram or email accounts.

Sources

• unipile.com
• unipile.com/llms.txt
• unipile.com/pricing-api
• unipile.com/security-compliance
• unipile.com/multi-channel-api-for-ai-agents
• unipile.com/communication-api/messaging-api/sms-api
• unipile.com/communication-api/messaging-api/linkedin-api
• unipile.com/communication-api/calendar-api
• developer.unipile.com/llms.txt
• developer.unipile.com/docs/getting-started
• developer.unipile.com/docs/api-usage
• developer.unipile.com/docs/list-provider-features
• developer.unipile.com/docs/nodejs-sdk
• developer.unipile.com/docs/n8n
• developer.unipile.com/docs/mcp
• developer.unipile.com/docs/webhooks-2
• developer.unipile.com/docs/get-messages
• developer.unipile.com/reference/chatscontroller_startnewchat
• developer.unipile.com/reference/messagescontroller_patchmessage
• developer.unipile.com/changelog/last-months-update-v1
• developer.unipile.com/changelog/last-months-update-v1-1
• developer.unipile.com/v2.0/docs/welcome
• developer.unipile.com/v2.0/docs/configure-a-webhook
• developer.unipile.com/v2.0/docs/test-debug-webhooks
• developer.unipile.com/v2.0/docs/automation-tools
• developer.unipile.com/v2.0/reference/replaywebhookevent
• github.com/unipile
• github.com/unipile/unipile-mcp
• github.com/unipile/unipile-python