The contact panel — ad source, tags, deals, notes and history

Everything about the customer next to the chat — which ad they came from, their tags, deals, notes, other conversations and consent.

Updated 8 Oct 2026

Who can do this: Everyone who can open the conversationPlan: All plans

The panel on the right of a conversation shows who you’re talking to. Toggle it with the panel icon in the thread header (Hide contact panel / Show contact panel).

The contact panel.
The contact panel.
Section What it shows
Name and number Click the copy icon to copy the number.
Came from an ad Shown when the first message came from a Click-to-WhatsApp ad: the ad headline, text, when, and View ad. See Click-to-WhatsApp ad attribution.
Tags The contact’s tags. Add or remove them on the contact page’s Tags tab.
Conversation history Other conversations with this contact.
Deals Open and closed deals linked to the contact. See Deals.
Notes Contact notes visible to your team. See Internal notes.
Banner Meaning
WhatsApp opt-out — “Customer requested messaging to stop. Sending is disabled.” The customer replied STOP (or similar) or was marked opted out. Vatli blocks sends to them. If they write START, they’re opted back in. See Opt-outs and consent.
Contact blocked — “Outbound WhatsApp messages are disabled.” Someone on your team blocked the contact. Unblock from the contact page.

For the full record — custom fields, activity and every note — open the contact from Contacts. See Contact details.