Add a provider connection without changing the shared inbox. Secrets are stored separately in Apps Script Script Properties.
In Apps Script → Project Settings → Script Properties, add secrets for each channel. Never put tokens in this form or in GitHub.
WhatsApp channel ID "wa-main": CHANNEL_WA-MAIN_ACCESS_TOKEN = your token CHANNEL_WA-MAIN_PHONE_NUMBER_ID = your phone number ID Generic channel secret prefix "CHANNEL_CUSTOM_API": CHANNEL_CUSTOM_API_API_TOKEN = your API token
The Channel Profile ID is the platform-specific identity. A person can later have additional identities linked to the same Contact ID.