The easiest, most intuitive way for businesses and developers to start building on the Whatsapp Cloud API.
😻 Send a free-formatted text message to a recipient
🗺 Send a Geo-location message to a recipient
📃 Send a document to a recipient
📷 Send an image to a recipient
🎞 Send a video to a recipient
🔉 Send an audio to a recipient
🔙 Send a list of buttons to the recipient (max number of buttons allowed are 3)
🛒 Send a list of radio buttons to a recipient (max number of radio buttons allowed are 10)
🤙🏾 Send a contact to a recipient
🔐 Generate a QR code which can be scanned by a recipient
📖 Mark a message as read
🎨🖌 Parse incoming messages
- What is WhatsApp Cloud API? Watch this 60seconds video during the launch Whatsapp Cloud API.
- What is this package? This package is an unofficial and open-source NodeJS wrapper around the official WhatsApp Cloud API.
- Why is this package useful? Because it allows you to use the WhatsApp Cloud API without having to write a lot of code.
- Can I use this package in my project? Yes, you can use it however you want.
- Can I contribute to this package? Yes, you can contribute to this package by creating a pull request.
- To install this package in your project:
- Using NPM:
npm install whatsappcloudapi_wrapper- Using Yarn:
yarn add whatsappcloudapi_wrapper- First import the package as follows:
const WhatsappCloudAPI = require('whatsappcloudapi_wrapper');- Then initialize the class as follows:
const Whatsapp = new WhatsappCloudAPI({
accessToken: 'Your access token here',
senderPhoneNumberId: 'Your sender phone number id here',
WABA_ID: 'Your Whatsapp Business Account id here',
});await Whatsapp.sendText({
message: 'Hello world',
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
});> Quick Question:
- How does a recipient phone number look like?
> Quick Answer:
- A recipient phone number is the international phone number of the recipient without the '+' prefix.
- For example, where a Kenyan phone number is '+254712345678' we would send the message to a recipientPhone 254712345678.
- For a phone number +15550253483 we would send the message to a recipientPhone 15550253483.
- For an US phone number +1 555-555-5555 we would send the message to a recipientPhone 5555555555.
Makes sense?
await Whatsapp.sendLocation({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
latitude: 'your latitude here',
longitude: 'your longitude here',
name: 'your location name here',
address: 'your location street/address here',
});// Send a document that is hosted on a public URL
await Whatsapp.sendDocument({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Invoice #123.',
url: 'http://pdfkit.org/demo/out.pdf',
});
//OR
// Send a document that is in your local filesystem (file will be uploaded to the WhatsApp server first before it is sent).
await Whatsapp.sendDocument({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
file_path: './output.pdf',
caption: 'Invoice #123',
});// Send an image that is hosted on a public URL
await Whatsapp.sendImage({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Test',
file_path: 'https://example.com/image.png',
});
// OR
// Send an image that is in your local filesystem (file will be uploaded to the WhatsApp server first before it is sent).
await Whatsapp.sendImage({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Test',
file_path: './XEIDF3D5FTBDF1.png',
});// Send a video that is hosted on a public URL
await Whatsapp.sendVideo({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Test',
url: 'https://test-videos.co.uk/vids/bigbuckbunny/mp4/h264/720/Big_Buck_Bunny_720_10s_1MB.mp4',
});
// OR
// Send a video that is in your local filesystem (file will be uploaded to the WhatsApp server first before it is sent).
await Whatsapp.sendVideo({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Test',
file_path: './last.mp4',
});// Send an audio that is hosted on a public URL
await Whatsapp.sendAudio({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
url: 'https://example.com/audio.mp3',
});
// OR
// Send an audio that is in your local filesystem (file will be uploaded to the WhatsApp server first before it is sent).
await Whatsapp.sendAudio({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
caption: 'Test',
file_path: './last.mp3',
});await Whatsapp.sendSimpleButtons({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
message: `How may I help you today`,
listOfButtons: [
{
title: 'See some products',
id: 'see_categories',
},
{
title: 'Send my invoice',
id: 'print_invoice',
},
{
title: 'Talk to a human',
id: 'talk_to_human',
},
],
});await Whatsapp.sendRadioButtons({
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
headerText: 'Black Friday Top 10 Products',
bodyText:
'Daggie has some great products lined up for you based on your previous shopping history.\nPlease select one of the products below.',
footerText: 'Approved by Daggie Blanqx',
listOfSections: [
{
title: 'Top 3 Fashion',
rows: [
{
title: 'Black LVX T-Shirt',
description: 'KES 2999.00\nLVX is a warm cotton t-shirt',
id: 'SKU12_black_lvx_tshirt',
},
{
title: 'Purple hoodie',
description:
'KES 1999.00\nPurple hoodie with a Logrocket logo',
id: 'SKU13_purple_hoodie',
},
{
title: 'Air Jordan 1',
description:
'KES 10999.00\nWe move where others do not.Wanna fly?',
id: 'SKU14_air_jordan_1',
},
],
},
{
title: 'Top 3 Gadgets',
rows: [
{
title: 'Apple Watch',
description:
'KES 75999.00\nTime is finite, enjoy every second of it',
id: 'SKU15_apple_watch',
},
{
title: 'Surface Pro',
description: `KES 59999.00\nDon't just surf the web, surf the world`,
id: 'SKU16_surface_pro',
},
{
title: 'Xiaomi Beats Speaker',
description: `KES 45699\nIt is in how your heartbeats, the way Xiaomi Beats.`,
id: 'SKU17_xiaomi_beats_speaker',
},
],
},
{
title: 'Top 3 Kitchen',
rows: [
{
title: 'Portable Hand Mixer',
description: `KES7899\nTempt thy sweetbuds by mixing your favorite food uniformly.`,
id: 'SKU18_portable_hand_mixer',
},
{
title: 'Non-stick waffle-maker',
description: `KES7899\nGreat Waffles are made with the best ingredients.`,
id: 'SKU19_non_stick_waffle_maker',
},
{
title: '6-set Cooking Spoons',
description: `KES7899\nHold thy happiness right.`,
id: 'SKU20_6_set_cooking_spoons',
},
],
},
{
title: '1 random pick',
rows: [
{
title: 'Nivea Icy Soap',
description: `KES899\nStay hydrated and refreshed. Nourish your skin.`,
id: 'SKU21_nivea_icy_soap',
},
],
},
],
});await Whatsapp.sendContact({
recipientPhone: recipientPhone,
contact_profile: {
addresses: [
{
street: '1 Hacker Way',
city: 'Menlo Park',
state: 'CA',
zip: '94025',
country: 'United States',
country_code: 'us',
type: 'HOME',
},
{
street: '200 Jefferson Dr',
city: 'Menlo Park',
state: 'CA',
zip: '94025',
country: 'United States',
country_code: 'us',
type: 'WORK',
},
],
birthday: '2002-02-14',
emails: [
{
email: 'test@fb.com',
type: 'WORK',
},
{
email: 'test@whatsapp.com',
type: 'HOME',
},
],
name: {
formatted_name: 'Daggie Blanqx',
first_name: 'Daggie',
last_name: 'Blanqx',
middle_name: 'M.',
suffix: 'Sr',
prefix: 'Sw Engr',
},
org: {
company: 'WhatsApp',
department: 'Design',
title: 'Manager',
},
phones: [
{
phone: '+1 (940) 555-1234',
type: 'HOME',
wa_id: '16505551234', // optional
},
{
phone: '+1 (650) 555-1234',
type: 'WORK', // optional
wa_id: '16505551234', // optional
},
],
urls: [
{
url: 'https://www.facebook.com',
type: 'WORK',
},
{
url: 'https://www.whatsapp.com',
type: 'HOME',
},
],
},
});let result = await Whatsapp.createQRCodeMessage({
message: `Your QR code message here. I am a message hidden in a QR code.`,
imageType: 'png' || 'svg',
});
let urlOfImage = result.data.qr_image_url;See the image below on how to display the QR code:
await Whatsapp.markMessageAsRead({
message_id: 'the id of your message here',
});
// A non-retryable error will be thrown if the message is not found or a message that has already been read.- The button id must be between 1 and 256 characters long.
- The button title must be between 1 and 20 characters long.
- The list of items is limited to 10.
- The description of items in list must be between 1 and 72 characters long.
- The title of the list must be between 1 and 24 characters long.
- The id of the list must be between 1 and 200 characters long.
// req.body is the body of the request which ping the webhook. Invalid payloads will throw an error, and you should respond with HTTP status 5** or 4**, not 200.
// remember to respond with HTTP 200 status at the end of a succesful inbound request.
let data = Whatsapp.parseMessage(req.body);
/*
data.isMessage will be true if it is a message from a customer, it will be false otherwise.
data.isNotification will be true if it is a notification from a Meta(e.g a message delivery/read status notification), it will be false otherwise.
data will throw an error if the body of the webhook request is not valid or not from Meta.
*/if (data?.isMessage) {
let incomingMessage = data.message;
let recipientPhone = incomingMessage.from.phone; // extract the phone number of the customer
let recipientName = incomingMessage.from.name; // extract the name of the customer
let typeOfMsg = incomingMessage.type; // extract the type of message
let message_id = incomingMessage.message_id; // extract the message id
if (typeOfMsg === 'simple_button_message') {
let button_id = incomingMessage.button_reply.id;
if (button_id === 'book_appointment') {
// The customer clicked on a simple button whose id is 'book_appointment'.
// You can respond to them with an outbound action eg, a text message
await Whatsapp.sendText({
message: `Hello customer, You clicked on the 'book appointment' button`,
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here',
});
};
};if (data?.isMessage) {
let incomingMessage = data.message;
let recipientPhone = incomingMessage.from.phone; // extract the phone number of the customer
let recipientName = incomingMessage.from.name; // extract the name of the customer
let typeOfMsg = incomingMessage.type; // extract the type of message
let message_id = incomingMessage.message_id; // extract the message id
if (typeOfMsg === 'radio_button_message') {
let selectionId = incomingMessage.list_reply.id;
if (selectionId === 'morning_session') {
// The customer selected the radio button whose id of 'morning_session'.
// You can respond to them with an outbound action eg, a text message
await Whatsapp.sendText({
message: `You have selected the 'morning_session' option`,
recipientPhone: 'your recipient phone number here'
});
};
};- If you have any questions, ask via the GitHub Discussion forums
- If you have any suggestions or feedback, please open an issue or create a pull request.
- This package is in active development.
- This means new features are added regularly.
- Incase your favorite feature is missing, you can always bump a version backwards or create a pull request which will be reviewed and merged into the next release.
- Thanks for your contribution.
- Happy coding!
- Follow me on Twitter: @daggieblanqx
- I am also on LinkedIn, where you can tag me to the awesome projects you've built using this package: @daggieblanqx
- Blog posts: Logrocket/@Daggieblanqx