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    Gifted-Baileys - WhatsApp Web API

    Gifted Baileys is a WebSockets-based TypeScript/Javascript library for interacting with the WhatsApp Web API.

    Disclaimer

    This project is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with WhatsApp or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. Use at your own discretion. Do not spam people with this. We discourage any stalkerware, bulk or automated messaging usage.

    Use the stable version:

    npm install gifted-baileys
    

    Use the edge version (no guarantee of stability, but latest fixes + features)

    yarn add gifted-baileys@latest
    

    Then import your code using:

    const { default: makeWASocket } = require("gifted-baileys")
    

    Indexes

    WhatsApp provides a multi-device API that allows Baileys to be authenticated as a second WhatsApp client by scanning a QR code or Pairing Code with WhatsApp on your phone.

    Tip

    You can customize browser name if you connect with QR-CODE, with Browser constant, we have some browsers config, see here

    const { default: makeWASocket } = require("gifted-baileys")


    const sock = makeWASocket({
    // can provide additional config here
    browser: Browsers.ubuntu('Gifted'),
    printQRInTerminal: true
    })

    If the connection is successful, you will see a QR code printed on your terminal screen, scan it with WhatsApp on your phone and you'll be logged in!

    Important

    Pairing Code isn't Mobile API, it's a method to connect Whatsapp Web without QR-CODE, you can connect only with one device, see here

    The phone number can't have + or () or -, only numbers, you must provide country code

    const { default: makeWASocket } = require("gifted-baileys")

    const sock = makeWASocket({
    // can provide additional config here
    printQRInTerminal: false //need to be false
    })

    - Normal Pairing
    if (!sock.authState.creds.registered) {
    const number = 'XXXXXXXXXXX'
    const code = await sock.requestPairingCode(number)
    console.log(code)
    }

    - Custom Pairing
    if (!sock.authState.creds.registered) {
    const pair = "1A2B3C4D" // only 8 digit numbers or letters (no more or less),,,,default is "GIFTEDKE"
    const number = 'XXXXXXXXXXX'
    const code = await sock.requestPairingCode(number, pair)
    console.log(code)
    }
    1. Set syncFullHistory as true
    2. Baileys, by default, use chrome browser config
      • If you'd like to emulate a desktop connection (and receive more message history), this browser setting to your Socket config:
    const sock = makeWASocket({
    ...otherOpts,
    // can use Windows, Ubuntu here too
    browser: Browsers.macOS('Desktop'),
    syncFullHistory: true
    })
    • If you use baileys for groups, we recommend you to set cachedGroupMetadata in socket config, you need to implement a cache like this:

      const groupCache = new NodeCache({stdTTL: 5 * 60, useClones: false})

      const sock = makeWASocket({
      cachedGroupMetadata: async (jid) => groupCache.get(jid)
      })

      sock.ev.on('groups.update', async ([event]) => {
      const metadata = await sock.groupMetadata(event.id)
      groupCache.set(event.id, metadata)
      })

      sock.ev.on('group-participants.update', async (event) => {
      const metadata = await sock.groupMetadata(event.id)
      groupCache.set(event.id, metadata)
      })
    • If you want to improve sending message, retrying when error occurs and decrypt poll votes, you need to have a store and set getMessage config in socket like this:
      const sock = makeWASocket({
      getMessage: async (key) => await getMessageFromStore(key)
      })
    • If you want to receive notifications in whatsapp app, set markOnlineOnConnect to false
      const sock = makeWASocket({
      markOnlineOnConnect: false
      })

    You obviously don't want to keep scanning the QR code every time you want to connect.

    So, you can load the credentials to log back in:

    const makeWASocket = require("gifted-baileys").default;
    const { useMultiFileAuthState } = require("gifted-baileys");

    const { state, saveCreds } = await useMultiFileAuthState('auth_info_baileys')

    // will use the given state to connect
    // so if valid credentials are available -- it'll connect without QR
    const sock = makeWASocket({ auth: state })

    // this will be called as soon as the credentials are updated
    sock.ev.on('creds.update', saveCreds)
    Important

    useMultiFileAuthState is a utility function to help save the auth state in a single folder, this function serves as a good guide to help write auth & key states for SQL/no-SQL databases, which I would recommend in any production grade system.

    Note

    When a message is received/sent, due to signal sessions needing updating, the auth keys (authState.keys) will update. Whenever that happens, you must save the updated keys (authState.keys.set() is called). Not doing so will prevent your messages from reaching the recipient & cause other unexpected consequences. The useMultiFileAuthState function automatically takes care of that, but for any other serious implementation -- you will need to be very careful with the key state management.

    • Baileys uses the EventEmitter syntax for events. They're all nicely typed up, so you shouldn't have any issues with an Intellisense editor like VS Code.
    Important

    The events are these, it's important you see all events

    You can listen to these events like this:

    const sock = makeWASocket()
    sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', ({ messages }) => {
    console.log('got messages', messages)
    })
    Note

    This example includes basic auth storage too

    const makeWASocket = require("gifted-baileys").default;
    const { DisconnectReason, useMultiFileAuthState } = require("gifted-baileys");
    const Boom = require('@hapi/boom');

    async function connectToWhatsApp () {
    const { state, saveCreds } = await useMultiFileAuthState('auth_info_baileys')
    const sock = makeWASocket({
    // can provide additional config here
    auth: state,
    printQRInTerminal: true
    })
    sock.ev.on('connection.update', (update) => {
    const { connection, lastDisconnect } = update
    if(connection === 'close') {
    const shouldReconnect = (lastDisconnect.error as Boom)?.output?.statusCode !== DisconnectReason.loggedOut
    console.log('connection closed due to ', lastDisconnect.error, ', reconnecting ', shouldReconnect)
    // reconnect if not logged out
    if(shouldReconnect) {
    connectToWhatsApp()
    }
    } else if(connection === 'open') {
    console.log('opened connection')
    }
    })
    sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', event => {
    for (const m of event.messages) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(m, undefined, 2))

    console.log('replying to', m.key.remoteJid)
    await sock.sendMessage(m.key.remoteJid!, { text: 'Hello Word' })
    }
    })

    // to storage creds (session info) when it updates
    sock.ev.on('creds.update', saveCreds)
    }
    // run in main file
    connectToWhatsApp()
    Important

    In messages.upsert it's recommended to use a loop like for (const message of event.messages) to handle all messages in array

    • By default poll votes are encrypted and handled in messages.update
    • That's a simple example
    sock.ev.on('messages.update', event => {
    for(const { key, update } of event) {
    if(update.pollUpdates) {
    const pollCreation = await getMessage(key)
    if(pollCreation) {
    console.log(
    'got poll update, aggregation: ',
    getAggregateVotesInPollMessage({
    message: pollCreation,
    pollUpdates: update.pollUpdates,
    })
    )
    }
    }
    }
    })
    • getMessage is a store implementation (in your end)
    1. When you connect first time, connection.update will be fired requesting you to restart sock
    2. Then, history messages will be received in messaging.history-set
    • Baileys does not come with a defacto storage for chats, contacts, or messages. However, a simple in-memory implementation has been provided. The store listens for chat updates, new messages, message updates, etc., to always have an up-to-date version of the data.
    Important

    I highly recommend building your own data store, as storing someone's entire chat history in memory is a terrible waste of RAM.

    It can be used as follows:

    const makeWASocket = require("gifted-baileys").default;
    const { makeInMemoryStore } = require("gifted-baileys");
    // the store maintains the data of the WA connection in memory
    // can be written out to a file & read from it
    const store = makeInMemoryStore({ })
    // can be read from a file
    store.readFromFile('./baileys_store.json')
    // saves the state to a file every 10s
    setInterval(() => {
    store.writeToFile('./baileys_store.json')
    }, 10_000)

    const sock = makeWASocket({ })
    // will listen from this socket
    // the store can listen from a new socket once the current socket outlives its lifetime
    store.bind(sock.ev)

    sock.ev.on('chats.upsert', () => {
    // can use 'store.chats' however you want, even after the socket dies out
    // 'chats' => a KeyedDB instance
    console.log('got chats', store.chats.all())
    })

    sock.ev.on('contacts.upsert', () => {
    console.log('got contacts', Object.values(store.contacts))
    })

    The store also provides some simple functions such as loadMessages that utilize the store to speed up data retrieval.

    • id is the WhatsApp ID, called jid too, of the person or group you're sending the message to.
      • It must be in the format [country code][phone number]@s.whatsapp.net - Example for people: +19999999999@s.whatsapp.net. - For groups, it must be in the format 123456789-123345@g.us.
      • For broadcast lists, it's [timestamp of creation]@broadcast.
      • For stories, the ID is status@broadcast.
    • getContentType, returns the content type for any message
    • getDevice, returns the device from message
    • makeCacheableSignalKeyStore, make auth store more fast
    • downloadContentFromMessage, download content from any message
    • Send all types of messages with a single function

      • Here you can see all message contents supported, like text message
      • Here you can see all options supported, like quote message
      const jid: string
      const content: AnyMessageContent
      const options: MiscMessageGenerationOptions

      sock.sendMessage(jid, content, options)
    // send a buttons message!
    sock.sendMessage(jid, {
    text: "Hello World !",
    footer: "Gifted - 2025",
    buttons: [
    {
    buttonId: `🚀`,
    buttonText: {
    displayText: '🗿'
    },
    type: 1
    }
    ],
    headerType: 1,
    viewOnce: true
    },{ quoted: null })
    sock.sendMessage(jid, {
    text: "Hello Wolrd !;",
    footer: "© Gifted Tech",
    buttons: [
    {
    buttonId: '.tes',
    buttonText: {
    displayText: 'TESTING BOT'
    },
    type: 1,
    },
    {
    buttonId: ' ',
    buttonText: {
    displayText: 'PRIVATE SCRIPT'
    },
    type: 1,
    },
    {
    buttonId: 'action',
    buttonText: {
    displayText: 'ini pesan interactiveMeta'
    },
    type: 4,
    nativeFlowInfo: {
    name: 'single_select',
    paramsJson: JSON.stringify({
    title: 'message',
    sections: [
    {
    title: 'Gifted Tech - 2025',
    highlight_label: '😜',
    rows: [
    {
    header: 'HEADER',
    title: 'TITLE',
    description: 'DESCRIPTION',
    id: 'YOUR ID',
    },
    {
    header: 'HEADER',
    title: 'TITLE',
    description: 'DESCRIPTION',
    id: 'YOUR ID',
    },
    ],
    },
    ],
    }),
    },
    },
    ],
    headerType: 1,
    viewOnce: true
    }, { quoted: m });
    let msg = generateWAMessageFromContent(m.chat, {
    viewOnceMessage: {
    message: {
    "messageContextInfo": {
    "deviceListMetadata": {},
    "deviceListMetadataVersion": 2
    },
    interactiveMessage: proto.Message.InteractiveMessage.create({
    body: proto.Message.InteractiveMessage.Body.create({
    text: "Gifted Tech"
    }),
    footer: proto.Message.InteractiveMessage.Footer.create({
    text: "Bot"
    }),
    header: proto.Message.InteractiveMessage.Header.create({
    title: "Igna",
    subtitle: "test",
    hasMediaAttachment: false
    }),
    nativeFlowMessage: proto.Message.InteractiveMessage.NativeFlowMessage.create({
    buttons: [
    {
    "name": "single_select",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"title\":\"title\",\"sections\":[{\".menu\":\".play dj webito\",\"highlight_label\":\"label\",\"rows\":[{\"header\":\"header\",\"title\":\"title\",\"description\":\"description\",\"id\":\"id\"},{\"header\":\"header\",\"title\":\"title\",\"description\":\"description\",\"id\":\"id\"}]}]}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_reply",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"quick_reply\",\"id\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_url",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"url\",\"url\":\"https://www.google.com\",\"merchant_url\":\"https://www.google.com\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_call",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"call\",\"id\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_copy",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"copy\",\"id\":\"123456789\",\"copy_code\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_reminder",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"Recordatorio\",\"id\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "cta_cancel_reminder",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"cta_cancel_reminder\",\"id\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "address_message",
    "buttonParamsJson": "{\"display_text\":\"address_message\",\"id\":\"message\"}"
    },
    {
    "name": "send_location",
    "buttonParamsJson": ""
    }
    ],
    })
    })
    }
    }
    }, {})

    return sock.relayMessage(msg.key.remoteJid, msg.message, { messageId: msg.key.id })
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, { text: 'hello word' })
    
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, { text: 'hello word' }, { quoted: message })
    
    • @number is to mention in text, it's optional
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    text: '@12345678901',
    mentions: ['12345678901@s.whatsapp.net']
    }
    )
    • [ jid ] If the Jid Group and Jid Private Chat are included in the JID list, try to make the JID group first starting from the Jid Private Chat or Jid Private Chat in the middle between the group Jid
    await sock.StatusMentions(
    {
    text: "Hello", // or image / video / audio ( url or buffer )
    },
    [
    "123456789123456789@g.us",
    "123456789@s.whatsapp.net",
    // Enter jid chat here
    ]
    )
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    pollResult: {
    name: "Text poll",
    votes: [["Options 1", 10], ["Options 2", 10]], // 10 For Fake Polling Count Results
    }
    }, { quoted : message }
    )
    • url or buffer ( image or video )
    await sock.sendAlbumMessage(
    jid,
    [
    {
    image: { url: "https://example.jpg" }, // or buffer
    caption: "Hello World",
    },
    {
    video: { url: "https://example.mp4" }, // or buffer
    caption: "Hello World",
    },
    ],
    {
    quoted : message,
    delay : 2000 // number in seconds
    }
    )
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    buttonReply: {
    text: 'Text',
    nativeFlow: {
    version: 3,
    },
    },
    type: 'interactive',
    ephemeral: true,
    }
    )
    - Example non media sticker
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    requestPayment: {
    currency: "IDR",
    amount: "10000000",
    from: "123456@s.whatsapp.net",
    note: "Hai Guys",
    background: { ...background of the message }
    }
    },
    { quoted : message }
    )

    - with media sticker buffer
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    requestPayment: {
    currency: "IDR",
    amount: "10000000",
    from: "123456@s.whatsapp.net",
    sticker: Buffer,
    background: { ...background of the message }
    }
    },
    { quoted : message }
    )

    - with media sticker url
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    requestPayment: {
    currency: "IDR",
    amount: "10000000",
    from: "123456@s.whatsapp.net",
    sticker: { url: Sticker Url },
    background: { ...background of the message }
    }
    },
    { quoted : message }
    )
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    event: {
    isCanceled: false, // or true for cancel event
    name: "Name Event",
    description: "Description Event",
    location: {
    degressLatitude: -0,
    degressLongitude: - 0
    },
    link: Call Link,
    startTime: m.messageTimestamp.low,
    endTime: m.messageTimestamp.low + 86400, // 86400 is day in seconds
    extraGuestsAllowed: true // or false
    }
    },
    { quoted : message }
    )
    - Example non header media
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    text: "Description Of Messages", //Additional information
    title: "Title Of Messages",
    subtitle: "Subtitle Message",
    footer: "Footer Messages",
    interactiveButtons: [
    {
    name: "quick_reply",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    id: "ID"
    })
    },
    {
    name: "cta_url",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    url: "https://www.example.com"
    })
    }
    ]
    },
    {
    quoted : message
    }
    )

    - Example with media
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    image: { url : "https://example.jpg" }, // Can buffer
    caption: "Description Of Messages", //Additional information
    title: "Title Of Messages",
    subtitle: "Subtile Message",
    footer: "Footer Messages",
    media: true,
    interactiveButtons: [
    {
    name: "quick_reply",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    id: "ID"
    })
    },
    {
    name: "cta_url",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    url: "https://www.example.com"
    })
    }
    ]
    },
    {
    quoted : message
    }
    )

    - Example with header product
    await client.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    product: {
    productImage: { url: "https://example.jpg }, //or buffer
    productImageCount: 1,
    title: "Title Product",
    description: "Description Product",
    priceAmount1000: 20000 * 1000,
    currencyCode: "IDR",
    retailerId: "Retail",
    url: "https://example.com",
    },
    businessOwnerJid: "1234@s.whatsapp.net",
    caption: "Description Of Messages", //Additional information
    title: "Title Of Messages",
    footer: "Footer Messages",
    media: true,
    interactiveButtons: [
    {
    name: "quick_reply",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    id: "ID"
    })
    },
    {
    name: "cta_url",
    buttonParamsJson: JSON.stringify({
    display_text: "Display Button",
    url: "https://www.example.com"
    })
    }
    ]
    },
    {
    quoted : message
    }
    )
    • You need to have message object, can be retrieved from store or use a message object
    const msg = getMessageFromStore() // implement this on your end
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, { forward: msg }) // WA forward the message!
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    location: {
    degreesLatitude: 24.121231,
    degreesLongitude: 55.1121221
    }
    }
    )
    const vcard = 'BEGIN:VCARD\n' // metadata of the contact card
    + 'VERSION:3.0\n'
    + 'FN:Jeff Singh\n' // full name
    + 'ORG:Ashoka Uni;\n' // the organization of the contact
    + 'TEL;type=CELL;type=VOICE;waid=911234567890:+91 12345 67890\n' // WhatsApp ID + phone number
    + 'END:VCARD'

    await sock.sendMessage(
    id,
    {
    contacts: {
    displayName: 'Jeff',
    contacts: [{ vcard }]
    }
    }
    )
    • You need to pass the key of message, you can retrieve from store or use a key object
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    react: {
    text: '💖', // use an empty string to remove the reaction
    key: message.key
    }
    }
    )
    • You need to pass the key of message, you can retrieve from store or use a key object

    • Time can be:

    Time Seconds
    24h 86.400
    7d 604.800
    30d 2.592.000
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    pin: {
    type: 1, // 0 to remove
    time: 86400
    key: message.key
    }
    }
    )
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    poll: {
    name: 'My Poll',
    values: ['Option 1', 'Option 2', ...],
    selectableCount: 1,
    toAnnouncementGroup: false // or true
    }
    }
    )
    1. By default, wa does not have link generation when sent from the web
    2. Baileys has a function to generate the content for these link previews
    3. To enable this function's usage, add link-preview-js as a dependency to your project with yarn add link-preview-js
    4. Send a link:
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    text: 'Hi, this was sent using https://github.com/whiskeysockets/baileys'
    }
    )

    Sending media (video, stickers, images) is easier & more efficient than ever.

    Note

    In media messages, you can pass { stream: Stream } or { url: Url } or Buffer directly, you can see more here

    • When specifying a media url, Baileys never loads the entire buffer into memory; it even encrypts the media as a readable stream.
    Tip

    It's recommended to use Stream or Url to save memory

    • Whatsapp doesn't support .gif files, that's why we send gifs as common .mp4 video with gifPlayback flag
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    video: fs.readFileSync('Media/ma_gif.mp4'),
    caption: 'hello word',
    gifPlayback: true
    }
    )
    await sock.sendMessage(
    id,
    {
    video: {
    url: './Media/ma_gif.mp4'
    },
    caption: 'hello word',
    ptv: false // if set to true, will send as a `video note`
    }
    )
    • To audio message work in all devices you need to convert with some tool like ffmpeg with this flags:
          codec: libopus //ogg file
      ac: 1 //one channel
      avoid_negative_ts
      make_zero
      • Example:
      ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -ac 1 output.ogg
      
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    audio: {
    url: './Media/audio.mp3'
    },
    mimetype: 'audio/mp4'
    }
    )
    await sock.sendMessage(
    id,
    {
    image: {
    url: './Media/ma_img.png'
    },
    caption: 'hello word'
    }
    )
    • You can send all messages above as viewOnce, you only need to pass viewOnce: true in content object
    await sock.sendMessage(
    id,
    {
    image: {
    url: './Media/ma_img.png'
    },
    viewOnce: true, //works with video, audio too
    caption: 'hello word'
    }
    )
    const msg = await sock.sendMessage(jid, { text: 'hello word' })
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, { delete: msg.key })

    Note: deleting for oneself is supported via chatModify, see in this section

    • You can pass all editable contents here
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, {
    text: 'updated text goes here',
    edit: response.key,
    });
    • For media messages, the thumbnail can be generated automatically for images & stickers provided you add jimp or sharp as a dependency in your project using yarn add jimp or yarn add sharp.
    • Thumbnails for videos can also be generated automatically, though, you need to have ffmpeg installed on your system.

    If you want to save the media you received

    const { createWriteStream } = require('fs');
    const { downloadMediaMessage, getContentType } = require("gifted-baileys");

    sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', async ({ [m] }) => {
    if (!m.message) return // if there is no text or media message
    const messageType = getContentType(m) // get what type of message it is (text, image, video...)

    // if the message is an image
    if (messageType === 'imageMessage') {
    // download the message
    const stream = await downloadMediaMessage(
    m,
    'stream', // can be 'buffer' too
    { },
    {
    logger,
    // pass this so that baileys can request a reupload of media
    // that has been deleted
    reuploadRequest: sock.updateMediaMessage
    }
    )
    // save to file
    const writeStream = createWriteStream('./my-download.jpeg')
    stream.pipe(writeStream)
    }
    }
    • WhatsApp automatically removes old media from their servers. For the device to access said media -- a re-upload is required by another device that has it. This can be accomplished using:
    await sock.updateMediaMessage(msg)
    
    • You can obtain callId and callFrom from call event
    await sock.rejectCall(callId, callFrom)
    
    • A set of message keys must be explicitly marked read now.
    • You cannot mark an entire 'chat' read as it were with Baileys Web. This means you have to keep track of unread messages.
    const key: WAMessageKey
    // can pass multiple keys to read multiple messages as well
    await sock.readMessages([key])

    The message ID is the unique identifier of the message that you are marking as read. On a WAMessage, the messageID can be accessed using messageID = message.key.id.

    • presence can be one of these
    • The presence expires after about 10 seconds.
    • This lets the person/group with jid know whether you're online, offline, typing etc.
    await sock.sendPresenceUpdate('available', jid)
    
    Note

    If a desktop client is active, WA doesn't send push notifications to the device. If you would like to receive said notifications -- mark your Baileys client offline using sock.sendPresenceUpdate('unavailable')

    WA uses an encrypted form of communication to send chat/app updates. This has been implemented mostly and you can send the following updates:

    Important

    If you mess up one of your updates, WA can log you out of all your devices and you'll have to log in again.

    const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat(jid) // implement this on your end
    await sock.chatModify({ archive: true, lastMessages: [lastMsgInChat] }, jid)
    • Supported times:
    Time Miliseconds
    Remove null
    8h 86.400.000
    7d 604.800.000
    // mute for 8 hours
    await sock.chatModify({ mute: 8 * 60 * 60 * 1000 }, jid)
    // unmute
    await sock.chatModify({ mute: null }, jid)
    const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat(jid) // implement this on your end
    // mark it unread
    await sock.chatModify({ markRead: false, lastMessages: [lastMsgInChat] }, jid)
    await sock.chatModify(
    {
    clear: {
    messages: [
    {
    id: 'ATWYHDNNWU81732J',
    fromMe: true,
    timestamp: '1654823909'
    }
    ]
    }
    },
    jid
    )
    const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat(jid) // implement this on your end
    await sock.chatModify({
    delete: true,
    lastMessages: [
    {
    key: lastMsgInChat.key,
    messageTimestamp: lastMsgInChat.messageTimestamp
    }
    ]
    },
    jid
    )
    await sock.chatModify({
    pin: true // or `false` to unpin
    },
    jid
    )
    await sock.chatModify({
    star: {
    messages: [
    {
    id: 'messageID',
    fromMe: true // or `false`
    }
    ],
    star: true // - true: Star Message; false: Unstar Message
    }
    },
    jid
    )
    • Ephemeral can be:
    Time Seconds
    Remove 0
    24h 86.400
    7d 604.800
    90d 7.776.000
    • You need to pass in Seconds, default is 7 days
    // turn on disappearing messages
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    // this is 1 week in seconds -- how long you want messages to appear for
    { disappearingMessagesInChat: WA_DEFAULT_EPHEMERAL }
    )

    // will send as a disappearing message
    await sock.sendMessage(jid, { text: 'hello' }, { ephemeralExpiration: WA_DEFAULT_EPHEMERAL })

    // turn off disappearing messages
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    { disappearingMessagesInChat: false }
    )
    const [result] = await sock.onWhatsApp(jid)
    if (result.exists) console.log (`${jid} exists on WhatsApp, as jid: ${result.jid}`)
    • You need to have oldest message in chat
    const msg = await getOldestMessageInChat(jid)
    await sock.fetchMessageHistory(
    50, //quantity (max: 50 per query)
    msg.key,
    msg.messageTimestamp
    )
    • Messages will be received in messaging.history-set event
    const status = await sock.fetchStatus(jid)
    console.log('status: ' + status)
    • To get the display picture of some person/group
    // for low res picture
    const ppUrl = await sock.profilePictureUrl(jid)
    console.log(ppUrl)

    // for high res picture
    const ppUrl = await sock.profilePictureUrl(jid, 'image')
    const profile = await sock.getBusinessProfile(jid)
    console.log('business description: ' + profile.description + ', category: ' + profile.category)
    // the presence update is fetched and called here
    sock.ev.on('presence.update', console.log)

    // request updates for a chat
    await sock.presenceSubscribe(jid)
    await sock.updateProfileStatus('Hello World!')
    
    await sock.updateProfileName('My name')
    
    • To change your display picture or a group's
    Note

    Like media messages, you can pass { stream: Stream } or { url: Url } or Buffer directly, you can see more here

    await sock.updateProfilePicture(jid, { url: './new-profile-picture.jpeg' })
    
    await sock.removeProfilePicture(jid)
    
    • To change group properties you need to be admin
    // title & participants
    const group = await sock.groupCreate('My Fab Group', ['1234@s.whatsapp.net', '4564@s.whatsapp.net'])
    console.log('created group with id: ' + group.gid)
    await sock.sendMessage(group.id, { text: 'hello there' }) // say hello to everyone on the group
    // id & people to add to the group (will throw error if it fails)
    await sock.groupParticipantsUpdate(
    jid,
    ['abcd@s.whatsapp.net', 'efgh@s.whatsapp.net'],
    'add' // replace this parameter with 'remove' or 'demote' or 'promote'
    )
    await sock.groupUpdateSubject(jid, 'New Subject!')
    
    await sock.groupUpdateDescription(jid, 'New Description!')
    
    // only allow admins to send messages
    await sock.groupSettingUpdate(jid, 'announcement')
    // allow everyone to send messages
    await sock.groupSettingUpdate(jid, 'not_announcement')
    // allow everyone to modify the group's settings -- like display picture etc.
    await sock.groupSettingUpdate(jid, 'unlocked')
    // only allow admins to modify the group's settings
    await sock.groupSettingUpdate(jid, 'locked')
    // will throw error if it fails
    await sock.groupLeave(jid)
    • To create link with code use 'https://chat.whatsapp.com/' + code
    const code = await sock.groupInviteCode(jid)
    console.log('group code: ' + code)
    const code = await sock.groupRevokeInvite(jid)
    console.log('New group code: ' + code)
    • Code can't have https://chat.whatsapp.com/, only code
    const response = await sock.groupAcceptInvite(code)
    console.log('joined to: ' + response)
    const response = await sock.groupGetInviteInfo(code)
    console.log('group information: ' + response)
    const metadata = await sock.groupMetadata(jid)
    console.log(metadata.id + ', title: ' + metadata.subject + ', description: ' + metadata.desc)
    const response = await sock.groupAcceptInviteV4(jid, groupInviteMessage)
    console.log('joined to: ' + response)
    const response = await sock.groupRequestParticipantsList(jid)
    console.log(response)
    const response = await sock.groupRequestParticipantsUpdate(
    jid, // group id
    ['abcd@s.whatsapp.net', 'efgh@s.whatsapp.net'],
    'approve' // or 'reject'
    )
    console.log(response)
    const response = await sock.groupFetchAllParticipating()
    console.log(response)
    • Ephemeral can be:
    Time Seconds
    Remove 0
    24h 86.400
    7d 604.800
    90d 7.776.000
    await sock.groupToggleEphemeral(jid, 86400)
    
    await sock.groupMemberAddMode(
    jid,
    'all_member_add' // or 'admin_add'
    )
    await sock.updateBlockStatus(jid, 'block') // Block user
    await sock.updateBlockStatus(jid, 'unblock') // Unblock user
    const privacySettings = await sock.fetchPrivacySettings(true)
    console.log('privacy settings: ' + privacySettings)
    const response = await sock.fetchBlocklist()
    console.log(response)
    const value = 'all' // 'contacts' | 'contact_blacklist' | 'none'
    await sock.updateLastSeenPrivacy(value)
    const value = 'all' // 'match_last_seen'
    await sock.updateOnlinePrivacy(value)
    const value = 'all' // 'contacts' | 'contact_blacklist' | 'none'
    await sock.updateProfilePicturePrivacy(value)
    const value = 'all' // 'contacts' | 'contact_blacklist' | 'none'
    await sock.updateStatusPrivacy(value)
    const value = 'all' // 'none'
    await sock.updateReadReceiptsPrivacy(value)
    const value = 'all' // 'contacts' | 'contact_blacklist'
    await sock.updateGroupsAddPrivacy(value)
    • Like this, ephemeral can be:
    Time Seconds
    Remove 0
    24h 86.400
    7d 604.800
    90d 7.776.000
    const ephemeral = 86400
    await sock.updateDefaultDisappearingMode(ephemeral)
    • Messages can be sent to broadcasts & stories. You need to add the following message options in sendMessage, like this:
    await sock.sendMessage(
    jid,
    {
    image: {
    url: url
    },
    caption: caption
    },
    {
    backgroundColor: backgroundColor,
    font: font,
    statusJidList: statusJidList,
    broadcast: true
    }
    )
    • Message body can be a extendedTextMessage or imageMessage or videoMessage or voiceMessage, see here

    • You can add backgroundColor and other options in the message options, see here

    • broadcast: true enables broadcast mode

    • statusJidList: a list of people that you can get which you need to provide, which are the people who will get this status message.

    • You can send messages to broadcast lists the same way you send messages to groups & individual chats.

    • Right now, WA Web does not support creating broadcast lists, but you can still delete them.

    • Broadcast IDs are in the format 12345678@broadcast

    const bList = await sock.getBroadcastListInfo('1234@broadcast')
    console.log (`list name: ${bList.name}, recps: ${bList.recipients}`)

    Baileys is written with custom functionality in mind. Instead of forking the project & re-writing the internals, you can simply write your own extensions.

    First, enable the logging of unhandled messages from WhatsApp by setting:

    const sock = makeWASocket({
    logger: P({ level: 'debug' }),
    })

    This will enable you to see all sorts of messages WhatsApp sends in the console.

    Tip

    If you want to learn whatsapp protocol, we recommend to study about Libsignal Protocol and Noise Protocol

    • Example: Functionality to track the battery percentage of your phone. You enable logging and you'll see a message about your battery pop up in the console:
      {
      "level": 10,
      "fromMe": false,
      "frame": {
      "tag": "ib",
      "attrs": {
      "from": "@s.whatsapp.net"
      },
      "content": [
      {
      "tag": "edge_routing",
      "attrs": {},
      "content": [
      {
      "tag": "routing_info",
      "attrs": {},
      "content": {
      "type": "Buffer",
      "data": [8,2,8,5]
      }
      }
      ]
      }
      ]
      },
      "msg":"communication"
      }

    The 'frame' is what the message received is, it has three components:

    • tag -- what this frame is about (eg. message will have 'message')
    • attrs -- a string key-value pair with some metadata (contains ID of the message usually)
    • content -- the actual data (eg. a message node will have the actual message content in it)
    • read more about this format here
    Tip

    Recommended to see onMessageReceived function in socket.ts file to understand how websockets events are fired

    // for any message with tag 'edge_routing'
    sock.ws.on('CB:edge_routing', (node: BinaryNode) => { })

    // for any message with tag 'edge_routing' and id attribute = abcd
    sock.ws.on('CB:edge_routing,id:abcd', (node: BinaryNode) => { })

    // for any message with tag 'edge_routing', id attribute = abcd & first content node routing_info
    sock.ws.on('CB:edge_routing,id:abcd,routing_info', (node: BinaryNode) => { })
    Note

    Also, this repo is now licenced under GPL 3 since it uses libsignal-node