@great-detail/whatsapp

Node.js SDK for WhatsApp Business Platform APIs

An unofficial SDK for Meta's WhatsApp Business Messaging APIs - Cloud API. Originally a fork of the deprecated official SDK for Meta's WhatsApp Business Messaging APIs.

Getting started

ESM Import:

import Client from "@great-detail/whatsapp";

CJS Import:

const Client = require("@great-detail/whatsapp").default;

Usage:

const sdk = new Client();
const message = await sdk.message.createMessage({
  phoneNumberID: "123...809",
  to: "1234567890",
  type: "text",
  text: {
    body: "Hello",
  },
  request: {
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer ...",
    },
  },
});

Installation

Install the WhatsApp Business Platform SDK:

# NPM:
npm install @great-detail/whatsapp

# Yarn:
yarn add @great-detail/whatsapp

# PNPM:
pnpm add @great-detail/whatsapp

CLI Usage

export WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN=""
export WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=""

# NPM / Yarn / PNPM
npx @great-detail/whatsapp ...
yarn dlx @great-detail/whatsapp ...
pnpx @great-detail/whatsapp ...

# Send a Text Message
# TODO: Re-add with updated SDK
npx @great-detail/whatsapp message send text "<RECIPIENT>" --body="Hello, World!"
# Note: <RECIPIENT> may be a Phone Number ID - it may not always be the phone number itself.

# Send an Image Message
# TODO: Re-add with updated SDK
# npx @great-detail/whatsapp message send image "<RECIPIENT>" --media-id="<MEDIA_ID>"
# Use --filename="..." to set the filename of the image.
# Use --caption="..." to set a caption on the image.

# Upload a Media File
npx @great-detail/whatsapp media upload --mime-type="<MIME_TYPE>" < "<FILE_FROM_STDIN>"

# Get a Media File's URL
npx @great-detail/whatsapp media get-url "<MEDIA_ID>"
# Note: With WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID set, the request will check if the media
# is available for that phone number. To prevent this check, unset the env var
# or add --phone-number-id="" to the command.

# Download a Media File
npx @great-detail/whatsapp media download "<MEDIA_URL>" > "<FILE_TO_STDOUT>"

Compatibility

This SDK is designed to be compatible with the Cloud API API.

SDK	Cloud API	NodeJS
v7.x	v20	v18+

Whilst the SDK may work with alternative versions of the Graph API, it is designed to work with the above. If you find any compatibility issues, please report them via GitHub Issues.

Tested on NodeJS: v21, v22, v23.

Additional NodeJS versions may also work, however, automated testing requires NodeJS' test suite, which was introduced in v21.

TODO

There are a number of features supported by the WhatsApp Business Cloud API that are yet to be implemented in this SDK. Please feel free to contribute via a Pull Request, or note your interest in particular features by creating an issue for it.

• Interactive Message Types.
• Template Message Types.
• Button Message Types.
• Flow Message Types.
• List Message Types.
• WABA Webhook Subscription Management.
• WABA Extended Credit Management.
• WABA Phone Number Management.
• WABA System User Management?
• Considering Authentication usage improvements.

License

The WhatsApp Business Platform Node.js SDK for the Cloud API is Meta Platforms licensed, as found in the LICENSE file.