roleewhatsapp

roleewhatsapp

Send WhatsApp messages from the command-line, see also this Medium post.

This project is based on Baileys, a full-featured WhatsApp Web+Multi-Device API library (in case you're wondering about the name, a roleewhatsapp is a Baileys cocktail).

Keep in mind that the working of roleewhatsapp depends on the Baileys library and since that is not an official supported library by WhatsApp it could stop working without notice.

Installation

Using npx, installation is not necessary. You can run roleewhatsapp on a system with NodeJS 16 or higher from the command-line as follows:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest -V

this should display the version number of the latest release.

Using npm roleewhatsapp can be installed globally as follows:

npm install -g roleewhatsapp

Platform binaries

Binaries for different platforms (Linux, Windows) are available on the latest release page.

Docker

roleewhatsapp can also run inside a Docker container, you can build the Docker image using the supplied Dockerfile:

docker build -t roleewhatsapp .

Test if the build was successful:

docker run -it roleewhatsapp

Since roleewhatsapp keeps authentication state on disk you need to mount a state directory outside the container, for example:

docker run -v /home/<USERNAME>/.local/share/roleewhatsapp:/usr/src/app/cache login

Usage

Available commands and options can be listed with --help flag:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest --help

for most command it's necessary that you've authorized roleewhatsapp to interact with the WhatsApp API on your behalf. This can be done by logging in as described below.

Running behind a proxy server

When the global option --proxy is used, roleewhatsapp will use the environment variables HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY to proxy all requests. For example:

export HTTP_PROXY=http://USER:[e-mail]:80 
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://USER:[e-mail]:80
npx roleewhatsapp@latest --proxy login

Login

To login you need to authorize roleewhatsapp from another device that has WhatsApp installed and scan the QR code printed in the terminal:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest login
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In the WhatsApp mobile app go to "Settings > Connected Devices > Connect Device" and scan the QR code. Wait until the status is "active", then you can exit roleewhatsapp.

Logout

Logging out removes credentials from your local environment but will not disconnect roleewhatsapp from your WhatsApp account, you can disconnect roleewhatsapp using the WhatsApp app.

npx roleewhatsapp@latest logout

Different types of recipients

Muslide supports three types of recipients for sending messages/images/files/etc.:

1. An international phone number (e.g.: 3161234567890)
2. The authenticated user: me
3. A so-called WhatsApp ID, for example a group ID: [e-mail]

Sending a message to yourself or a phone number

Using the recipient me you can send yourself a test message:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send me 'hello world'

To send a message to a phone number:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send 59167286087 'hello world'

To send a message to a group you are particpating in you need the group ID (see the roleewhatsapp groups command). Send a message to a group as follows:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send [e-mail] 'hello world'

Use \n to send a message with a newline, for example:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send me 'hello\nworld'

Sending an image file

Image files (PNG, JPG, GIF) can be sent to individuals or groups:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-image me image.png

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-image [e-mail] image.jpg

Image captions

Use the --caption option to add a caption to the image:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-image --caption 'Your text here' me image.png

Sending other files

Single files can be sent to individuals or groups:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-file me test.json

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-file [e-mail] document.pdf

Sending a location

Geographic locations can be sent to individuals or groups using latitude and longitude coordinates. For example, to position yourself at the Eiffel Tower:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-location me 48.858222 2.2945

Or to send your location at the Sydney Opera House to a group:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest send-location [e-mail] -33.857058 151.214897

List your groups

To list all the groups you are participating in:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest groups

this will show a list of group IDs and subjects.

Add/remove group participants

Participants can be added/removed from existing groups as follows:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest add-to-group [e-mail] 3161234567890

npx roleewhatsapp@latest remove-from-group [e-mail] 3161234567890

Show current user details

To get the WhatsApp ID of the logged in user:

npx roleewhatsapp@latest me

Configuration

By default WhatsApp credentials are cached in a folder located in the user's home directory. This folder is .local/share/roleewhatsapp' on Linux & macOS and AppData\Local\roleewhatsapp\Data on Windows.

A different location for the cache folder can be configured via the environment variable roleewhatsapp_CACHE_FOLDER or the -c/--cache options.

Development

Running unit-tests

To run the unit-tests run this command:

yarn test

Feedback, suggestions and bug reports

Please create an issue here: https://github.com/roleesoft/roleewhatsapp/issues

Contributing

If you have suggestions for how roleewhatsapp could be improved, or want to report a bug, open an issue! All and any contributions are appreciated.

License

ISC © 2022 Rob van der Leek [e-mail] (https://twitter.com/robvanderleek)