v1-whatsapp-api-client for javascript

Introduction

The library is a wrapper for WhatsApp API V1 protocol provided by service green-api.com. Unlike whatsapp-api-client the library implements protocol similar to WhatsApp Business API and does not require to keep a phone pluged with active connection to Internet. You only need a phone number. To use this you have to visit green-api.com and get an account.

Installation

npm i @green-api/v1-whatsapp-api-client

Getting started

1. Get green api account

To use the WhatsApp Bot API, you first have to visit green-api.com and get free developer account. Green Api will give you token something like

TOKEN: gr.abcdefgijklmn.....

2. Add import

You can import library using modern ES6 syntax (you have to add "type":"module" to package.json):

import WhatsAppApi from '@green-api/v1-whatsapp-api-client'

or using classic syntax:

const WhatsAppApi = require('@green-api/v1-whatsapp-api-client')

3. Initiliaze new WhatsApp Bot with aquired account data

const bot = new WhatsAppApi(YOUR_TOKEN)

3. Start coding

Try to write simple app that sends some hello world text message, for example:

import WhatsAppApi from '@green-api/v1-whatsapp-api-client'

(async () => {
    const api = new WhatsAppApi(process.env.TOKEN || '')
    const response = await api.messages.sendTextMessage(process.env.PHONE_NUMBER || '', 'hello world')
    console.log(response.messages[0].id)
})();

More examples here....

Preparing development environment

Notice project is using tsdx bootstrap

1. Clone repository
2. install tsdx globally
3. Run npm install command

After that you can run tests with command npm run test

Publish new library version to npm

npm login
npm publish --access public

License

Licensed on MIT terms. For additional info have look at LICENSE

Third-party libraries

• axios - sending web requests