whatsapp-cloud-api

Overview

This project implements WhatsApp Cloud APIs to send messages to recipients and receive messages from them. It provides functionality for integrating WhatsApp messaging capabilities into your application using WhatsApp cloud api's. Additionally, it can be used for building chatbots using WhatsApp.

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/saurabhrai27/whatsapp-cloud-api.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd whatsapp-cloud-api

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory(take reference from sample.env).

   • Add the following environment variables to the .env file:

     LISTENER_PORT=your_application_port_number
     CLOUD_API_VERSION=whatsapp_current_api_version
     WA_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=your_whatsapp_phone_number_id
     RECIPIENT_WA_ID=your_recipient_whatsapp_id
     CLOUD_API_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_cloud_api_access_token
     WEBHOOK_VERIFICATION_TOKEN=your_webhook_verification_tocken
     

   Replace the above variables with your actual values.

Usage

To run the application, execute:

npm start