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WhatsApp WAHA integration

This tutorial described how you can add WhatsApp support using https://waha.devlike.pro/. This tutorial won't teach you how to setup WAHA product. Only how to integrate it

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Incoming webhook definition​

First you have to create an incoming webhook. You can import configuration download it here

You will need to do few bits now

  • Change Identifier to any random string.
  • Click Show integration information.
  • In Attributes change http://server:8002 to your server address.
  • Choose a department

Save changes.

WAHA Starting settings​

After receiving the link in the incoming webhook section, we now proceed to our server where WAHA is already running to initiate a new session. To do this, we click on Try it out, replace the link with our link from LHC, and then click on Execute. browser_xDmCkYB8Jm 71RdrDJ9EQ

Afterward, we scroll down to the /api/screenshot section, and similarly click on Try it out, followed by Execute, to view the screenshot, which helps us perform the login to the WhatsApp system.

Rest API calls setup​

One time configuration

This will be required for an admin messages being send back to visitor (WhatsApp).

You can import configuration download it here

Import configuration.

Change host http://server:8002 to your server address.

Bot setup​

One time configuration

We need to set a bot which trigger will be executed upon webhook event.

You can import configuration download it here

  • Set correct Rest API whcih you imported previously and method to call.

Configuration should look like

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Webhook configuration​

One time configuration

Identical webhooks should be setup for these events

  • chat.web_add_msg_admin
  • chat.workflow.canned_message_before_save
  • chat.before_auto_responder_msg_saved
  • chat.desktop_client_admin_msg

Webhook configuration is needed for an admin messages being send back to visitor.

Condition : Compare attribute (then click Add)

  1. Attribute : {args.chat.incoming_chat.incoming.scope} Condition : = Value : whatsapp

  2. Attribute : {args.chat.last_message.meta_msg_array.content.whisper} Condition : != Value : 1

  3. Attribute : {args.chat.last_message.user_id} Condition : != Value : -1

  • Make sure you put correct value for whatsapp it's a scope from Incoming webhook - scope attribute

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If you did everything correct you should have it all working. Without coding a single line.