Whatsapp Cloud API Wrapper for Golang

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Lightweight Whatsapp Cloud API Wrapper v14.0 for Golang with no dependency.

Made this cause I haven't found any reliable whatsapp cloud api wrapper for golang

Content

• Install
• Usage
• Getting the Whatsapp Cloud API Access
• FAQ
• Usage

Install

go get github.com/febriliankr/whatsapp-cloud-api

or if you want to use specific version

go get github.com/febriliankr/[email protected]

Usage

Create an instance of the Whatsapp Cloud API Client

wa := whatsapp.NewWhatsapp(token, myPhoneID)

Modifying instance

• Changing the language wa.Language = TemplateLanguage{ Code: "id" }
• Changing the API version wa.APIVersion = "v14.0"
• Changing the Whatsapp Phone ID wa.PhoneNumberID = WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID

Send a templated message

With one parameter

parameters := wa.GenerateTemplateParameters("text", "48884")
components := wa.TemplateComponent("body", parameters)
res, err := wa.SendWithTemplate("RECEIVER_PHONE_NUMBER", "your_template_name", components)

with no parameter

res, err := wa.SendWithTemplate("RECEIVER_PHONE_NUMBER", "your_template_name", nil)

Send a plain text message

Sending plain text message to a phone number that has messaged your WhatsApp Business account in the past 24 hours.

res, err := wa.SendText("RECEIVER_PHONE_NUMBER", "your_message")

Check more usage example in example/example.go

Getting the Whatsapp Cloud API Access

Official documentation:

• https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp?locale=en_US
• https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-started
• Console: https://developers.facebook.com/apps/2017523718408931/whatsapp-business/wa-dev-console

FAQ

• Throughput?

  • Cloud API supports 80 messages per second (mps) for text and media as default, up to 250 mps by request. (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/overview)

• Question: How do I signup to get the token?

  • Answer: Here https://developers.facebook.com. Registration guide here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/development/register/

• Question: Whats the difference between Qiscus and other provider's Whatsapp API to this Cloud API?

  • Answer: This Cloud API is provided directly by Meta, no need to use 3rd party provider.
  • More: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/whatsapp-ramps-up-revenue-with-global-launch-of-cloud-api-and-soon-a-paid-tier-for-its-business-app/
  • https://www.qiscus.com/id/blog/meta-luncurkan-whatsap-cloud-api-untuk-publik/

Tutorial for Myself!

Releasing new version

$ git commit -m "hello: changes for v1.0.0"
$ git tag v1.0.0
$ git push origin v1.0.0