This is a N8n community node. It allows you to use WhatsApp Api which is a stripped down version of the official CodeChat api to communicate with WhatsApp in your workflow.
This node sends the most common types of messages.
- Go to Settings > Community Nodes, and Click Install a community node.
- Enter
n8n-nodes-codechat-wapiin the npm Package Name field. And click Install.
- Once installed, you can use the search bar to add the CodeChat node to your workflow.
The node configuration is quite simple, just specify the credentials and use the available operations.
All operations require credentials that are made up of:
- Instance Name
- Base URL
- Authentication that can be of two types: apikey or jwt, as selected in the env.yml file.
- For jwt pass zero for the expiration parameter. Ex.: EXPIRIN_IN: 0
This section describes which WhatsApp API operations are available on this node.
| Operation | Method | Credentials required |
|---|---|---|
| Send Text | POST | True |
| Send Buttons | POST | True |
| Send Media | POST | True |
| Send Location | POST | True |
| Send Contact | POST | True |
| Send List | POST | True |
Tested on n8n version 0.206.1 and WahtsApp Api version 1.0.0