WhatsApp Cloud API Webhook

WhatsApp Cloud API Webhook for message subscriptions.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up the WhatsApp Cloud API Webhook for message subscriptions.

1. Install dependency

   npm install @refactoring/whatsapp-webhook

2. Write the following code:

   import { Logger, Webhook, ProcessedMessage } from "@refactoring/whatsapp-webhook";
   
   const observer = (message: any) => {
     console.log(JSON.stringify(message));
   };
   
   const port = +process.env['PORT'] || 3000;
   const verificationToken = process.env['VERIFICATION_TOKEN'] || 'qwertyuiop1234567890';
   
   (async () => {
     const webhook = new Webhook({
       endpoint: '/webhook',
       port,
       verificationToken,
       observer,
     });
   
     webhook.run().then(Logger.log).catch(Logger.error);
   })();

3. Run the code

   node webhook.js

4. Output

   The server is now listening on the provided port and is ready to verify the WhatsApp Cloud API token and receive messages.

Debugging

Follow these steps to debug the WhatsApp Cloud API Webhook:

1. Install Cloudflare's CLI (cloudflared):

   brew install cloudflared

2. Run an instance with a Cloudflare tunnel:

   cloudflared tunnel --url localhost:3000   

3. Send a message to the bot and wait for the webhook subscription.

Credits

This package has been inspired by the official WhatsApp Cloud API for Node.js. It includes several improvements and enhancements.

Made with ❤️ by Refactoring, SRL