2 months ago
I’ve successfully set up OpenClaw on my system and am exploring ways to connect it with WhatsApp. Could you guide me on how I can get OpenClaw to send and receive messages through WhatsApp?
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2 months ago
hey,
openclaw's built-in whatsapp runs on baileys web (whatsapp web automation), not the official api. for a proper integration, build a small adapter service that receives whatsapp webhooks, forwards messages to openclaw via POST /v1/responses (disabled by default, enable it with gateway.http.endpoints.responses.enabled), then sends the reply back. use the "user" field in the openresponses call to keep sessions stable per contact
for whatsapp, use meta cloud api, you need a waba, a phone number id, and a graph api token. send via POST /v1/{phone-number-id}/messages, receive via https webhooks, verify the x-hub-signature-256 header, and always ack 200 immediately then process async.
also: get opt-in before messaging anyone and use approved templates outside the 24h service window.
2 months ago
let me know if you need more help