# devlikeapro/waha

WAHA - WhatsApp HTTP API (REST API) that you can configure in a click! 3 engines: WEBJS (browser based), NOWEB (websocket nodejs), GOWS (websocket go)

Repository: https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/waha
Homepage: https://waha.devlike.pro/
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: whatsapp, http-api, bot, whatsapp-api, whatsapp-bot, python-bot, ai-bot, whatsapp-web, whatsapp-automation, whatsapp-chat, whatsapp-web-api
Last push: 2026-08-21T06:37:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2143, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 121}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7266, forks 1698 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:57.911827+00:00)

## What it is
WAHA is a self-hosted WhatsApp HTTP API that wraps multiple community engines (WEBJS, NOWEB, GOWS) behind a unified REST API and webhook interface, deployable via Docker in minutes. It supports multiple sessions, media messaging, groups, channels, and integrations with tools like n8n, Chatwoot, and MCP for AI agents.

## Use cases
- send whatsapp messages from python via http api
- build a whatsapp chatbot with webhooks
- self-host a whatsapp api without a SaaS provider
- run multiple whatsapp accounts as sessions
- connect whatsapp to n8n or chatwoot
- let AI agents control whatsapp via MCP
- send whatsapp notifications from uptime kuma

## When to choose
- you need a REST/webhook interface to WhatsApp in any programming language
- you want a self-hosted, Docker-deployable solution with no per-message fees
- you need to manage multiple WhatsApp accounts/sessions and scale them
- you want to swap underlying engines (browser vs websocket) without changing your code

## When to avoid
- you need an officially sanctioned WhatsApp Business API with guaranteed compliance
- you cannot risk account bans, since unofficial clients may be blocked by WhatsApp
- you need a managed cloud service rather than operating your own server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, api-framework, webhook, chatbot, mcp
- domain: messaging-platforms, apis, self-hosted, chatbots
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: whatsapp, whatsapp-api, whatsapp-bot, rest-api, unofficial-api, multi-engine, webhooks, n8n-integration, automation, docker, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- devlikeapro/waha (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:57.911827+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:38:56.269471+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:57.911827+00:00, sha d9c19a0b6d1b)
  - homepage: https://waha.devlike.pro/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.419474+00:00, sha a3717d7ebd4e)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.422929+00:00, sha 27fc1dae55a7)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.425225+00:00, sha 423879ed9754)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/apps (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.427183+00:00, sha d500d9cb89ee)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/engines (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.429123+00:00, sha b3d98e388fd8)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.431100+00:00, sha c8beda7fddfd)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/overview/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.432941+00:00, sha c6874599507b)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/overview/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.435322+00:00, sha 770d3b0d38e7)
  - site_page: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/send-messages (fetched 2026-08-29T08:34:42.440091+00:00, sha eccd606e1b79)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.