# WhatsApp/proxy

This repository contains the WhatsApp proxy implementation for users to host their own proxy infrastructure to connect to WhatsApp for chat (VoIP is not currently supported)

Repository: https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whatsapp-proxy
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-20T21:10:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1414, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2325, forks 985 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.296200+00:00)

## What it is
An official WhatsApp proxy implementation that lets users host their own proxy infrastructure to connect to WhatsApp for chat messaging. It ships as a Docker container that acts as a gateway between clients and WhatsApp servers when direct connections are unavailable.

## Use cases
- host my own WhatsApp proxy server
- connect to WhatsApp when the internet is restricted
- help others reconnect to WhatsApp via a proxy
- deploy a WhatsApp proxy with docker compose
- set up a gateway to WhatsApp servers
- run whatsapp proxy in docker

## When to choose
- you need to restore WhatsApp chat connectivity during network blocks or shutdowns
- you want a self-hosted, official proxy deployment via Docker
- you want to share a proxy endpoint so others can reconnect to WhatsApp

## When to avoid
- you need VoIP calls through the proxy, which is not supported
- you need a general-purpose SOCKS/HTTP proxy rather than a WhatsApp-specific gateway
- you cannot run Docker or a persistent server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, self-hosted, deployment
- domain: networking, privacy, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted, messaging-platforms
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: whatsapp, chat-proxy, docker-compose, internet-shutdown, gateway, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- WhatsApp/proxy (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.296200+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 2026-08-30T02:38:23.270617+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.296200+00:00, sha 9ff9346a6d5c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.