tgalal/yowsup
The WhatsApp lib observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5051
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 755
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7172 stars · 2179 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Yowsup is a Python library that implements the WhatsApp protocol, enabling developers to build custom applications and clients that communicate with WhatsApp users. It originated as the protocol engine behind Wazapp for Meego and OpenWA for BB10.
Use cases
- send and receive WhatsApp messages from a Python application
- build a custom WhatsApp client
- automate WhatsApp message delivery
- integrate WhatsApp messaging into a bot or service
- experiment with the WhatsApp protocol and its encryption
When to choose
- you need programmatic access to WhatsApp outside the official Business API
- you want to build a custom WhatsApp client in Python
- you are researching the WhatsApp protocol or its Noise/signal-based encryption
When to avoid
- you need a supported, ToS-compliant official solution (use the WhatsApp Business API)
- you require modern Python versions (the library targets Python 2.7-3.7)
- you need guaranteed reliability for production messaging, since it is an unofficial reverse-engineered protocol
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
sdk http-client cryptography chatbot messaging-platforms developer-tools security python windows cross-platform whatsapp messaging protocol-implementation unofficial-api e2e-encryption automation linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup · fetched 2026-08-28 · 10ea8afeb89a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/yowsup/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · d1680f3118a6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tgalal/yowsup | main | 23 |
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