Run a first WhatsApp-Meta-Business-API-Handler example

Start with the smallest workflow described by the README for WhatsApp-Meta-Business-API-Handler. Complete installation and configuration first.

Quick Start

Basic Setup

1import { createWhatsAppHandler } from './whatsapp-handler';
2 
3const whatsapp = createWhatsAppHandler({
4  token: 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
5  phoneNumberId: 'YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER_ID',
6  webhookVerifyToken: 'YOUR_VERIFY_TOKEN'
7});
8 
9// Send a message
10await whatsapp.sendMessage('1234567890', 'Hello from WhatsApp!');

Using Environment Variables

1import { createWhatsAppHandlerFromEnv } from './whatsapp-handler';
2 
3// Reads from process.env automatically
4const whatsapp = createWhatsAppHandlerFromEnv();

Required environment variables:

1WHATSAPP_TOKEN=your_access_token
2WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=your_phone_number_id
3WHATSAPP_WEBHOOK_VERIFY_TOKEN=your_verify_token
4WHATSAPP_APP_SECRET=your_app_secret

Next task

Read the usage guide for the documented components, configuration, and source layout.

Source and help

The catalog identifies the license as MIT. Read the repository license before redistributing source or assets.