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GetDeviceInfo#

Attention, please! The method is temporarily not working. When the method is called, a 405 error will be returned.

The method is aimed for getting information about the device (phone) running WhatsApp Business application.

Request#

To get device info, you have to execute a request at:

GET 
{{apiUrl}}/waInstance{{idInstance}}/getDeviceInfo/{{apiTokenInstance}}

For apiUrl, idInstance and apiTokenInstance request parameters, refer to Before you start section.

Response#

Response parameters#

Parameter Type Description
platform string Operating system of the device running WhatsApp Business application
deviceManufacturer string Device manufacturer
deviceModel string Device model
osVersion string Operating system version
waVersion string Application version - WhatsApp Business or WhatsApp
battery integer Battery level

Response body example#

{
    "platform": "iphone",
    "deviceManufacturer": "Apple",
    "deviceModel": "iPhone 11",
    "osVersion": "13.4.1",
    "waVersion": "2.20.42",
    "battery": 90
}

GetDeviceInfo errors#

For a list of errors common to all methods, refer to Common errors section

Request examples#

import requests

url = "{{apiUrl}}/waInstance{{idInstance}}/getDeviceInfo/{{apiTokenInstance}}"

payload = {}
headers= {}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data = payload)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

curl --location '{{apiUrl}}/waInstance{{idInstance}}/getDeviceInfo/{{apiTokenInstance}}'

var restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
var requestUrl = new StringBuilder();
requestUrl
    .append({{apiUrl}})
    .append("/waInstance").append({{idInstance}})
    .append("/getDeviceInfo/")
    .append({{apiTokenInstance}});

var response = restTemplate.exchange(requestUrl.toString(), HttpMethod.GET, null, String.class);
System.out.println(response);

var requestUrl = new StringBuilder();
requestUrl
    .append({{apiUrl}})
    .append("/waInstance").append({{idInstance}})
    .append("/getDeviceInfo/")
    .append({{apiTokenInstance}});

var response = Unirest.get(requestUrl.toString())
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .asString();

System.out.println(response);