How to create a group and send a message to it#
Installation#
python -m pip install whatsapp-api-client-python
Import#
from whatsapp_api_client_python import API
Examples#
You may see the full example at: createGroupAndSendMessage.py
How to initialize an object#
greenAPI = API.GreenAPI(ID_INSTANCE, API_TOKEN_INSTANCE)
How to create a group and send a message to it#
IMPORTANT
If one tries to create a group with a non-existent number, WhatsApp may block the sender's number. The number in the example is non-existent.
create_group_response = greenAPI.groups.createGroup(
"Group Name", ["11001234567@c.us"]
)
if create_group_response.code == 200:
send_message_response = greenAPI.sending.sendMessage(
create_group_response.data["chatId"], "Message text"
)
Examples list#
| Description | Module |
|---|---|
| Example of sending text | sendTextMessage.py |
| Example of sending a picture by URL | sendPictureByLink.py |
| Example of sending a picture by uploading from the disk | sendPictureByUpload.py |
| Example of a group creation and sending a message to the group | createGroupAndSendMessage.py |
| Example of incoming webhooks receiving | receiveNotification.py |
| Example of sending a polling message | sendPoll.py |