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Overview
Account
Account
Account - overview
Get instance settings
Set instance settings
Get instance state
Reboot instance
Logout instance
Get QR code
Get QR code via websocket
Link with phone number
Set profile picture
Get WhatsApp account information
Archive
Archive
Get instance connection status
Sending
Sending
Sending - overview
Send text
Send Poll
Send video, audio, image, document
Send video, audio, image, document via URL
Upload file
Send location
Send contact
Forward messages
Archive
Archive
Send Buttons
Send Template Buttons
Send List Message
Receiving
Receiving
Conception
HTTP API
HTTP API
HTTP API technology
Receive notification
Delete notification
Webhook Endpoint
Webhook Endpoint
Webhook Endpoint technology
Incoming notifications format
Incoming notifications format
Overview
Incoming message
Incoming message
Incoming messages
Text
Text with URL
Video, audio, image, document
Location
Contact
Array of contacts
Incoming buttons message
Selection list incoming message
Template buttons incoming message
Incoming message with sticker
Incoming message-reaction
Incoming message with an invitation to the group
Incoming poll message
Incoming poll update message
(deprecated) Quoted message
Selecting buttons
Selecting buttons
Simple button selection
Template button selection
List element selection
Outgoing message
Outgoing message
Message sent from phone
Message sent via API
Outgoing message status
Others
Others
Instance status
Contact avatar
Instance socket status
Incoming call
Incoming block
Exceeding limitation on plan
Archive
Archive
Device status
Objects
Objects
Incoming webhooks types
Get files
Get files
Download file from incoming message
Journals
Journals
Journals - review
Get chat history
Get chat message
Get incoming messages journal
Get outgoing messages journal
Queues
Queues
Queues - overview
Show messages queue
Clear messages queue
Groups
Groups
Groups - overview
Create group
Change group name
Get group data
Add group participant
Delete group participant
Set group admin rights
Remove group admin rights
Set group picture
Leave group
Statuses (β-version)
Statuses (β-version)
Statuses - overview
Statuses
Statuses
Send text status
Send voice status
Send media status
Delete status
Statistics
Statistics
Get status statistic
History
History
Get incoming statuses
Get outgoing statuses
Read mark
Read mark
Read mark - overview
Mark chat as read
Service methods
Service methods
Service methods - overview
Check WhatsApp availability
Get avatar
Get contacts
Get Contact Info
Delete message
Archive Chat
UnarchiveChat
Change the settings of disappearing chat messages
Others
Others
Chat Id
Messages sending delay
Common errors
Reaching the limits on the Developer plan
Integration Recommendations
Integration Recommendations
Integration Recommendations - overview
Creating and configuring an instance
Сreating and configuring an instance using the partner key
Connecting a phone number to the GREEN API service
Tracking the state of an instance
Working with incoming calls
Using GREEN API Hosts
Working with incoming webhooks
Rate limiter
Archive
Archive
Device (phone)
Device (phone)
Device - overview
Get device info
Partners
Partners
Overview
Get the list of all instances
Create instance
Delete instance
Console
Console
Overview
Overview
Table of contents
Registration
Registration
FAQ
FAQ
FAQ
Mobile App
Mobile App
How to install the GREEN-API app on Android
WhatsApp features
WhatsApp features
What are the features of sending and receiving messages to numbers of different countries?
How to text on WhatsApp first?
How to set up device pairing?
How to display company name and logo in chats?
How to format text and use control characters?
How to send emoji or other symbol via the API?
How to run a VBA query?
How to confirm the security code in WhatsApp?
How to use polls as buttons?
How to use a proxy server in WhatsApp?
How to transfer your WhatsApp account to another phone?
How to use the click to chat feature?
How to make links in messages active?
What are the statuses of messages in WhatsApp?
How to identify your WhatsApp subscribers?
How to get a green check mark in WhatsApp?
How to protect personal data?
How to register phone number on WhatsApp?
How to log incoming calls in WhatsApp?
Working with files via API
Working with files via API
How to send file by sendFileByUrl method using external storage?
How to send a file?
What file types does the API support?
WhatsApp Errors
WhatsApp Errors
Why are incoming notifications slow (webhooks)?
What to do with the error "WhatsApp is temporarily unavailable. Try again in 1 hour."?
Why can not I connect the device to the API?
What to do when receiving yellowCard status?
Why is logout happening?
Why messages are sent slowly?
Why is the message status "sent"?
What to do when receiving the error "Maximum number of devices connected"?
Why does the SWE001 error often occur?
Why are members not being added to the group?
How can I prevent a QR session from being permanently disconnected?
What to do when you receive a "Message Waiting" notification?
Why can`t I download or update WhatsApp?
Account blocking
Account blocking
How to protect number from ban?
What to do if your instance is locked?
What to do if your number is blocked?
Why is re-blocking happening?
How to make mailings without the risk of blocking?
How to implement mailings via CRM?
How does the use of the WA Business application affect the risk of blocking?
Is there liability for messaging on WhatsApp if Meta Platforms Inc is prohibited in Russia?
How to determine if WhatsApp has unblocked my number?
What types of blocks can WhatsApp impose?
How my WhatsApp number is protected from blocking?
SDK
SDK
Overview
GREEN-API SDK
GREEN-API SDK
Python WhatsApp Library
Python WhatsApp Library
Overview
Python WhatsApp Client Library
Python WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to send a text message
How to send a file by URL
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to create a group and send a message to it
How to process incoming notifications
The full list of the library methods
Python Webhook Server Library
Python Webhook Server Library
Overview
Example of preparing a server environment on Ubuntu operating system
Example of preparing a server environment on the Windows operating system
Python Webhook server library
Example of set up server environment using Docker
Archive
Archive
Python Webhook Server Library v1.0
Python Webhook Server Library v1.0
Overview
Example of preparing a server environment on the Ubuntu operating system
Example of preparing a server environment on the Windows operating system
Python Webhook server library
Example of unrolling a server environment in a Docker container
Example of unrolling a server via Docker Compose
Example of unrolling a server in a Docker container on Yandex Cloud
Golang WhatsApp Library
Golang WhatsApp Library
Overview
Golang WhatsApp Client Library
Golang WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to create a group
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to send a file by URL
How to send a message
How to receive incoming notifications
The full list of the library methods
Golang Webhook Server Library
Golang Webhook Server Library
Overview
How to run the web server
Example of preparing the environment for Ubuntu Server
Archive
Archive
Golang WhatsApp Client Library
Golang WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to create a group
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to send a file by URL
How to send a message
How to receive incoming notifications
The full list of the library methods
Java WhatsApp Library
Java WhatsApp Library
Overview
Java WhatsApp Client Library
Java WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to send message
How to create new group and send message
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to send a file by URL
How to send a file by UploadFile + SendByUrl
How to send poll
How to process incoming notifications
The full list of the library methods
Java Webhook Server Library
Java Webhook Server Library
Overview
How to run the web server
Example of preparing the environment for Ubuntu Server
PHP WhatsApp Library
PHP WhatsApp Library
Overview
PHP WhatsApp Client Library
PHP WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to send a text message
How to send a file by URL
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to create a group and send a message to it
How to handle incoming notifications
The full list of the library methods
Node.js WhatsApp Library
Node.js WhatsApp Library
Overview
Node.js WhatsApp client Library
Node.js WhatsApp client Library
Overview
How to send a text message
How to send a file by URL
How to send a file by uploading from the disk
How to receive and process a notification
How to receive and process a notification using a server
How to receive webhook endpoint notifications on the local machine
How to get a QR code
HTML5 WhatsApp Library
HTML5 WhatsApp Library
Overview
HTML5 WhatsApp Client Library
HTML5 WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
How to send a text message from a browser
1С WhatsApp Library
1С WhatsApp Library
Overview
1C WhatsApp Client Library
1C WhatsApp Client Library
Processing setup and authorization
1C WhatsApp processing model
How to send a text message
How to send a text message to a group
How to receive a message
C++ WhatsApp Library
C++ WhatsApp Library
Overview
C++ WhatsApp Client Library
C++ WhatsApp Client Library
Overview
Building and installation
How to send a message
How to send file by URL
How to send file by upload
How to receive notifications
How to create group
Full list of all methods
C++ Webhook Server Library
C++ Webhook Server Library
Overview
Building and installation on Windows
Building and installation on Linux
Deploying a server in a Docker container
Configuration
User Adapter
JSON Validation
Chatbots
Chatbots
Overview
Chatbot libraries
Chatbot libraries
Python chatbot WhatsApp Library
Python chatbot WhatsApp Library
Overview
How to start receiving and answering messages
How to receive other notifications and handle the notification body
How to filter incoming messages
How to handle buttons
Example of a bot
Python demo chatbot
Go chatbot WhatsApp Library
Go chatbot WhatsApp Library
Overview
How to import the library and initiate your bot
How to start receiving and responding to messages
How to receive other notifications
How to filter incoming messages
How to manage state and scenes
Bot example
Golang demo chatbot
How to run a demo chatbot locally from a docker container?
NodeJs chatbot WhatsApp Library
NodeJs chatbot WhatsApp Library
Overview
1C chatbot WhatsApp Library
1C chatbot WhatsApp Library
Overview
Java chatbot WhatsApp Library
Java chatbot WhatsApp Library
Overview
How to import the library and configure your bot
How to start receiving and responding to messages
How to receive other notifications
How to filter incoming messages
How to manage state and scenes
Bot example
Java demo chatbot
Examples of chatbots
Examples of chatbots
Examples of chatbots - review
Python demo chatbot
Golang demo chatbot
Java demo chatbot
Integrations
Integrations
Overview
List of integrations
List of integrations
Make
Make
Overview
Integration setup
How to make messaging between WhatsApp and Slack
How to make messaging between WhatsApp and Discord
MS Excel
MS Excel
Overview
Integration setup
How to send text messages
How to send files
Slack
Slack
Overview
Integration setup
Integration command descriptions
Zapier
Zapier
Overview
Integration setup
How to make messaging between WhatsApp and Slack
How to make messaging between WhatsApp and Discord
Releases
Releases
Overview
GREEN-API releases
GREEN-API releases
5.44.28.26 dd. 08/13/2024
5.44.27.22 dd. 06/18/2024
5.44.26.41 dd. 05/15/2024
5.44.25.19 dd. 02/20/2024
5.44.24.11 dd. 11/28/2023
5.44.23.14 dd. 10/31/2023
5.44.22.3 dd. 09/27/2023
5.44.21.80 dd. 08/29/2023
5.44.20.42 dd. 04/25/2023
5.44.19.39 dd. 10/19/2022
5.44.18.74 dd. 09/20/2022
5.44.18.28 dd. 09/13/2022
5.43.17.130 dd. 08/23/2022
5.43.16.63 dd. 08/09/2022
Blog
Blog
Blog
News
News
All news
09/24/2024 Technical issues
09/20/2024 SetGroupPicture and SetProfilePicture methods are not working
09/13/2024 Fixed issues with unstable service operation
09/10/2024 GREEN-API at Kazakhstan Tech Solution Day 2024: The Future of Digitalization
09/10/2024 Issue is fixed
09/04/2024 Technical issues
09/03/2024 Facing issues of WhatsApp
09/03/2024 Technical issues
08/28/2024 Maintenance
08/23/2024 Technical issues
08/19/2024 How to run WhatsAPP webhook server GREEN API in C++
08/13/2024 New release 5.44.28.26
08/01/2024 Maintenance
07/23/2024 Maintenance
07/11/2024 Technical issues
07/10/2024 Fixed issue with the method GetAvatar
07/04/2024 WhatsApp is stable again in Russia
07/03/2024 Facing issues with WhatsApp in Russia
07/03/2024 The method GetAvatar does not work
07/02/2024 Important: Firewall rules update required
06/28/2024 WhatsApp global downtime
06/26/2024 We have developed the GREEN-API mobile application for Android
06/19/2024 New Release 5.44.27.22
06/17/2024 Technical issues
05/30/2024 Issue is fixed
05/29/2024 Maintenance
05/21/2024 Issue is fixed
05/20/2024 Restrictions on the Developer plan
05/15/2024 New Release 5.44.26.41
05/14/2024 Free proxy for WhatsApp from GREEN API
05/07/2024 Maintenance
05/02/2024 Maintenance
04/26/2024 Maintenance
04/19/2024 How to get agreement to the broadcasting in WhatsApp
04/12/2024 How to use WhatsApp demo python chatbot from GreenAPI
03/21/2024 How to text in WhatsApp first
02/28/2024 Issue with the sendPoll method on Android
02/20/2024 New Release 5.44.25.19
02/20/2024 Disabling the complaint statistics function
02/19/2024 Technical issues
02/16/2024 Technical issues
02/16/2024 Technical issues
02/15/2024 Technical issues
02/05/2024 How to launch a WhatsApp Python chatbot library and develop your own bot
01/31/2024 Technical issues
01/23/2024 Release is planned 5.44.25.19
01/18/2024 Maintenance
01/15/2024 How to install WhatsApp python chatbot library and setup environment
12/31/2023 Technical issues
12/31/2023 HAPPY GREEN YEAR 2024
12/23/2023 Technical issues
12/13/2023 New Year's gift: +3 months
12/11/2023 Limitation on the Developer plan has been removed
11/30/2023 Maintenance on 1101 servers
11/28/2023 New Release 5.44.24.11
10/31/2023 New Release 5.44.23.14
10/25/2023 Release is planned 5.44.23.14
10/18/2023 Technical issues
10/10/2023 Add Java Client to SDK
10/04/2023 Technical issues
09/27/2023 Maintenance on 7103 servers
09/27/2023 New Release 5.44.22.3
09/25/2023 Integratiom with Slack
09/19/2023 Additional account in single WhatsApp application
08/29/2023 New Release 5.44.21.80
08/25/2023 Maintenance on 7103 servers
08/07/2023 Released a new version of User console
07/30/2023 Maintenance on 1101 servers has been successfully completed.
07/30/2023 Maintenance on 1101 servers
07/27/2023 WhatsApp ban politics are becoming more severe
07/26/2023 Integration with Zapier
07/19/2023 WhatsApp global downtime
07/18/2023 Debugging API methods in the User Console
07/17/2023 Disable sending buttons
06/27/2023 The SendFileByUpload method is changing
06/22/2023 Chatbots
06/09/2023 Receiving incoming WhatsApp messages through ngrok app
06/08/2023 Company in Kazakhstan
06/07/2023 Issue is fixed
06/07/2023 Facing issues
05/26/2023 New limits for GREEN-API Ratelimiter
05/11/2023 Sending buttons is not working any more
05/2/2023 How to receive messages on your server
04/29/2023 Fixed availability issues
04/29/2023 Facing problems
04/27/2023 Downtime
04/25/2023 New Release 5.44.20.42
04/13/2023 Maintenance
04/11/2023 Maintenance
04/06/2023 How to receive messages through Rest API
03/29/2023 How to receive WhatsApp messages
03/24/2023 How to send messages using Postman collection
03/23/2023 We solved the problem with message delays
03/23/2023 How to install Postman collection and set up environment variables
03/19/2023 We've prepared support for a new version of WhatsApp Business on IPhone
03/18/2023 Delays when sending files
03/17/2023 sendContact method causes WhatsApp Business to crash on iPhone
03/16/2023 A free developer instance
03/15/2023 Maintenance
03/13/2023 Maintenance
03/04/2023 Our service is working steadily. No bans detected.
03/03/2023 Instance stops working on sending messages
03/03/2023 Increased level of bans from WhatsApp
02/21/2023 Technical issues
02/17/2023 We made support for incoming notifications with files
02/14/2023 Occurring failures in delivering files
02/08/2023 WhatsApp global downtime
02/06/2023 WhatsApp global downtime
01/30/2023 Changes in displaying links
01/17/2023 Issue is fixed
01/17/2023 Technical issues
12/30/2022 HAPPY GREEN YEAR 2023
12/19/2022 A new 5.44.20 release is here soon
12/15/2023 Technical issues
12/14/2022 A gift of +3 months to the subscription if you pay for a whole year
11/14/2022 Issue is fixed
11/14/2022 Technical issues
11/01/2022 We developed a library on Python for a more convenient way to integrate with a GREEN-API gateway.
10/25/2022 WhatsApp is up again
10/25/2022 WhatsApp isn't working worldwide
10/19/2022 We published a new Release 5.44.19.39
09/27/2022 Fixed an error when creating new instances
09/27/2022 New instances aren't creating
09/20/2022 We published a new Release 5.44.18.74
09/19/2022 Technical issues
09/18/2022 Issue is fixed
09/17/2022 Technical issues
09/17/2022 Technical issues
09/13/2022 We published a new Release 5.44.18.28
09/05/2022 Issue is fixed
09/05/2022 Technical issues
08/30/2022 Technical issues
08/25/2022 Technical issues
08/23/2022 We published a new Release 5.43.17.130
08/22/2022 Maintenance on 1101ХХХХХХ servers is done
08/22/2022 Maintenance
08/10/2022 Issue is fixed
08/09/2022 We pusblished a new Release 5.43.16.63
07/29/2022 Issue is fixed
07/29/2022 Technical issues
07/27/2022 We need your vote!
07/22/2022 Technical issues
07/16/2022 Issue is fixed
07/16/2022 Technical issues
07/13/2022 Maintenance
06/24/2022 Issue is fixed
06/24/2022 Technical issues
06/24/2022 Technical work is in progress
06/21/2022 Maintenance
06/20/2022 Maintenance
06/15/2022 Maintenance
06/14/2022 Maintenance
06/13/2022 Maintenance
06/10/2022 Maintenance
06/09/2022 Maintenance
06/08/2022 Maintenance
06/08/2022 Increasing server resources
06/04/2022 The service is fully restored!
06/02/2022 For those, who work on the old console
11/05/2021 There has been another WhatsApp update
11/04/2021 Maintenance
11/02/2021 Maintenance
05/21/2021 We took part in the opening of Formula IT 2.0
04/11/2021 GREEN-API is 1 year old!
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FAQ
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