Baileys API

An implementation of @adiwajshing/Baileys as a simple REST API with multiple device support

Requirements

• NodeJS version 14.5.0 or higher
• Prisma supported databases. Tested on MySQL and PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Download or clone this repo. If you want to skip the build step, you can download the prebuilt one (file with the baileys-api-VERSION.tgz name pattern) from the release page
2. Enter to the project directory
3. Install the dependencies

# npm
npm install

# yarn
yarn

4. Build the project using the build script

# npm
npm run build

# yarn
yarn build

You can skip this part if you're using the prebuilt one from the release page

Setup

1. Copy the .env.example file and rename it into .env, then update your connection url in the DATABASE_URL field
2. Update your provider in the prisma/schema.prisma file if you're using database other than MySQL
3. Run your migration

# npm
npx prisma migrate (dev|deploy)

# yarn
yarn prisma migrate (dev|deploy)

or push the schema

# npm
npx prisma db push

# yarn
yarn prisma db push

Don't forget to always re-run those whenever there's a change on the prisma/schema.prisma file

.env Configurations

# Listening Host
HOST="localhost"

# Listening Port
PORT="3000"

# Database Connection URL
DATABASE_URL="mysql://root:12345@localhost:3306/baileys_api"

# Reconnect Interval (in Milliseconds)
RECONNECT_INTERVAL="5000"

# Maximum Reconnect Attempts
MAX_RECONNECT_RETRIES="5"

# Maximum SSE QR Generation Attempts
SSE_MAX_QR_GENERATION="10"

# Pino Logger Level
LOG_LEVEL="warn"

Usage

1. Make sure you have completed the Installation and Setup step
2. You can then start the app using the start script

# npm
npm run start

# yarn
yarn start

1. Now the endpoint should be available according to your environment variables configuration. Default is at http://localhost:3000

API Docs

The API documentation is available online here. You can also import the Postman Collection File (postman_collection.json) into your Postman App alternatively

Notes

• There's no authentication, you may want to implement your own. I don't want to force anyone into using a specific authentication method, choose whatever you love

Notice

This project is intended for learning purpose only, don't use it for spamming or any activities that's prohibited by WhatsApp