Sockethub 5.0.0-beta.3 adds WhatsApp

Sockethub 5.0.0-beta.3 adds a WhatsApp platform for sending text messages through Meta's WhatsApp Business Cloud API:

npm install -g sockethub@next

The container image is available at ghcr.io/sockethub/sockethub:next.

WhatsApp Business messages

@sockethub/platform-whatsapp is a stateless, outgoing-only platform. Set credentials and send; there is no connect step or webhook endpoint to host. Your application obtains the Meta access token and handles incoming messages and recipient discovery.

The platform sends text as a WhatsApp Business phone number, not a personal WhatsApp account. The actor ID is the phone number ID from Meta, and the recipient is a phone number in international format. Free-form text is subject to Meta's 24-hour messaging window; template messages, media, and incoming messages are not supported.

See the WhatsApp section of the platforms page for a credentials and send example, limits, and setup details.

Beta.3 also fixes the metadata package dependency declaration. The full changelog has the release details.