WhatsApp Broadcast

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Hi guys,

Sending Broadcast Message:

B4X:

$targets = array("34123456789", "34987654321");
$message = "This is broadcast message";
$w->sendBroadcastMessage($targets, $message);

https://github.com/mgp25/Chat-API/wiki/WhatsAPI-Documentation

Please can some kind soul port this to B4A?

Reward is USD 50 - if it works

THANK YOU

Star-Dust · Feb 7, 2019

These APIs no longer work. Until last year the WEBAPIs could be used but now they also require an authorization (or sending) by the user.

For you can still use the Accessibility Service to send messages, the same used by Google services (Indossabilui etc.). Find the library below
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...th-disabilities-automation-etc.95216/#content

(do not lose 50 USD

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MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Thank you so much Star-Dust

I try your suggestion

Have a great day

DonManfred · Feb 7, 2019

Interface to WhatsApp Messenger

> END OF SUPPORT <

Do not expect it to work in 2019

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Danke mein freund Don

So Moster's solution not working anymore?

DonManfred · Feb 7, 2019

No, i was talking about the github project. Mosters solution probably still works

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Das ist gut. I try it. Seems complicated - so might need a few days

Can Klopp replace Loew?

DonManfred · Feb 7, 2019

Rockefeller Goldman said:
Can Klopp replace Loew?

NO ONE is interested in this.
This is the wronh thread for such question.
This forum is about B4X Products. Every other discussion should be done in chitchat forum.

If you feel to ask the question; create a Thread in the Chitchat forum.

DaniDPX · Feb 7, 2019

Rockefeller Goldman said:
Hi guys,

Sending Broadcast Message:

B4X:

$targets = array("34123456789", "34987654321"); $message = "This is broadcast message"; $w->sendBroadcastMessage($targets, $message);

https://github.com/mgp25/Chat-API/wiki/WhatsAPI-Documentation

Please can some kind soul port this to B4A?

Reward is USD 50 - if it works

THANK YOU

Hi @Rockefeller Goldman as of my understanding, from B4A you can send a broadcast message via intents to WhatsApp with the following code. But WhatsApp will force you to choose for list of contacts. (You may check the following code snippet below). If you need to send broadcast message through another API that can talk to whatsApp on behalf of your B4A app, that is different and I believe in your case automating such thing is possible with such option. I may help you to build custom API with Sample B4A App.

B4X:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
  
    Dim message As String = "This is broadcast message"
  
    Dim Intent1 As Intent
    Intent1.Initialize(Intent1.ACTION_SEND ,"")
    Intent1.SetType("text/plain")
    Intent1.SetComponent("com.whatsapp/.ContactPicker")
    Intent1.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.TEXT", message)
    StartActivity(Intent1)
  
'    Whatsapp: intent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
'    Linkedin: intent.setPackage("com.linkedin.android");
'    Twitter: intent.setPackage("com.twitter.android");
'    Facebook: intent.setPackage("com.facebook.katana");
'    GooglePlus: intent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.plus");
End Sub

Star-Dust · Feb 7, 2019

Rockefeller Goldman said:
Das ist gut. I try it. Seems complicated - so might need a few days

Can Klopp replace Loew?

You're wrong is simple enough.

I made a BOT, I read the messages of WhatsApp with NotifierListen and automatically reply with AccessService .....

Everything is if you are really interested in making it ....

Star-Dust · Feb 7, 2019

DaniDPX said:
Hi @Rockefeller Goldman as of my understanding, from B4A you can send a broadcast message via intents to WhatsApp with the following code. But WhatsApp will force you to choose for list of contacts. (You may check the following code snippet below). If you need to send broadcast message through another API that can talk to whatsApp on behalf of your B4A app, that is different and I believe in your case automating such thing is possible with such option. I may help you to build custom API with Sample B4A App.

B4X:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean) Dim message As String = "This is broadcast message" Dim Intent1 As Intent Intent1.Initialize(Intent1.ACTION_SEND ,"") Intent1.SetType("text/plain") Intent1.SetComponent("com.whatsapp/.ContactPicker") Intent1.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.TEXT", message) StartActivity(Intent1) ' Whatsapp: intent.setPackage("com.whatsapp"); ' Linkedin: intent.setPackage("com.linkedin.android"); ' Twitter: intent.setPackage("com.twitter.android"); ' Facebook: intent.setPackage("com.facebook.katana"); ' GooglePlus: intent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.plus"); End Sub

It works partially. There is a library of @MarcoRome that uses this system (see here), but user intervention is still required.

If you set up a standard message (by code), you need to select the users one by one.
If you set the user (by code), you can not set a standard message .. he opens an panel to confirm the message.

On the forum you can find everything and on the official website of WhastApp there is a documentation (not complete) of some APIs

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Thank you Dani

With your solution can AUTOMATE selection of users to Broadcast to? Non-manual selection - but with their ContactName or PhoneNumber

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

Star-Dust said:
You're wrong is simple enough.

I made a BOT, I read the messages of WhatsApp with NotifierListen and automatically reply with AccessService .....

Everything is if you are really interested in making it ....

Yes Star-Dust, trying it for sure!!

Thank you for the encouragement - you're a swell dude

DaniDPX · Feb 7, 2019

Rockefeller Goldman said:
Thank you Dani

With your solution can AUTOMATE selection of users to Broadcast to? Non-manual selection - but with their ContactName or PhoneNumber

As per the ChatAPI you attached on Post#1, It is possible to send broadcast message. but make sure not to use it for spamming. They clearly mentioned it on terms and condition section. What required for this will be having a custom API hosted somewhere having ChatAPI and your B4X app can talk to it to send the messages.

DonManfred · Feb 7, 2019

DaniDPX said:
It is possible to send broadcast message

Maybe it WAS in 2015. In 2019 it is not. There is no public Api from Whatsapp which allows this.

DaniDPX · Feb 7, 2019

DonManfred said:
Maybe it WAS in 2015. In 2019 it is not. There is no public Api from Whatsapp which allows this.

Thanks for the update, didn't even checked the last date for commit

almost 3 years old.

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

DaniDPX said:
As per the ChatAPI you attached on Post#1, It is possible to send broadcast message. but make sure not to use it for spamming. They clearly mentioned it on terms and condition section. What required for this will be having a custom API hosted somewhere having ChatAPI and your B4X app can talk to it to send the messages.

Isn't it allowed to send tons of messages as a Broadcast IF the recipient has your phonenumber in their Contacts?

MODERN TALKING · Feb 7, 2019

DonManfred said:
Maybe it WAS in 2015. In 2019 it is not. There is no public Api from Whatsapp which allows this.

Donny Manfreddy is the JOHN WICK of coding

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

DonManfred · Feb 7, 2019

Who stole my Car?

moster67 · Feb 7, 2019

With Accessibility services you can easily integrate with Whatsapp, automate most things such as reading incoming messages, replying to them, sending messages to users or groups, with or without attachments, creating a bot etc.

Wrote some automation stuff for another user here on the forum and it works fine

Just study the code and only the sky is the limit. Just be careful to use the code and your actions in a proper way or else you will likely see your phone number be banned either temporarily or definitely by Whatsapp

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