# WhatsApp for Raycast

URL: https://www.raycast.com/vimtor/whatsapp

> Open WhatsApp chats

- Install: raycast://extensions/vimtor/whatsapp
- Author: [Kfzhoe Ixvxeeo](https://www.raycast.com/vimtor)
- Installs: 2,812
- Categories: Applications, Communication, Productivity
- Updated: 2022-06-16
- Source: https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/679f72650ed725cad06e6a4524d3be2588595879/extensions/whatsapp/

## Commands

- **Open Chat**: Open quickly added WhatsApp chats
- **Add Chat**: Add WhatsApp chats to open them later
- **Add Existing Group**: Add existing WhatsApp groups to open them later

## README

### WhatsApp Extension

#### How to get WhatsApp group code

1. Open the WhatsApp group in any platform
2. Click on the chat header to see the group information
3. Scroll down and click `Invite to Group via Link`
4. You will see a URL that looks like `https://chat.whatsapp.com/<group_code>`
5. Copy the group code from the URL and paste it in Raycast

#### Developer details

At the time of writing this, WhatsApp does not offer a public API for users. It only provides application links to
quickly access already existing chats. Until WhatsApp provides a public API, the `Add Chat` and `Add Existing Group`
commands will serve for adding the chats to the extension so users can access them from the `Open Chat` command.

When the API is available, the `Add Chat`, `Import Contacts` and `Add Existing Group` commands will be obsolete while
new commands such as `Create Group` or `Send Message` will become feasible.