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Sending Messages

One of the core features of any messaging experience is sending messages.

This page contains all the examples you need to start sending messages with Baileys.

Text Messages​

Media Messages​

contextInfo, linkPreview, other formats​

Forwarding Messages​

Deleting messages​

Editing Messages​

Reaction Messages​

Sending Group Status Messages​

You can send a status message (status update) specifically targetting a group using the sendGroupStatus function.

import { makeWASocket, sendGroupStatus } from '@whiskeysockets/baileys'

const sock = makeWASocket({ ... })

// To send a group status message:
// You can pass the JID of the group, and the content (e.g. text, media, etc.)
await sock.sendGroupStatus('1234567890@g.us', { text: 'Hello, this is a group status!' })

// Or call the standalone function:
await sendGroupStatus(sock, '1234567890@g.us', { text: 'Hello, this is a group status!' })

Sending Channel Status Messages​

You can send a status message to a WhatsApp Channel (newsletter) using the sendChannelStatus function.

This is analogous to sendGroupStatus but targets a @newsletter JID instead of a @g.us group JID.

import { makeWASocket, sendChannelStatus } from 'amiudmodz'

const sock = makeWASocket({ ... })

// Send a text status update to a channel:
await sock.sendChannelStatus('1234567890@newsletter', { text: 'Hello from the channel!' })

// Send an image status to a channel:
await sock.sendChannelStatus('1234567890@newsletter', {
    image: { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' },
    caption: 'Channel update!'
})

// Or call the standalone function:
await sendChannelStatus(sock, '1234567890@newsletter', { text: 'Hello from the channel!' })

note about disappearing mode (ephemeralExpiration)​