# Whatsapp node in nodered

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 October 2020 13:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636 "2020-10-21T13:17:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2020 13:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/1 "2020-10-21T13:17:54Z")

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i'm trying to use whatsapp node but i don't know how it's working or how i can use it .. if there's simple demo or simple nodered flow can do that and when i install whatsapp node it keeps showing this error evenif when i remove the whatsapp node from the flow

![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/5/d55972682f9468d00e3f0f495783f0418dd50453.png)

thanks for advance

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2020 14:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/2 "2020-10-21T14:31:04Z")

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The WhatsApp node is a bit of a fudge I think. It tries to run a headless browser (Puppeteer) to run the WhatsApp web page. That page itself requires that you have a mobile phone version of WhatsApp running because the WhatsApp web version is not a full client.

Does the node require you to install Puppeteer separately? Otherwise, can you open WhatsApp web in your browser successfully?

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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/3 "2020-10-22T08:26:41Z")

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i fix the error but now i don't know how to make it works ..i tried the flow in the node-red-contrib-whatsappbot but there's some libraries i can't find

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/6/f669907cc18ff05654013a6c68d17fc12fa05dea.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/4 "2020-10-22T08:31:04Z")

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them missing nodes are node-red-dashboard and node-red-contrib-ui-table (i think its called that)

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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/5 "2020-10-22T08:41:09Z")

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is there more simple flow to show how to use whatsapp ..if you can show me

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/6 "2020-10-22T08:43:08Z")

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no idea. I dont use it because its a complete hack (because whatsapp they dont offer a free api)

I use telegram (as do many on the forum) - because it is far better.

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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/7 "2020-10-22T08:46:50Z")

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is there any tutorial i can use ?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/8 "2020-10-22T09:05:10Z")

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> [@AhmedNageh08](#):
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> is there any tutorial i can use

For node-red?  
For Whataspp node?  
For telegram node?

Please be more specific.

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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/9 "2020-10-22T09:14:35Z")

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for whatsapp node

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/10 "2020-10-22T10:16:55Z")

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> [@AhmedNageh08](#):
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> whatsapp node

No idea. As I said...

> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> I dont use it

> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> I use telegram

Have you searched the forum? Internet? looked on the github repo for it? raised an issue on the github issues page for this node?

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**Author:** ![AhmedNageh08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/11 "2020-10-22T10:28:15Z")

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i started from here . i think there's someone used it before

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [21 December 2020 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whatsapp-node-in-nodered/34636/12 "2020-12-21T10:28:22Z")

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