I am having trouble getting this Whin node to work and I think it's because the Rapidapi screen shown in the instructions is not the same as what appears in the real world. There is nowhere to put the 5 digit code. Just wondering if anyone has used these nodes or are they abandoned or something ?
If you want help, it helps if you give the full name of the node you are referencing.
If you are referencing node-red-whin-whatsapp you should try opening an issue with the nodes author on GitHub. GitHub - inUtil-info/whin2-contrib: whin is a node-red set of nodes that allow users to send and receive Whatsapps from within node-red to their mobile and to whatsapp groups. · GitHub
I am sure they are (were) fine but personally, being a gateway offered by someone I would not use them nodes. Whatsapp, in their wisdom, do not offer a direct API (hense the custom, non meta gateway)
You have not stated which node you are using but at a guess node-red-whin-whatsapp (node) - Node-RED - which leads to this repo : GitHub - inUtil-info/whin2-contrib: whin is a node-red set of nodes that allow users to send and receive Whatsapps from within node-red to their mobile and to whatsapp groups. · GitHub which states:
This REPO is archived and the node-red nodes will not work till code review is completed.
My strong recommendation is to use telegram for mobile notifications (as mentioned in your other post). It is free, extremely reliable & extremely flexible. The node I pointed you to comes with excellent docs and many built in demo flows that you can import using CTRL-I
Yes that's the one.
I have sent a message to where they tell you to send one if you have an issue. About a week ago, but no response.
I did have a look at telegram but seems complicated, probably no more complicated than Whin but then I've already invested my time and energy in that but I suppose that's gone down the tubes.
Personally I use Pushover. Super simple. There is a one time charge of about $5 but that allows multiple clients, multiple channels, and for me it is rock solid.
I had a look at Pushover and I assume that installs on the phone ?
I'll explain my exact use-case: when my solar batteries are nearly fully charged I want a text message to be sent to my phone so I can react to the situation wherever I happen to be. What I had before was just a message saying "95%", that's all I need. However, reading the comments on the Pushover page, someone says about sending pictures from their doorbell to their phone. Is this something that you have used ?
That is exactly what I do from my Reolink doorbell with telegram.
I also can reply to telegram messages telling it to charge my EV car!
Telegram has a lot of features (like showing custom keyboards for quick replies to your Node-RED) but you dont have to be complex and there are many users on here who use telegram who can help you. You just have to start & iterate.
Hi, yes. It can send simple text, and/ or images if required, you can also set importance so can override silent setting at client. All simple stuff.
Thanks guys, for the recommendations.
My only problem is the word "simple", it is a relative term !
Thanks, but it's actually not the flows, I can just about get those. It's all the messing about with api keys and other stuff, that always seem to take days to get anything to work.
I'll give it a go soon and report back.
This probably isn't a help in this case, however, I've been meaning to play with this library in order to interact with WhatsApp:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@whiskeysockets/baileys#connecting-account
WhatsApp does have the advantage - for some people anyway - that it tends to be more likely to be available to members of the family than Telegram.
Telegram is very easy to use and quite powerful though.
I'm probably not ready for something like that 
(whiskeysockets)
Telegram is a really useful facility. Very easy to setup and use. I use it for a number of reporting activities around my home. For example:- my Reolink Video Doorbell Camera sends FTP transfers to Node-RED where I intercept them and send motion-detections on to my phone.
I have some devices that wake-up at 6:00am in the morning, work all day and then go to sleep at 22:00hrs. They also use Telegram to report their activity.
Note: I tried using Whin a few years ago but gave up as it wasn't reliable for me.
I will have to give it a go then. I would like eventually to have a camera feed to my phone when motion is detected but that's probably a long way off.
If I can get a text message that will be a result.
I'm trying to set up Telegram, first the Get my ID bot won't send me an ID, second the node asks for a APIhash which I don't have either.
Any ideas ?
To get a Telegram Bot API key, you must use BotFather, Telegram’s official bot management bot.
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Open Telegram and search for @BotFather (verify the blue checkmark).
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Send the command /newbot to start the creation process.
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Follow the prompts to set a display name and a unique username (must end in "bot").
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BotFather will immediately provide your API Token
To get chatid there are multiple methods, here is a AI response telegrambot get chat id - Ask Brave
Got the API token but the node is asking for an API hash.
I have follwed the instructions on Telegram to get an ID but there is none forthcoming.
What node are you using?
Most use this one https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot
It does not ask for a hash.
Please supply more info on node you are using and may be some screenshots.
Sorry, yes the node: Node-red-node-telegrambot 0.1.6, and it's the sender node i'm trying to configure.
