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name: moltflow description: "WhatsApp Business automation API for sessions, messaging, groups, labels, and webhooks. Use when: whatsapp, send message, create session, qr code, monitor group, label contacts, webhook." source: "MoltFlow Team" version: "2.16.1" risk: safe requiredEnv:

• MOLTFLOW_API_KEY primaryEnv: MOLTFLOW_API_KEY disable-model-invocation: true

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MoltFlow Core API

Manage WhatsApp sessions, send messages, monitor groups, organize with labels, and receive real-time events via webhooks.

Real-World Scenarios

Dental clinic — "Send an appointment confirmation to each patient after they book, and a reminder 24 hours before their visit."

Property manager — "Monitor my tenant WhatsApp groups for maintenance keywords like 'leak', 'broken', and 'urgent', and flag them instantly."

E-commerce store — "When a customer messages my support number, auto-label them as 'New Inquiry' and route the chat to the right team."

Logistics company — "Set up a webhook so my dispatch system gets notified the moment a driver sends a delivery confirmation photo."

When to Use

• "Connect WhatsApp" or "create a session"
• "Send a WhatsApp message" or "send text to contact"
• "Monitor a WhatsApp group" or "list groups"
• "Label contacts" or "sync labels from WhatsApp"
• "Set up a webhook" or "listen for WhatsApp events"
• "Get QR code" or "start session"
• "List chats" or "get conversations"

Prerequisites

1. MOLTFLOW_API_KEY -- Generate from the MoltFlow Dashboard under Settings > API Keys
2. All requests require authentication via Authorization: Bearer <token> or X-API-Key: <key>
3. Base URL: https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2

Required API Key Scopes

Scope	Access
sessions	read/manage
messages	read/send
groups	read/manage
labels	read/manage
webhooks	read/manage

Authentication

Every request must include one of:

Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>

or

X-API-Key: <your_api_key>

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Sessions

Manage WhatsApp connections. Each session represents one WhatsApp account linked via QR code.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/sessions	List all sessions
POST	/sessions	Create a new session
GET	/sessions/{id}	Get session details
DELETE	/sessions/{id}	Delete a session
POST	/sessions/{id}/start	Start session (triggers QR scan)
POST	/sessions/{id}/stop	Stop a running session
POST	/sessions/{id}/restart	Restart a session
POST	/sessions/{id}/logout	Logout and clear auth state
GET	/sessions/{id}/qr	Get QR code for pairing
GET	/sessions/{id}/events	SSE stream of session events

Session Status Values

Sessions progress through these states: stopped -> starting -> qr_code -> working -> failed

Create Session

POST /sessions

{
  "name": "My WhatsApp"
}

Response 201 Created:

{
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
  "name": "My WhatsApp",
  "status": "stopped",
  "phone_number": null,
  "is_business": false,
  "created_at": "2026-02-11T10:00:00Z"
}

Start Session and Get QR

After creating a session, start it and retrieve the QR code:

1. POST /sessions/{id}/start -- begins the WAHA engine
2. Wait for status to become qr_code (use SSE events or poll)
3. GET /sessions/{id}/qr -- returns the QR code image

SSE Events

GET /sessions/{id}/events?token=<jwt> returns a Server-Sent Events stream. Events include session status changes, incoming messages, and connection updates.

Session Settings

PATCH /sessions/{id}/settings

Configure per-session behavior. Settings are stored in the session's config JSON field.

// Request
{
  "auto_transcribe": true
}

// Response
{
  "status": "ok",
  "config": {
    "auto_transcribe": true
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
auto_transcribe	boolean	Automatically transcribe incoming voice messages

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Messages

Send and retrieve WhatsApp messages through connected sessions.

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/messages/send	Send a text message
POST	/messages/send/poll	Send a poll message
POST	/messages/send/sticker	Send a sticker
POST	/messages/send/gif	Send a GIF
GET	/messages/chats/{session_id}	List all chats for a session
GET	/messages/chat/{session_id}/{chat_id}	Get chat messages
GET	/messages/{message_id}	Get a single message

Send Text Message

POST /messages/send

{
  "session_id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
  "chat_id": "5511999999999@c.us",
  "message": "Hello from MoltFlow!"
}

Response 201 Created:

{
  "id": "msg-uuid-...",
  "chat_id": "chat-uuid-...",
  "wa_message_id": "ABCD1234",
  "direction": "outbound",
  "message_type": "text",
  "content_preview": "Hello from MoltFlow!",
  "status": "sent",
  "sent_at": "2026-02-11T10:05:00Z",
  "created_at": "2026-02-11T10:05:00Z"
}

Chat ID Format

• Individual contacts: <phone>@c.us (e.g., 5511999999999@c.us)
• Groups: <group_id>@g.us (e.g., 120363012345678901@g.us)

Send Poll

POST /messages/send/poll

{
  "session_id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
  "chat_id": "5511999999999@c.us",
  "title": "Preferred meeting time?",
  "options": ["Morning", "Afternoon", "Evening"],
  "allow_multiple": false
}

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Groups

Monitor WhatsApp groups for keywords, messages, and activity.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/groups	List monitored groups
GET	/groups/available/{session_id}	List available WA groups
POST	/groups	Add group to monitoring
GET	/groups/{id}	Get monitored group details
PATCH	/groups/{id}	Update monitoring settings
DELETE	/groups/{id}	Remove from monitoring
POST	/groups/create	Create a new WA group
POST	/groups/{wa_group_id}/participants/add	Add participants
POST	/groups/{wa_group_id}/participants/remove	Remove participants
POST	/groups/{wa_group_id}/admin/promote	Promote to admin
POST	/groups/{wa_group_id}/admin/demote	Demote from admin

Add Group to Monitoring

POST /groups

{
  "session_id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
  "wa_group_id": "120363012345678901@g.us",
  "monitor_mode": "keywords",
  "monitor_keywords": ["urgent", "support", "help"]
}

Monitor Modes

• all -- Capture every message in the group
• keywords -- Only capture messages matching specified keywords
• mentions -- Only when your account is mentioned
• first_message -- Only first messages from new users (default for new groups)
• ai_analysis -- AI-powered intent classification and lead scoring (Pro+ only)

Group Messages (AI Intelligence)

GET /groups/{group_id}/messages

Retrieve paginated messages from a monitored group, including AI analysis results.

Query parameters: limit (default 50, max 100), offset (default 0)

Requires scope: groups:read

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "msg-uuid",
      "sender_phone": "+15550123456",
      "sender_name": "John D.",
      "content_preview": "I'm interested in the 3BR property",
      "wa_timestamp": "2026-02-20T14:30:00Z",
      "ai_analysis": {
        "intent": "buying_intent",
        "lead_score": 9,
        "confidence": 0.92,
        "reason": "Explicit interest in a specific property with buying signal"
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": 142,
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0,
  "has_more": true
}

ai_analysis is null when AI hasn't processed the message or AI monitoring is not enabled.

MCP Tool: moltflow_get_group_messages

Retrieve messages from a monitored WhatsApp group via Claude or any MCP client.

Args:

• group_id (required): UUID of the monitored group
• limit (optional): Max messages 1-100 (default: 50)
• offset (optional): Skip count for pagination (default: 0)
• response_format (optional): "markdown" or "json"

Returns: Paginated list of messages with sender info, content preview, timestamp, and ai_analysis (intent, lead_score, confidence, reason) when AI has processed the message.

Requires scope: groups:read

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Labels

Organize contacts and chats with color-coded labels. Supports sync with WhatsApp Business native labels.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/labels	List all labels
POST	/labels	Create a label
GET	/labels/{id}	Get label details
PATCH	/labels/{id}	Update a label
DELETE	/labels/{id}	Delete a label
POST	/labels/{id}/sync	Sync label to WhatsApp
POST	/labels/sync-from-whatsapp	Import labels from WA
GET	/labels/business-check	Check WA Business status
GET	/labels/{id}/chats	List chats with this label
GET	/labels/chat/{chat_id}	Get labels for a chat
PUT	/labels/chat/{chat_id}	Set labels for a chat

Create Label

POST /labels

{
  "name": "VIP Customer",
  "color": "#FF6B35",
  "description": "High-value accounts"
}

Response 201 Created:

{
  "id": "label-uuid-...",
  "name": "VIP Customer",
  "color": "#FF6B35",
  "description": "High-value accounts",
  "chat_count": 0,
  "synced": false,
  "created_at": "2026-02-11T10:00:00Z"
}

Note: Syncing labels to WhatsApp requires a WhatsApp Business account. Use GET /labels/business-check to verify.

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Webhooks

Receive real-time notifications when events occur in your WhatsApp sessions.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/webhooks	List all webhooks
POST	/webhooks	Create a webhook
GET	/webhooks/{id}	Get webhook details
PATCH	/webhooks/{id}	Update a webhook
DELETE	/webhooks/{id}	Delete a webhook
POST	/webhooks/{id}/test	Send a test delivery

Supported Events

Event	Description
message.received	Inbound message received
message.sent	Outbound message sent
session.connected	Session connected to WhatsApp
session.disconnected	Session disconnected
lead.detected	New lead detected (includes ai_analysis when available)
group.message	Message in a monitored group
group.message.analyzed	AI analysis completed for a group message (Pro/Business only)

Create Webhook

POST /webhooks

Security: Webhook URLs are validated server-side — private IPs, cloud metadata endpoints, and non-HTTPS schemes are blocked. Only configure endpoints you control. Always set a secret for HMAC signature verification.

{
  "name": "CRM Integration",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhooks/moltflow",
  "events": ["message.received", "lead.detected"],
  "secret": "whsec_mysecretkey123"
}

Response 201 Created:

{
  "id": "wh-uuid-...",
  "name": "CRM Integration",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhooks/moltflow",
  "events": ["message.received", "lead.detected"],
  "is_active": true,
  "created_at": "2026-02-11T10:00:00Z"
}

Webhook Payload

Deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature in the X-Webhook-Signature header (if a secret is configured). Verify this to ensure authenticity.

{
  "event": "message.received",
  "timestamp": "2026-02-11T10:05:00Z",
  "data": {
    "session_id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
    "chat_id": "5511999999999@c.us",
    "message": "Hello!",
    "direction": "inbound"
  }
}

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Examples

Full workflow: Create session and send first message

# 1. Create a session
curl -X POST https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/sessions \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Sales Team"}'

# 2. Start the session (triggers QR)
curl -X POST https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/sessions/{session_id}/start \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY"

# 3. Get QR code (scan with WhatsApp)
curl https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/sessions/{session_id}/qr \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY"

# 4. Send a message (after session status is "working")
curl -X POST https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/messages/send \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "session_id": "{session_id}",
    "chat_id": "5511999999999@c.us",
    "message": "Hello from MoltFlow!"
  }'

Set up a webhook for incoming messages

curl -X POST https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/webhooks \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Incoming Messages",
    "url": "https://myapp.com/webhooks/whatsapp",
    "events": ["message.received", "session.connected"],
    "secret": "whsec_my_secret"
  }'

Monitor a group for keywords

# List available groups from a connected session
curl https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/groups/available/{session_id} \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY"

# Add a group to monitoring
curl -X POST https://apiv2.waiflow.app/api/v2/groups \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MOLTFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "session_id": "{session_id}",
    "wa_group_id": "120363012345678901@g.us",
    "monitor_mode": "keywords",
    "monitor_keywords": ["urgent", "support"]
  }'

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Error Responses

All endpoints return standard error responses:

{
  "detail": "Session not found"
}

Status	Meaning
400	Bad request (invalid input)
401	Unauthorized (missing or invalid auth)
403	Forbidden (plan limit or permission)
404	Resource not found
429	Rate limited
500	Internal server error

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Rate Limits

API requests are rate-limited per tenant. Limits vary by plan:

Plan	Requests/min
Free	10
Starter	20
Pro	40
Business	60

Rate limit headers are included in every response: X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset.

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