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14 points · 32 comments · fabian_shipamax

  1. LawrenceKerr · · focus · HN ↗
    Does this require a Meta / WhatsApp business account?

    If not, is this a solution using WhatsApp Web in the backend (like Baileys does)? If this is the case, how does your solution avoid getting blocked or banned? I used Baileys once in an MVP with only 7 users, and my agent got blocked really quickly after just a few days of using it. So I guess the official path is the only way to go?

    1. fabian_shipamax · · focus · HN ↗
      No it doesn’t.
      1. fabian_shipamax · · focus · HN ↗
        If you use it for personal and not excessively you won’t get banned is my experience. You if you start messaging new contacts on a large scale you probably will.
        1. thomasjeff1 · · focus · HN ↗
          That is normal when you lose your contacts and do an external backup. WhatsApp thinks I am texting large number of strangers whereas I already know those contacts. Happened to me. Lost access to WhatsApp.
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