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# Baileys - Typescript/Javascript WhatsApp Web API # Baileys - Typescript/Javascript WhatsApp Web API
Baileys does not require Selenium or any other browser to be interface with WhatsApp Web, it does so directly using a **WebSocket**. Not running Selenium or Chromimum saves you like **half a gig** of ram :/ Baileys does not require Selenium or any other browser to be interface with WhatsApp Web, it does so directly using a **WebSocket**.
Not running Selenium or Chromimum saves you like **half a gig** of ram :/
Baileys supports interacting with the multi-device & web versions of WhatsApp.
Thank you to [@pokearaujo](https://github.com/pokearaujo/multidevice) for writing his observations on the workings of WhatsApp Multi-Device. Also, thank you to [@Sigalor](https://github.com/sigalor/whatsapp-web-reveng) for writing his observations on the workings of WhatsApp Web and thanks to [@Rhymen](https://github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp/) for the __go__ implementation.
Baileys supports interacting with the multi-device & web versions of WhatsApp. ## Please Read
Thank you to [@pokearaujo](https://github.com/pokearaujo/multidevice) for writing his observations on the workings of WhatsApp Multi-Device. Also, thank you to [@Sigalor](https://github.com/sigalor/whatsapp-web-reveng) for writing his observations on the workings of WhatsApp Web and thanks to [@Rhymen](https://github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp/) for the __go__ implementation. Baileys was recently taken down from Gitub as a result of a cease and desist from Whatsapp.
This request has no legal value(it's not the same thing as a DMCA strike), yet the project has been removed by its original author, Adhiraj Singh, and moved here.
Baileys is type-safe, extensible and simple to use. If you require more functionality than provided, it's super easy to write an extension. More on this [here](#WritingCustomFunctionality). This is the only official repository and is mantained by the community.
**Join the Discord [here](https://discord.gg/txhGQF7A7x)**
If you're interested in building a WhatsApp bot, you may wanna check out [WhatsAppInfoBot](https://github.com/adiwajshing/WhatsappInfoBot) and an actual bot built with it, [Messcat](https://github.com/ashokatechmin/Messcat).
**Read the docs [here](https://adiwajshing.github.io/Baileys)**
**Join the Discord [here](https://discord.gg/WeJM5FP9GG)**
## Example ## Example
Do check out & run [example.ts](https://github.com/adiwajshing/Baileys/blob/master/Example/example.ts) to see an example usage of the library. Do check out & run [example.ts](
/blob/master/Example/example.ts) to see an example usage of the library.
The script covers most common use cases. The script covers most common use cases.
To run the example script, download or clone the repo and then type the following in a terminal: To run the example script, download or clone the repo and then type the following in a terminal:
1. ``` cd path/to/Baileys ``` 1. ``` cd path/to/Baileys ```