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    WhiskeySockets/Baileys

    Socket-based TS/JavaScript API for WhatsApp Web

    backend
    messaging
    bun
    deno
    nodejs
    reverse-engineering
    typescript
    JavaScript
    MIT
    11.5K stars
    3.5K forks
    11.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 98 days ago, with 185 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #16 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a TypeScript and JavaScript WebSocket API for interacting with WhatsApp Web.
    • Enables real-time, socket-based communication with WhatsApp Web without official API restrictions.
    • Use for building custom WhatsApp bots that send and receive messages programmatically.
    • Use for integrating WhatsApp messaging features into Node.js, Deno, or Bun applications.
    • Use for reverse-engineering WhatsApp Web protocols to create tailored messaging solutions.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Baileys is a WebSockets-based TypeScript library for interacting with the WhatsApp Web API.

    Join the WhiskeySockets community via the link: https://whiskey.so/discord

    A new guide has been posted at https://baileys.wiki (NOTE: This guide is still a work in progress). The old guide can be accessed at the README.md file or the NPM homepage.

    Excerpt from the WhiskeySockets/Baileys README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 8: +0Aug 16: +11Aug 17: +6Aug 18: +16Aug 19: +11

    +900 stars over 90 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +16 on Aug 18.

    Forks

    3.5K+205

    Open issues

    331-12

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