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    oxidezap/whatsapp-rust

    Whatsapp client written purely in Rust

    automation
    bot
    client
    rust
    whatsapp
    Rust
    MIT
    971 stars
    166 forks
    971 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 5, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 89 days ago, with 43 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 104% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a high-performance async Rust client library for interacting with the WhatsApp Web API.
    • Offers modular, runtime-agnostic design with pluggable storage, transport, and HTTP clients for flexible integration.
    • Use for building custom WhatsApp bots with end-to-end encrypted messaging and media support in Rust.
    • Use for developing applications that require persistent WhatsApp sessions with automatic reconnection and QR code authentication.
    • Use for creating tools to manage WhatsApp contacts, groups, presence, and chat states programmatically.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

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

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    A high-performance, async Rust library for the WhatsApp Web API. Inspired by whatsmeow (Go) and Baileys (TypeScript).

    Excerpt from the oxidezap/whatsapp-rust README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    166+46

    Open issues

    8+3

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