# wuapi

> WhatsApp API, without the paperwork. REST API, TypeScript SDK and signed webhooks over your own linked WhatsApp numbers. An independent service, not affiliated with WhatsApp.

Base URL: https://api.wuapi.dev. Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer wu_live_...`. TypeScript SDK: `npm install @wuapidev/sdk`. Agent skills: `npx skills add wuapidev/wuapi`.

## Docs

- [Full documentation as Markdown](https://wuapi.dev/llms-full.txt): every section below plus a compact endpoint reference, in one file.
- [OpenAPI 3.1](https://wuapi.dev/openapi.json): the machine-readable contract.
- [MCP server](https://wuapi.dev/docs/mcp): wuapi as tools for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients. Local: `npx -y @wuapidev/mcp` with `WUAPI_API_KEY`. Hosted: `https://wuapi.dev/api/mcp` with `Authorization: Bearer wu_live_...`.

## Start

- [Quickstart](https://wuapi.dev/docs#quickstart)
- [Authentication](https://wuapi.dev/docs#authentication)
- [Conventions](https://wuapi.dev/docs#conventions)
- [Coding agents](https://wuapi.dev/docs#agents)
- [MCP server](https://wuapi.dev/docs#mcp)

## Accounts

- [Accounts and QR linking](https://wuapi.dev/docs#accounts)
- [Linking with a pairing code](https://wuapi.dev/docs#pairing-code)

## Messages

- [Sending messages](https://wuapi.dev/docs#sending)
- [Reading, editing and deleting](https://wuapi.dev/docs#message-actions)
- [Chats](https://wuapi.dev/docs#chats)
- [Stories](https://wuapi.dev/docs#stories)

## Contacts and profile

- [Contacts](https://wuapi.dev/docs#contacts)
- [Profile and privacy](https://wuapi.dev/docs#profile-privacy)

## Groups and channels

- [Groups](https://wuapi.dev/docs#groups)
- [Communities](https://wuapi.dev/docs#communities)
- [Channels](https://wuapi.dev/docs#channels)

## More

- [Calls](https://wuapi.dev/docs#calls)
- [Labels](https://wuapi.dev/docs#labels)
- [History sync](https://wuapi.dev/docs#history)
- [Sticker packs, orders and bots](https://wuapi.dev/docs#extras)

## Receive

- [Webhooks](https://wuapi.dev/docs#webhooks)
- [Events](https://wuapi.dev/docs#events)

## Platforms

- [Projects](https://wuapi.dev/docs#projects)
- [Invitations](https://wuapi.dev/docs#invitations)

## Reference

- [Errors](https://wuapi.dev/docs#errors)
- [Rate limits and pacing](https://wuapi.dev/docs#rate-limits)
- [Sending safely (anti-ban recommendations)](https://wuapi.dev/docs#sending-safely)
- [What is not supported](https://wuapi.dev/docs#not-supported)
- [TypeScript SDK](https://wuapi.dev/docs#sdk)
- [OpenAPI](https://wuapi.dev/docs#openapi)