API Reference

Welcome to the WhatsGate API reference. This section provides detailed information about all available API endpoints, request parameters, and response formats.

Base URL

All API endpoints are relative to your WhatsGate instance URL:

https://{subdomain}.whatsgate.net/api

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using an API token. You need to include your token in the request headers:

Access-Token: {api_token}

Learn more about creating and managing API tokens.

API Endpoints

The WhatsGate API is organized around the following resource categories:

Messages

Devices

Reports

MCP

Tenant MCP Server

Response Format

All API responses are returned in JSON format. Successful responses typically include a success field set to true and a message field with additional information:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Message will be sent to 1 phone numbers"
}

Error responses include a success field set to false and a message field with an error description:

json

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Invalid phone number format"
}

Error Handling

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of requests:

200 OK: The request was successful
400 Bad Request: The request was invalid or cannot be served
403 Forbidden: Authentication failed, the API token is invalid, or the plan does not allow API access
404 Not Found: The requested resource could not be found
422 Unprocessable Entity: The request was well-formed but could not be processed
500 Internal Server Error: An error occurred on the server

Rate Limiting

The API is limited to 60 requests per minute. If you exceed the rate limit, you'll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response.

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