Get settings - who can send messages

Check if only admins can send messages to the group.

GET

https://api.wawp.net/v2/groups/{id}/settings/security/messages-admin-only?id=1234567890%40g.us&instance_id=123456789&access_token=123456789

Authentication Required

Test /v2/groups/{id}/settings/security/messages-admin-only endpoint

Supports

GET

No query parameters required

This endpoint doesn't expect data in the URL.

Announce Mode

Checks if 'Send Messages' is restricted to admins.

Term

Often called 'Announcement Group' or 'Broadcast Mode'.

Best practices

Use this to determine if your bot can reply in a group where it is not admin.
Display a 'Read Only' UI to agents if this is set to true.

Request Parameters

Configure the parameters required to interact with this endpoint. All query and body arguments are listed below with their details.

URL Parameters

Passed in the URL query string

	`string`		Your unique WhatsApp Instance ID Example:
	`string`		Your API Access Token Example:
	`string`		The unique ID of the group Example:

Request Samples

Use these ready-to-go code snippets to integrate our API into your project quickly and efficiently. Choose your preferred language and library.

1const baseUrl = "https://api.wawp.net";
2const endpoint = "/v2/groups/1234567890@g.us/settings/security/messages-admin-only";
3const params = new URLSearchParams({
4  "instance_id": "123456789",
5  "access_token": "123456789"
6}).toString();
7
8
9fetch(`${baseUrl}${endpoint}${params ? '?' + params : ''}`, {
10  method: "GET",
11  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
12  
13})
14  .then(async (response) => {
15    if (response.ok) {
16      const data = await response.json();
17      console.log("Success:", data);
18      return data;
19    }
20    
21    // Error Handling
22    
23
24    const errorText = await response.text();
25    console.error(`Error ${response.status}: ${errorText}`);
26  })
27  .catch((error) => console.error("Network Error:", error));

Interactive SamplesUTF-8

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Expected Responses

Explore all possible responses and outcomes from the server. We have documented each status code with data examples to make success and error handling easier.

Setting retrieved

application/json

boolean *

Example

{
"adminOnly": false
}

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