Restart Session

Reboots the WhatsApp instance. Useful for fixing stuck sessions or applying settings.

POST

https://api.wawp.net/v2/session/restart?instance_id=Your_Instance_ID&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Authentication Required

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Test /v2/session/restart endpoint

Supports

POSTGET

No query parameters required

This endpoint doesn't expect data in the URL.

Zero Data Loss

Restarting is safe. It does not delete your session data or log you out.

Best practices

Use this as a first troubleshooting step before deleting an instance.
Wait at least 30 seconds after a restart before sending messages.

Request Parameters

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

Request Body

Sent as a JSON object

	`string`		The 12-character ID of the instance Example:
	`string`		Your API Access Token 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/session/restart";
3const params = new URLSearchParams({
4  "instance_id": "Your_Instance_ID",
5  "access_token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
6}).toString();
7
8
9fetch(`${baseUrl}${endpoint}${params ? '?' + params : ''}`, {
10  method: "POST",
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    if (response.status === 400) {
23      console.error("Error 400: Bad Request - Missing Required Parameter(s)");
24    }
25    if (response.status === 400) {
26      console.error("Error 400: Bad Request (XML Format)");
27    }
28    if (response.status === 400) {
29      console.error("Error 400: Bad Request (Plain Text)");
30    }
31    if (response.status === 401) {
32      console.error("Error 401: Unauthorized - Invalid or Missing Access Token");
33    }
34    if (response.status === 401) {
35      console.error("Error 401: Unauthorized (XML Format)");
36    }
37    if (response.status === 404) {
38      console.error("Error 404: Not Found - Session Does Not Exist");
39    }
40    if (response.status === 404) {
41      console.error("Error 404: Not Found (XML Format)");
42    }
43    if (response.status === 500) {
44      console.error("Error 500: Internal Server Error - Unexpected Failure");
45    }
46    if (response.status === 500) {
47      console.error("Error 500: Internal Server Error (HTML)");
48    }
49    if (response.status === 502) {
50      console.error("Error 502: Bad Gateway - Connection Failed to Upstream");
51    }
52    if (response.status === 502) {
53      console.error("Error 502: Bad Gateway (XML Format)");
54    }
55
56    const errorText = await response.text();
57    console.error(`Error ${response.status}: ${errorText}`);
58  })
59  .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.

Success - Reboot Initiated

3 Variants

Type:

application/json

string *

object *

Example

{
"name": "wawp-84729105",
"status": "STARTING",
"config": {
  "webhooks": {
    },
  "proxy": null
  }
}

Bad Request - Missing Required Parameter(s)

3 Variants

Unauthorized - Invalid or Missing Access Token

2 Variants

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