Stop Session

Gracefully shuts down the WhatsApp engine for an instance without logging it out. Used to save resources or restart a stuck session.

POST

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

Authentication Required

Login to swap the placeholders with your real Instance ID and Access Token.

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Test /v2/session/stop endpoint

Supports

POSTGET

No query parameters required

This endpoint doesn't expect data in the URL.

Data Persistence

Stopping a session DOES NOT delete your authentication data. You can restart it anytime without re-scanning the QR code.

Best practices

Use this endpoint to reboot a session if it gets stuck.
Implement an idle-timer in your app to auto-stop sessions that haven't been used for 24+ hours.

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/stop";
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 - Session Stopped

3 Variants

Type:

application/json

string *

object *

Example

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

Bad Request - Missing Required Parameter(s)

3 Variants

Unauthorized - Invalid or Missing Access Token

2 Variants

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