Skip to main content

Modifying Chats

WA uses an encrypted form of communication to send chat/app updates. This has been implemented mostly and you can send the following updates:

Archive a chat​

const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat("123456@s.whatsapp.net"); // implement this on your end
await sock.chatModify(
  { archive: true, lastMessages: [lastMsgInChat] },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net"
);

Mute/unmute a chat​

// mute for 8 hours
await sock.chatModify(
  { mute: 8 * 60 * 60 * 1000 },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net",
  []
);
// unmute
await sock.chatModify({ mute: null }, "123456@s.whatsapp.net", []);

Mark a chat read/unread​

const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat("123456@s.whatsapp.net"); // implement this on your end
// mark it unread
await sock.chatModify(
  { markRead: false, lastMessages: [lastMsgInChat] },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net"
);

Delete a message for me​

await sock.chatModify(
  {
    clear: {
      messages: [
        { id: "ATWYHDNNWU81732J", fromMe: true, timestamp: "1654823909" },
      ],
    },
  },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net",
  []
);

Delete a chat​

const lastMsgInChat = await getLastMessageInChat("123456@s.whatsapp.net"); // implement this on your end
await sock.chatModify(
  {
    delete: true,
    lastMessages: [
      {
        key: lastMsgInChat.key,
        messageTimestamp: lastMsgInChat.messageTimestamp,
      },
    ],
  },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net"
);

Pin/unpin a chat​

await sock.chatModify(
  {
    pin: true, // or `false` to unpin
  },
  "123456@s.whatsapp.net"
);
note

If you mess up one of your updates, WA can log you out of all your devices and you'll have to log in again.