⚠️ EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE - Use only for testing with disposable accounts
Implements full support for WhatsApp interactive messages including:
- Simple text buttons (up to 3 buttons)
- Buttons with images/videos
- List messages (up to 10 items in sections)
- Template buttons (quick reply, URL, call actions)
- Carousel messages (up to 10 scrollable cards)
Features:
- Feature flag 'enableInteractiveMessages' (default: true for dev/testing)
- Prometheus metrics for tracking sends, successes, failures, and latency
- Comprehensive TypeScript types for all interactive message formats
- Extensive logging with warnings about potential account bans
- Automatic 'biz' node injection when feature is enabled
CRITICAL WARNINGS:
- These features may NOT work on non-business WhatsApp accounts
- Can cause temporary or permanent account BANS
- WhatsApp actively blocks this functionality since April 2022
- Messages may be rejected or fail silently
- Use ONLY in dev environment with test accounts
Architecture:
- Added ButtonInfo, Templatable, Listable, Carouselable types to Message.ts
- Extended AnyMediaMessageContent and AnyRegularMessageContent
- Implemented message generation in messages.ts
- Added getButtonType() and getButtonArgs() helpers in messages-send.ts
- Injected 'biz' node in stanza construction with metrics tracking
- Added 4 new Prometheus metrics: interactiveMessagesSent, Success, Failures, Latency
Documentation:
- Complete usage guide in INTERACTIVE_MESSAGES.md
- Examples for all interactive message types
- Metrics monitoring queries
- Troubleshooting guide
- Migration path to WhatsApp Business API
Related issues:
- https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/issues/56
- https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/issues/25
- https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/pull/2291
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Renato Alcara