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WasenderAPI

Manage WasenderAPI sessions, messages, contacts, and groups

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Contact → Get Contact

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Overview

This node operation retrieves detailed information about a specific contact from a WhatsApp session using the WasenderAPI. It is useful for scenarios where you need to fetch contact details such as name, status, or other metadata for a given contact JID (Jabber ID). For example, it can be used in workflows that manage customer interactions or update contact records based on WhatsApp data.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetch contact details by selecting a contact from a list in a WhatsApp session.
  2. Retrieve contact information by specifying the contact's JID directly.

Properties

Name Meaning
Session Optional selection of a WhatsApp session to use for the request. If not provided, the session from the incoming item is used.
Contact The contact to retrieve information for, specified either by selecting from a list or by providing the contact's JID.
Options Additional request options such as retry behavior and maximum retry attempts for API requests.

Output

JSON

  • contactId - The unique identifier (JID) of the contact.
  • name - The full name of the contact.
  • status - The status message or presence information of the contact.
  • phoneNumber - The phone number associated with the contact.
  • profilePictureUrl - URL to the contact's profile picture, if available.

Dependencies

  • WasenderAPI service with an API key credential for authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues include missing or invalid session ID, which results in errors indicating that a session is required.
  • Invalid or missing contact JID will cause the node to throw an error indicating the contact identifier is required.
  • API request failures due to network issues or rate limiting may occur; enabling retry options can help mitigate transient errors.

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