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WasenderAPI

Manage WasenderAPI sessions, messages, contacts, and groups

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Group → Update Group Settings

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Overview

This node operation updates the settings of a specified WhatsApp group using the WasenderAPI. It allows users to modify group properties such as announcement mode (restricting message sending to admins), group description, join approval requirement, member addition permissions, restriction on editing group info, and the group subject. This operation is useful for managing group configurations programmatically, for example, to enforce admin-only messaging or update the group description dynamically.

Use Case Examples

  1. Automatically set a group to announcement mode so only admins can send messages.
  2. Update the group description and subject to reflect new group rules or topics.
  3. Enable join approval to control who can join the group.

Properties

Name Meaning
Session Optional session selection to specify which WhatsApp session to use for the API request. Can be selected from a list or by ID, or automatically taken from incoming data.
Group The target WhatsApp group to update, selectable from a list or by its JID (unique identifier).
Settings Collection of group settings to update, including announcement mode, description, join approval, member add permissions, restrict editing, and subject.
Options Request options for retrying failed API requests, including whether to retry and the maximum number of retries.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the WasenderAPI after updating the group settings, containing updated group metadata and status information.

Dependencies

  • WasenderAPI service with an API key credential

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the session ID or auto-selected session is valid and active; otherwise, the API request will fail.
  • Verify the group JID is correct and the bot or session has permission to update the group.
  • Check that the settings collection contains valid data types (e.g., booleans for flags, strings for text).
  • If the API returns errors related to rate limits or server errors, the retry options can help mitigate transient failures.

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