WAHA
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Keywords: whatsapp, api, messaging, chatbot, webhooks
Train: Community
Home Page: https://waha.devlike.pro
Added: 2026-11-05
Last Updated: 2026-11-05
WhatsApp HTTP API (REST API) that you can configure in a click, with multiple engines (WEBJS, NOWEB, GOWS), a built-in dashboard and webhooks.
Run as Context- Container [waha] can run as any non-root user and group.
Group: 568 / Host group is [apps]
User: 568 / Host user is [apps]
App Metadata (Raw File)
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"required_features": [],
"human_version": "2026.10.1_1.0.0",
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"icon": "https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/waha/icons/icon.png",
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"url": "https://www.truenas.com/"
}
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},
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{
"name": "WAHA Configuration",
"description": "Configure WAHA"
},
{
"name": "User and Group Configuration",
"description": "Configure User and Group for WAHA"
},
{
"name": "Network Configuration",
"description": "Configure Network for WAHA"
},
{
"name": "Storage Configuration",
"description": "Configure Storage for WAHA"
},
{
"name": "Labels Configuration",
"description": "Configure Labels for WAHA"
},
{
"name": "Resources Configuration",
"description": "Configure Resources for WAHA"
}
],
"questions": [
{
"variable": "TZ",
"group": "WAHA Configuration",
"label": "Timezone",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "Etc/UTC",
"required": true,
"$ref": [
"definitions/timezone"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "waha",
"label": "",
"group": "WAHA Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "engine",
"label": "WhatsApp Engine",
"description": "The default engine used for new sessions.</br>\n- WEBJS: Runs WhatsApp Web in a browser (most compatible, heaviest).</br>\n- NOWEB: Connects over websocket from Node.js (lighter, no browser).</br>\n- GOWS: Connects over websocket from Go (lightest, fastest).</br>\nExisting sessions keep the engine they were created with.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "WEBJS",
"required": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "WEBJS",
"description": "WEBJS (Browser based)"
},
{
"value": "NOWEB",
"description": "NOWEB (Websocket, Node.js)"
},
{
"value": "GOWS",
"description": "GOWS (Websocket, Go)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "api_key",
"label": "API Key",
"description": "Key that clients must send in the X-Api-Key header to use the API.</br>\nIt is hashed by WAHA on startup.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"min_length": 16,
"private": true,
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "dashboard_enabled",
"label": "Enable Dashboard and Swagger",
"description": "Enable the web dashboard (/dashboard) and the Swagger API docs (/).",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
{
"variable": "dashboard_username",
"label": "Dashboard Username",
"description": "Username for the dashboard and the Swagger API docs.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"show_if": [
[
"dashboard_enabled",
"=",
true
]
],
"default": "",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "dashboard_password",
"label": "Dashboard Password",
"description": "Password for the dashboard and the Swagger API docs.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"show_if": [
[
"dashboard_enabled",
"=",
true
]
],
"default": "",
"min_length": 8,
"private": true,
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "base_url",
"label": "Base URL",
"description": "How WAHA is reached from outside, for example https://waha.example.com.</br>\nUsed to build the URLs of media files sent in webhooks.\nLeave empty to use the default.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "uri",
"default": ""
}
},
{
"variable": "additional_envs",
"label": "Additional Environment Variables",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "env",
"label": "Environment Variable",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "name",
"label": "Name",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "value",
"label": "Value",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "run_as",
"label": "",
"group": "User and Group Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "user",
"label": "User ID",
"description": "The user id that WAHA files will be owned by.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"min": 568,
"default": 568,
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "group",
"label": "Group ID",
"description": "The group id that WAHA files will be owned by.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"min": 568,
"default": 568,
"required": true
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "network",
"label": "",
"group": "Network Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "web_port",
"label": "WebUI Port",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "bind_mode",
"label": "Port Bind Mode",
"description": "The port bind mode.</br>\n- Publish: The port will be published on the host for external access.</br>\n- Expose: The port will be exposed for inter-container communication.</br>\n- None: The port will not be exposed or published.</br>\nNote: If the Dockerfile defines an EXPOSE directive,\nthe port will still be exposed for inter-container communication regardless of this setting.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "published",
"enum": [
{
"value": "published",
"description": "Publish port on the host for external access"
},
{
"value": "exposed",
"description": "Expose port for inter-container communication"
},
{
"value": "",
"description": "None"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "port_number",
"label": "Port Number",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"default": 30556,
"min": 1,
"max": 65535,
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "host_ips",
"label": "Host IPs",
"description": "IPs on the host to bind this port",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"show_if": [
[
"bind_mode",
"=",
"published"
]
],
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "host_ip",
"label": "Host IP",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"$ref": [
"definitions/node_bind_ip"
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "networks",
"label": "Networks",
"description": "The docker networks to join",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"show_if": [
[
"host_network",
"=",
false
]
],
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "network",
"label": "Network",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "name",
"label": "Name",
"description": "The name of the network to join.</br>\nThe network must already exist.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "containers",
"label": "Containers",
"description": "The containers to add to this network.",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"items": [
{
"variable": "container",
"label": "Container",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "name",
"label": "Container Name",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "waha",
"description": "waha"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "config",
"label": "Container Network Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "aliases",
"label": "Aliases (Optional)",
"description": "The network aliases to use for this container on this network.",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "alias",
"label": "Alias",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "interface_name",
"label": "Interface Name (Optional)",
"description": "The network interface name to use for this network",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"variable": "mac_address",
"label": "MAC Address (Optional)",
"description": "The MAC address to use for this network interface.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"variable": "ipv4_address",
"label": "IPv4 Address (Optional)",
"description": "The IPv4 address to use for this network interface.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"variable": "ipv6_address",
"label": "IPv6 Address (Optional)",
"description": "The IPv6 address to use for this network interface.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"variable": "gw_priority",
"label": "Gateway Priority (Optional)",
"description": "Indicates the priority of the gateway for this network interface.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"null": true
}
},
{
"variable": "priority",
"label": "Priority (Optional)",
"description": "Indicates in which order Compose connects the service\u2019s containers to its networks.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"null": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "host_network",
"label": "Host Network",
"description": "Bind to the host network. It's recommended to keep this disabled.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "storage",
"label": "",
"group": "Storage Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "sessions",
"label": "Sessions Storage",
"description": "Stores the WhatsApp session data (logins). Losing it means scanning the QR code again.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"hidden": true,
"default": "sessions"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "media",
"label": "Media Storage",
"description": "Stores media files received and sent through WAHA.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"hidden": true,
"default": "media"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "additional_storage",
"label": "Additional Storage",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "storage_entry",
"label": "Storage Entry",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.</br>\nSMB Share: Is a SMB share that is mounted to as a volume.</br>\nNFS Share: Is a NFS share that is mounted to as a volume.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
},
{
"value": "cifs",
"description": "SMB/CIFS Share (Mounts a volume to a SMB share)"
},
{
"value": "nfs",
"description": "NFS Share (Mounts a volume to a NFS share)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "read_only",
"label": "Read Only",
"description": "Mount the volume as read only.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "mount_path",
"label": "Mount Path",
"description": "The path inside the container to mount the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "path",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"default": "storage_entry"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "cifs_config",
"label": "SMB Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the SMB dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"cifs"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "server",
"label": "Server",
"description": "The server to mount the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Path",
"description": "The path to mount the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "username",
"label": "Username",
"description": "The username to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "password",
"label": "Password",
"description": "The password to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "domain",
"label": "Domain",
"description": "The domain to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "nfs_config",
"label": "NFS Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the NFS dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"nfs"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "server",
"label": "Server",
"description": "The server to mount the NFS share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Path",
"description": "The path to mount the NFS share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "labels",
"label": "",
"group": "Labels Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "label",
"label": "Label",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "key",
"label": "Key",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "value",
"label": "Value",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "containers",
"label": "Containers",
"description": "Containers where the label should be applied",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"items": [
{
"variable": "container",
"label": "Container",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "waha",
"description": "waha"
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "resources",
"label": "",
"group": "Resources Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "limits",
"label": "Limits",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "cpus",
"label": "CPUs",
"description": "CPUs limit for WAHA.",
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