WAHA 2024.7 – WhatsApp Channels API, JSON logs

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the release of WAHA 2024.7 🎉

WhatsApp Channels API

WAHA now supports WhatsApp Channels – a brand-new feature introduced by WhatsApp.
You can manage, read and send messages to WhatsApp Channels (aka Newsletters) via API.

👉 Read more about available features on 📰 Channels documentation page.

💡 If you’re completely new with the project, we wrote a
Step-By-Step Guide on How to send a post to WhatsApp Channel via API

JSON logs

WAHA now supports JSON logs. You can enable it by setting WAHA_LOG_FORMAT=JSON environment variable.
WAHA_LOG_FORMAT – supports formats:

• WAHA_LOG_FORMAT=PRETTY – good for local development, default format
• WAHA_LOG_FORMAT=JSON – can be useful if you’re using central logging management system

👉 Learn more about logging configuration on 🔍 Observability page.