git clone https://github.com/nakulben/whatsapp-mcp.git
cd whatsapp-mcp
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

cp .env.example .env

META_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
META_WABA_ID=your_whatsapp_business_account_id
META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=your_phone_number_id
META_APP_ID=your_app_id              # Optional, for media uploads
META_API_VERSION=v24.0               # Optional, defaults to v24.0

python -m whatsapp_mcp --transport streamable-http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": "/path/to/whatsapp-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "whatsapp_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "META_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token",
        "META_WABA_ID": "your_waba_id",
        "META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "your_phone_number_id",
        "META_APP_ID": "your_app_id"
      }
    }
  }
}

location /mcp/ {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001/;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_read_timeout 86400;
}

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
resp = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-4.1",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "whatsapp",
        "server_url": "https://your-domain.com/mcp/",
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
    input="List all my approved templates",
)

# Create the token
echo -n '{"access_token":"EAA...","phone_number_id":"123","waba_id":"456"}' | base64
# Output: eyJhY2Nlc3NfdG9rZW4iOiJFQUEuLi4iLCJwaG9uZV9udW1iZXJfaWQiOiIxMjMiLCJ3YWJhX2lkIjoiNDU2In0=

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-4.1",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "whatsapp",
        "server_url": "https://your-domain.com/mcp/",
        "authorization": "eyJhY2Nlc3NfdG9rZW4iOiJFQUEuLi4iLCJwaG9uZV9udW1iZXJfaWQiOiIxMjMiLCJ3YWJhX2lkIjoiNDU2In0=",
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
    input="List all my approved templates",
)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": "/path/to/whatsapp-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "whatsapp_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/path/to/whatsapp-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "whatsapp_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

# Create the token
TOKEN=$(echo -n '{"access_token":"EAA...","phone_number_id":"123","waba_id":"456"}' | base64)

# Use it
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://your-server.com/mcp/ ...

pip install pytest pytest-asyncio
python -m pytest tests/ -v

whatsapp-mcp/
├── whatsapp_mcp/
│   ├── __init__.py          # Package version
│   ├── __main__.py          # Entry point (python -m whatsapp_mcp)
│   ├── config.py            # Environment config loader
│   ├── meta_api.py          # Async Meta Graph API client
│   ├── middleware.py         # ASGI middleware for per-request credentials
│   ├── server.py            # MCP server with 8 tools
│   ├── models/              # Pydantic data models
│   │   ├── body.py          # Body component
│   │   ├── header.py        # Header component (text/image/video/document)
│   │   ├── footer.py        # Footer component
│   │   ├── buttons.py       # Button types (URL, phone, quick reply, etc.)
│   │   ├── buttons_component.py
│   │   ├── enums.py         # Template categories, types, formats
│   │   └── order_models.py  # Order-related models (checkout templates)
│   └── validators/
│       ├── create/          # 12 template creation validators
│       └── send/            # 11 template send validators
├── tests/
│   ├── test_validators.py   # Validator tests
│   ├── test_meta_api.py     # API client tests (mocked HTTP)
│   └── test_tools.py        # MCP tool registration & helper tests
├── .env.example
├── requirements.txt
├── LICENSE                  # MIT
└── ROADMAP.md