From buttons to studios: the OpenWA V5 catch-up
Everything since the 29 September comeback email: visual message and sticker studios, audio calls, richer media, events, session recovery, event subscriptions and your Golden Ticket.
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OpenWA events: familiar callbacks, optional Effect streams
Why we’re replacing EventEmitter2, keeping the shared ev API, and adding scoped event work and native PubSub access.
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OpenWA event contracts and ChatGPT subscriptions
A generated AsyncAPI reference and signed MCP subscriptions bring clearer event payloads and WhatsApp updates to ChatGPT Work.
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Download the AsyncAPI contract, inspect SSE and webhook envelopes, and use the generated reference to build an OpenWA event consumer.
Read the articleLet ChatGPT watch a WhatsApp conversation
Set up MCP Events, pair your OpenWA session and let ChatGPT Work watch incoming messages, acknowledgements or session changes.
Read the articleOpenWA documentation now publishes from development and releases
The current docs are on openwa.dev, with automatic Cloudflare publication for relevant master updates and an explicit Bumpy release dispatch.
Read the articleRestored message operations and more useful delivery snapshots
The 5.5 release restores patch-backed send and group operations, preserves ACK snapshots and tightens stream cleanup around the new APIs.
Read the articleOpenWA 5.5.1 lets you pair again when saved session data is invalid
Invalid saved files no longer stop startup: OpenWA proceeds to fresh pairing and replaces the saved file after the new session is ready.
Read the articleOpenWA installs without downloading a browser
Version 5.5.1 prefers installed Chrome and provisions a missing selected browser on demand, reusing its cache on later runs.
Read the articleA refreshed OpenWA dashboard, with call controls that follow you
Updated tables and detail sheets accompany a Calls page and a persistent call control across dashboard navigation.
Read the articleRefresh OpenWA patches and apply a licence while the API stays running
Reload the WhatsApp runtime from the SDK or dashboard without restarting the Node process, and follow the refresh operation through its progress states.
Read the articleRequest a WhatsApp phone number without forcing disclosure
Use the native number-request and own-number sharing methods, with the recipient keeping control of their response.
Read the articleBuild poll workflows and pin messages in WhatsApp
Create polls, observe decrypted votes, read synced totals and keep a message pinned for one, seven or thirty days.
Read the articleSend view-once media, circular video notes and albums with typed options
One attachment pipeline now exposes media-specific presentation options and convenient audio, voice-note and GIF helpers.
Read the articleMake WebP stickers locally, with ordered effects and automatic rendering
The new @open-wa/stickers package uses an existing browser when it can complete the job and a portable standalone worker otherwise, without Sharp.
Read the articleCreate WhatsApp events, collect RSVPs and schedule call cards
Native event invitations now have an SDK API, attendance listeners, paginated reads and validated JSON snapshots.
Read the articleWhatsApp audio calls in OpenWA: greetings, streams, recordings and a dashboard
A complete guide to the licensed audio preview: answer and start calls, attach files or streams, record received audio, and control a call across dashboard pages.
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