Message

ack  MessageAck

ACK status for the message

author  string

If the message was sent to a group, this field will contain the user that sent the message.

body  string

Message content

broadcast  boolean

Indicates if the message was a broadcast

deviceType  string

String that represents from which device type the message was sent

duration  string

Indicates the duration of the message in seconds

forwardingScore  number

Indicates how many times the message was forwarded.

The maximum value is 127.

from  string

ID for the Chat that this message was sent to, except if the message was sent by the current user.

fromMe  boolean

Indicates if the message was sent by the current user

hasMedia  boolean

Indicates if the message has media available for download

hasQuotedMsg  boolean

Indicates if the message was sent as a reply to another message.

hasReaction  boolean

Indicates whether there are reactions to the message

id  object

ID that represents the message

inviteV4  object

Group Invite Data

isEphemeral  boolean

Indicates if the message will disappear after it expires

isForwarded  boolean

Indicates if the message was forwarded

isGif  boolean

Indicates whether the message is a Gif

isStarred  boolean

Indicates if the message was starred

isStatus  boolean

Indicates if the message is a status update

links  Array of {link: string, isSuspicious: boolean}

Links included in the message.

location  Location

Location information contained in the message, if the message is type "location"

mediaKey  string

MediaKey that represents the sticker 'ID'

mentionedIds  Array of string

Indicates the mentions in the message body.

orderId  string

Order ID for message type ORDER

rawData  Object

Returns message in a raw format

timestamp  number

Unix timestamp for when the message was created

to  string

ID for who this message is for.

If the message is sent by the current user, it will be the Chat to which the message is being sent. If the message is sent by another user, it will be the ID for the current user.

token  string

Order Token for message type ORDER

type  MessageTypes

Message type

vCards  Array of string

List of vCards contained in the message.

acceptGroupV4Invite() → Promise containing Object

Accept Group V4 Invite

Returns

Promise containing Object 

delete(everyone)

Deletes a message from the chat

downloadMedia() → Promise containing MessageMedia

Downloads and returns the attatched message media

Returns

Promise containing MessageMedia 

edit(content[, options]) → Promise containing nullable Message

Edits the current message.

Returns

Promise containing nullable Message 

forward(chat) → Promise

Forwards this message to another chat (that you chatted before, otherwise it will fail)

Returns

Promise 

getChat() → Promise containing Chat

Returns the Chat this message was sent in

Returns

Promise containing Chat 

getContact() → Promise containing Contact

Returns the Contact this message was sent from

Returns

Promise containing Contact 

getInfo() → Promise containing nullable MessageInfo

Get information about message delivery status. May return null if the message does not exist or is not sent by you.

Returns

Promise containing nullable MessageInfo 

getMentions() → Promise containing Array of Contact

Returns the Contacts mentioned in this message

Returns

Promise containing Array of Contact 

getOrder() → Promise containing Order

Gets the order associated with a given message

Returns

Promise containing Order 

getPayment() → Promise containing Payment

Gets the payment details associated with a given message

Returns

Promise containing Payment 

getQuotedMessage() → Promise containing Message

Returns the quoted message, if any

Returns

Promise containing Message 

getReactions() → Promise containing Array of ReactionList

Gets the reactions associated with the given message

Returns

Promise containing Array of ReactionList 

react(reaction) → Promise

React to this message with an emoji

Returns

Promise 

reload() → Promise containing Message

Reloads this Message object's data in-place with the latest values from WhatsApp Web. Note that the Message must still be in the web app cache for this to work, otherwise will return null.

Returns

Promise containing Message 

reply(content[, chatId][, options]) → Promise containing Message

Sends a message as a reply to this message. If chatId is specified, it will be sent through the specified Chat. If not, it will send the message in the same Chat as the original message was sent.

Returns

Promise containing Message 

star()

Stars this message

unstar()

Unstars this message