WhatsApp Client

Project Aim -

• Recieve messages from WhatsApp network
• Send messages to WhatsApp network

Project Dependencies

• Youwsup 2.0
• Uses GPLv3 Licence, so have to include it.

Steps Followed

As a general note, all personal information is kept in the app.conf file which is not shared here. Generating a app.conf file is pretty simple $ yowsup-cli registration --help-config > app.conf

Step 1 - Register a Mobile number on whatsapp.

• When a mobile is registered, whatsapp generates a numerical code and send it as SMS/Call to the user
• Generating the code

$ yowsup-cli registration -d -r sms -c app.conf 
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:{'Accept': 'text/json', 'User-Agent': 'WhatsApp/2.12.82 S40Version/14.26 Device/Nokia302'}
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:cc=91&in=<mobile_number>&lc=GB&lg=en&sim_mcc=000&sim_mnc=000&method=sms&token=e4e31aa936c3e660d2b3e0d599199c55&id=%E0%90Ji9%EF%A1A%BDgX%D0YO%FFb%8A%14Fk
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:Opening connection to v.whatsapp.net
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:Sending GET request to /v2/code?cc=91&in=<mobile_number>&lc=GB&lg=en&sim_mcc=000&sim_mnc=000&method=sms&token=e4e31aa936c3e660d2b3e0d599199c55&id=%E0%90Ji9%EF%A1A%BDgX%D0YO%FFb%8A%14Fk
INFO:yowsup.common.http.warequest:{"status":"sent","length":6,"method":"sms","retry_after":1805}

status: sent
retry_after: 1805
length: 6
method: sms

• You will recieve an SMS on the number. Now next step is to pass this on another request. This should give you the Password in the pw field. You may save this password in the app.conf file.

$ yowsup-cli registration -d -R <secret_code>  -c app.conf                                                                                                                                    rvm: 
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:{'Accept': 'text/json', 'User-Agent': 'WhatsApp/2.12.82 S40Version/14.26 Device/Nokia302'}
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:cc=91&in=7299066108&id=%E0%90Ji9%EF%A1A%BDgX%D0YO%FFb%8A%14Fk&code=<secret_code>
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:Opening connection to v.whatsapp.net
DEBUG:yowsup.common.http.warequest:Sending GET request to /v2/register?cc=91&in=7299066108&id=%E0%90Ji9%EF%A1A%BDgX%D0YO%FFb%8A%14Fk&code=<secret_code>
INFO:yowsup.common.http.warequest:{"status":"ok","login":"<mobile_number>","pw":"<secret_password>","type":"new","expiration":1466615185,"kind":"free","price":"\u20b9 55","cost":"55.00","currency":"INR","price_expiration":1437974308}

status: ok
kind: free
pw: <secret_password>
price: ₹ 55
price_expiration: 1437974308
currency: INR
cost: 55.00
expiration: 1466615185
login: <mobile_number>
type: new

Step 2 - Running the listener

• Provide configuration details in conf.py
• cd src
• python run.py