Vonage

Vonage Whats App API

The Whats App API from Vonage — 1 operation(s) for whats app.

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GET /whatsapp/{external_id} Retrieve a Whatsapp account #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vonage WhatsApp API
  version: 0.1.6
  contact:
    name: Vonage DevRel
    email: devrel@vonage.com
    url: https://developer.nexmo.com/
  x-label: Developer Preview
  x-metaDescription: Find quick answers to questions about the Vonage Account API in this reference guide. Learn more in Vonage's API documentation.
  x-metaTitle: Vonage Account API Reference | Vonage API Documentation
  description: 'Operations tagged WhatsApp across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: vonage-external-accounts-openapi.json, vonage-external-accounts-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.nexmo.com/beta/chatapp-accounts
tags:
- name: Whats App
paths:
  /whatsapp/{external_id}:
    get:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - basicAuth: []
      summary: Retrieve a Whatsapp account
      operationId: GetWAAccount
      tags:
      - Whats App
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: external_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: External id of the account you want to retrieve. In this case it will be the WhatsApp number.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WAAccountResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
        '404':
          description: Not Found.
    servers:
    - url: https://api.nexmo.com/beta/chatapp-accounts
components:
  schemas:
    WAAccountResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - external_id
      - api_key
      - provider
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: optionalName
          description: The account name
        applications:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - optionalApplicationId
          description: The array of associated application ids
        external_id:
          type: string
          example: '12345678'
          description: The external identifier for this account
        api_key:
          type: string
          example: abcd1234
          description: The external api key for this account
        provider:
          type: string
          example: whatsapp
          description: The provider (will be `whatsapp`).
    401Response:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Unauthorised
        detail:
          type: string
          example: Request header 'Authorization' missing / Invalid Token
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
x-refined-from:
- vonage-external-accounts-openapi.json
- vonage-external-accounts-openapi.yml
x-errors:
  validation:
    description: The provided payload is invalid
    resolution: 'Modify your request to provide a valid payload.

      * Minimum 8 characters

      * Maximum 25 characters

      * Minimum 1 lower case character

      * Minimum 1 upper case character

      * Minimum 1 digit

      '
    link:
      text: View API reference
      url: /api/account#createAPISecret
  delete-last-secret:
    description: You can not delete your only API secret
    resolution: Add another API secret before deleting this one