Chat with Palui from WhatsApp. It links as a device on a number, paired by phone-number code or QR, and answers only the owner.
Kind: channel. Chat with Palui from WhatsApp. Palui links to a WhatsApp number as a linked device, the same way WhatsApp Web does, and answers DMs from your own number only.
Unofficial library
The WhatsApp connector uses Baileys, an unofficial library. Keep volume low, use one owner and never broadcast. Telegram is the reliable channel.
Connect
Enter your phone number
The wizard first asks for the owner's phone number: yours, the one you'll message the bot from. Messages from that number are accepted.
Pair the device
On the phone that holds the bot's number, open WhatsApp, go to Linked devices and choose to link with a phone number. The wizard shows an 8-character pairing code like ABCD-EFGH with a copy button. A QR code is available as a fallback tab. Codes rotate, and the wizard shows roughly when the current one expires.
Say hi
Send a DM from your number. Palui learns your WhatsApp LID from that first message and stores it next to the number, so later messages match either form.
Session files live in /data/wa-auth on the data volume.
Settings
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Owner phone number | The only number Palui answers |
How it behaves
- DMs only in v1. Group chats are planned.
- Shows an hourglass reaction while thinking, cleared when the reply goes out.
- Anything the bot sent itself (
fromMe) is dropped, so it never answers its own messages. - Reconnects with exponential backoff.
- If another session takes over the device, Palui pauses with that reason instead of fighting for it.
- If the device is logged out from the phone, the connector goes to
errorwith the detailunlinked. Pair again to fix it. - Reminder replies: quote a reminder and reply "done" or "tunda 1j" (snooze 1 hour). Approval replies: "ya" or "batal".
Tools
None. WhatsApp is a channel.
Pause and remove
- Pause: disconnects but keeps the session. Resume reconnects without re-pairing. Waiting outbox rows send on resume.
- Remove: "This unlinks the WhatsApp device. You'll need to pair again." The session files are deleted.
Back up the session carefully
The files in /data/wa-auth are enough to act as the bot's number. The nightly backup encrypts them. Never copy them anywhere unencrypted.