Administración de grupos y canales

Miembros, invitaciones, ajustes, moderación y estadísticas de grupos. Los cambios requieren permisos.

Opciones globales

Opción	Qué hace
`-V, --version`	output the version number.
`-v, --verbose`	more detail in what is shown: -v ids, -vv everything we know. Default: `0`.
`--json`	machine-readable output: one JSON value on stdout; --json=id,text keeps only those fields.
`--jsonl`	machine-readable output: one JSON object per line, for streaming and jq.
`--quiet`	diagnostics off; a failure is still said.
`--trace`	the connection's own log lines on stderr — never message content.
`--debug`	on a failure, its whole record — cause and stack — in place of the short line.
`--timeout <duration>`	give up on the whole command after this — 30s, 2m, 500ms.
`--offline`	answer from what was recorded and never connect; fails if nothing was.
`--no-input`	never prompt or open interactive login; piped input remains available.
`--max-input-bytes <bytes>`	maximum buffered input bytes (default: 16777216).
`--max-output-bytes <bytes>`	maximum machine output bytes (default: 4194304; 0 disables).
`--brief`	found messages as reference, title, time, sender and excerpt only.
`--full`	found messages with their whole text and every provider field.
`--dry-run`	preview parsed arguments and permissions before running the action.
`--yes`	go ahead without the question an ask level puts before a write.
`--record`	keep this run — ids and timings, never message content.
`--no-record`	do not keep it, whatever the configuration says.

Comandos

`wa chats members`

who is in a group

`wa chats members list`

everyone in a group, a page at a time, with their role and when they were last seen

wa chats members list <chat> [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`query`	optional	field:value terms; this list filters by none yet.

Opción	Qué hace
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.

`wa chats members check`

members that look like bots, each with its reasons — read from the member list and the local store; never one request per person, and it removes nobody

wa chats members check <chat> [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`query`	optional	field:value terms that narrow the list — the fields are below.

Opción	Qué hace
`--max-pages <pages>`	at most this many pages of 200 members, a pause between them (default: 10).
`--deep <n>`	also check the top n in full — profile, photos and everything they wrote — one person a second; the public ban lists cover Telegram only, so nothing is sent.

`wa chats members history`

who joined, who left and whose profile changed, oldest first — what chats members fetch recorded in the local store; never asks the messenger

wa chats members history <chat> [query]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`query`	optional	field:value terms that narrow the list — the fields are below.

`wa chats members fetch`

read a group's whole member list into the local store's member history: who joined, who left, daily counts and profile changes; someone is recorded as gone only when every member was read

Changes something on this computer only.

wa chats members fetch <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--track`	also fetch it daily while serve runs; chats tracking lists and edits those chats.
`--max-pages <pages>`	at most this many pages of 200 members, a pause between them (default: 10).

`wa chats members add`

add people; they are told

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats members add <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	an id, or part of a name.

`wa chats members remove`

remove people; their messages stay

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats members remove <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	an id, or part of a name.

`wa chats create`

create a group or a channel; the people added are told

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats create <title> [person] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`title`	required	the group's name.
`person`	optional	people to add: an id, or part of a name.

Opción	Qué hace
`--channel`	a private channel instead of a group; people join it by its link.

`wa chats update`

rename a group or channel, change its description, or turn one of its settings on or off

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats update <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--title <title>`	the new name.
`--description <text>`	the new description.
`--photo <file>`	a new photo for it — a .jpg or .jpeg file.
`--remove-photo`	take its photo away; not with --photo.
`--only-admins-add <on\|off>`	only admins may add members.
`--join-approval <on\|off>`	people ask to join, and an admin lets them in.
`--only-admins-send <on\|off>`	only admins may send messages.
`--only-admins-edit-info <on\|off>`	only admins may change the name, photo and description.
`--disappear-after <duration\|off>`	new messages disappear this long after sending: 24h, 7d, 90d; off keeps them.

`wa chats links`

a group's invite link

`wa chats links show`

the invite link, if you may see it

wa chats links show <chat>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

`wa chats links reset`

replace the invite link; the old one stops working

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats links reset <chat>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

`wa chats requests`

requests to join a group that needs an admin's approval

`wa chats requests list`

who asked to join, newest first; only admins see them, and reading tells nobody

wa chats requests list <chat> [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`query`	optional	field:value terms that narrow the list — the fields are below.

Opción	Qué hace
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.

`wa chats requests confirm`

let them in; the group sees them join

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats requests confirm <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	who asked: an id from `chats requests list`.

`wa chats requests reject`

turn the request away

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats requests reject <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	who asked: an id from `chats requests list`.

`wa chats admins`

give or take back a member's admin rights

`wa chats admins add`

make a member an admin, with every right: members, admins, info, pin, link, post, delete

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats admins add <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	an id, or part of a name.

`wa chats admins remove`

take an admin's rights back; they stay a member

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats admins remove <chat> <person>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`person`	required	an id, or part of a name.

`wa chats moderate`

judge a group's new messages and members by its rules, and act as they allow

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats moderate <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--since-time <time>`	judge what came after this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago; the saved point stays.
`--dry-run`	judge and plan; do nothing.
`--allow-dangerous`	yes to every action whose level in the group's rules is ask.
`--max-actions <n>`	at most this many actions in one run; 10 if not given.

`wa chats pin`

keep a chat at the top of your chat list; nobody in it is told

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats pin <chat>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

`wa chats unpin`

let a pinned chat move down the chat list again

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats unpin <chat>

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

`wa chats delete`

delete a chat from this account; the others in it keep it and its messages

Changes something in WhatsApp.

wa chats delete <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--allow-dangerous`	go ahead without the question an ask level puts before a deletion.

`wa stats`

statistics about messages, chats and their authors

`wa stats messages`

message statistics from the local store

`wa stats messages show`

how many stored messages match, by chat, sender, day or hour — the local store only

wa stats messages show [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query, as for search messages; none counts every stored message; with --saved, more words AND-ed to it.

Opción	Qué hace
`--by <group>`	count by chat, sender, day or hour (default: chat).
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat — the same as chat: in the query; a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`--source <accounts>`	every account of this messenger held in the store; personal, bots or all — the same as in: in the query.
`--limit <n>`	how many rows.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days and hours.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does; text: still matches every form.
`--saved <name\|id>`	count what a saved search or an earlier run matches; options typed here replace its own.

`wa stats messages counters`

per-counter observations and bounded remote refresh

`wa stats messages counters show`

show saved counter values and their observation freshness

wa stats messages counters show [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query over stored messages.

Opción	Qué hace
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`--source <accounts>`	held accounts of this messenger; refresh uses the active account.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for query dates.
`--selection <json>`	pinned counter-targets selection from counters show; conflicts with query and scope.
`--counters <names>`	distinct views,reactions,comments fields; all three by default.
`--limit <n>`	messages, 1–100; 20 by default.
`--max-age <duration>`	maximum fresh observation age; 24h by default.

`wa stats messages counters sync`

read authoritative counters for bounded messages and update their local observations

Changes something on this computer only.

wa stats messages counters sync [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query over stored messages.

Opción	Qué hace
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`--source <accounts>`	held accounts of this messenger; refresh uses the active account.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for query dates.
`--selection <json>`	pinned counter-targets selection from counters show; conflicts with query and scope.
`--counters <names>`	distinct views,reactions,comments fields; all three by default.
`--limit <n>`	messages, 1–100; 20 by default.
`--max-messages <n>`	maximum messages to refresh, 1–100.
`--sync-time <duration>`	remote refresh budget; 30s by default, maximum 5m.
`--dry-run`	preview exact stored targets and counter capabilities without connecting.

`wa stats messages unanswered`

oldest detected questions without an observed qualifying explicit reply

wa stats messages unanswered [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Opción	Qué hace
`--source <accounts>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.

`wa stats messages discussion`

viewed posts with little recorded discussion

wa stats messages discussion [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Opción	Qué hace
`--source <accounts>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.

`wa stats messages top`

rank stored messages by a measure or explainable score; counters are snapshots with per-field observation freshness

wa stats messages top [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Opción	Qué hace
`--measure <name>`	the ranking metric; not with score or weights. One of: `views`, `reactions`, `forwards`, `comments`, `replies`, `thread-size`.
`--score <preset>`	helpful/active for authors; engaging for either target. One of: `helpful`, `active`, `engaging`.
`--weights <json>`	the complete component weights; replaces preset weights.
`--source <accounts>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for dates and active days.
`--limit <n>`	ranked rows, 1–100.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved query or ranking run; typed options replace stored options.

`wa stats messages evidence`

bounded messages, answer pairs or retention members from an exact drilldown selection

wa stats messages evidence <message> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`message`	required	the canonical message locator, or retention cohort reference, from drilldown.

Opción	Qué hace
`--selection <json>`	the resolved ranking selection returned in drilldown.
`--component <name>`	the exposed ranking component.
`--limit <n>`	evidence rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--cursor <cursor>`	continue the same component and stored-evidence fingerprint.

`wa stats contacts`

statistics about human authors

`wa stats contacts responses`

counts and median/p90 latency for selected human answering identities

wa stats contacts responses [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Opción	Qué hace
`--source <accounts>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.

`wa stats contacts top`

rank the human authors of stored messages by a measure or explainable score; counters are snapshots with per-field observation freshness

wa stats contacts top [query] [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Opción	Qué hace
`--measure <name>`	the ranking metric; not with score or weights. One of: `messages`, `words`, `reactions`, `replies`, `answers`, `answer-time`, `threads`, `active-days`.
`--score <preset>`	helpful/active for authors; engaging for either target. One of: `helpful`, `active`, `engaging`.
`--weights <json>`	the complete component weights; replaces preset weights.
`--source <accounts>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for dates and active days.
`--limit <n>`	ranked rows, 1–100.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved query or ranking run; typed options replace stored options.

`wa stats contacts evidence`

bounded messages, answer pairs or retention members from an exact drilldown selection

wa stats contacts evidence <person> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`person`	required	the exact native person id from the ranking row.

Opción	Qué hace
`--selection <json>`	the resolved ranking selection returned in drilldown.
`--component <name>`	the exposed ranking component.
`--limit <n>`	evidence rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--cursor <cursor>`	continue the same component and stored-evidence fingerprint.

`wa stats chats`

statistics about one chat

`wa stats chats show`

a group's or channel's numbers for a period: messages, active members, replies, reactions, questions answered, joins and leaves — counted from the local store; joins and leaves too

wa stats chats show <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--since-time <time>`	ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 7 days ago if not given.
`--by <group>`	also one row per calendar day or week (weeks start on Monday).
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days.

`wa stats chats newcomers`

known-join members and their help within a join window

wa stats chats newcomers <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--since-time <time>`	from this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago; 30d ago if not given.
`--until-time <time>`	through this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--within <duration>`	the help window after a known newcomer join.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.

`wa stats chats retention`

joining cohorts and observed checkpoint membership from saved roster observations

wa stats chats retention <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--since-time <time>`	joining period starts at ISO 8601 or a relative time; last 90 days by default.
`--until-time <time>`	joining period ends at this time; now by default.
`--checkpoints <durations>`	up to 10 increasing joining ages, comma separated; 1d,7d,30d by default.
`--within <duration>`	activity and early departure window after joining; 7d by default.
`--by <group>`	group joining dates by calendar day or Monday week. One of: `day`, `week`.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for joining cohorts.
`--limit <n>`	cohorts and member evidence, 1–100.

`wa stats tasks`

task statistics

`wa stats tasks show`

per chat: how many tasks are open, the oldest open one, the median time to close

wa stats tasks show [options]

Opción	Qué hace
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).
`--type <type>`	only this type: question, request, mention or promise.

`wa stats charts`

a chart's data from a chat's statistics, and optionally a dark SVG or PNG image

Changes something on this computer only.

wa stats charts <chat> [options]

Argumento	Obligatoriedad	Qué es
`chat`	required	a chat: its name, or its WhatsApp id (…@lid, …@g.us, …@newsletter).

Opción	Qué hace
`--chart-kind <messages\|active\|membership>`	what to draw: messages, active authors, or joins and leaves. Default: `messages`.
`--by <group>`	one point per calendar day or week (weeks start on Monday). Default: `day`.
`--since-time <time>`	ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 7 days ago if not given.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days.
`--output <file>`	write a dark image to a new .svg or .png file.

Códigos de salida

Branch on the code, not on the text: the text can change, the code does not.

Code	When
`0`	it worked
`2`	`validation_error`
`3`	`configuration_error`
`4`	`authentication_error`
`5`	`permission_error`
`6`	`not_found`
`7`	`confirmation_required`
`8`	`rate_limited`
`9`	`timeout`
`10`	`network_error`
`11`	`provider_error`
`12`	`provider_unavailable`
`13`	`invalid_response`
`14`	`outcome_unknown`
`130`	`cancelled`
`1`	anything else

0 and only 0 means the operation was done. 14 (outcome_unknown) means a message may have gone: repeat it only with the same --operation-id, which WhatsApp uses to drop a second copy.

Administración de grupos y canales

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Opciones globales

Comandos

`wa chats members`

`wa chats members list`

`wa chats members check`

`wa chats members history`

`wa chats members fetch`

`wa chats members add`

`wa chats members remove`

`wa chats create`

`wa chats update`

`wa chats links`

`wa chats links show`

`wa chats links reset`

`wa chats requests`

`wa chats requests list`

`wa chats requests confirm`

`wa chats requests reject`

`wa chats admins`

`wa chats admins add`

`wa chats admins remove`

`wa chats moderate`

`wa chats pin`

`wa chats unpin`

`wa chats delete`

`wa stats`

`wa stats messages`

`wa stats messages show`

`wa stats messages counters`

`wa stats messages counters show`

`wa stats messages counters sync`

`wa stats messages unanswered`

`wa stats messages discussion`

`wa stats messages top`

`wa stats messages evidence`

`wa stats contacts`

`wa stats contacts responses`

`wa stats contacts top`

`wa stats contacts evidence`

`wa stats chats`

`wa stats chats show`

`wa stats chats newcomers`

`wa stats chats retention`

`wa stats tasks`

`wa stats tasks show`

`wa stats charts`

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