Get Group Name
Retrieve the name of a WhatsApp group
Get Group Name
Retrieve the current name of a WhatsApp group.
Endpoint
GET /{sessionId}/groups/{groupId}/name
Headers
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Authorization | string | Yes | Bearer token for authentication |
Path Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
sessionId | string | Yes | The session ID |
groupId | string | Yes | The group ID |
Response
{
"success": true,
"name": "Awesome Project Group"
}
Examples
curl -X GET "https://api.wasend.dev/{sessionId}/groups/{groupId}/name" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
import { WasendClient } from '@wasend/core'; // Assuming response {success, name, error?}
const client = new WasendClient({
apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
baseUrl: 'https://api.wasend.dev'
});
const sessionId = "yourSessionId";
const groupId = "yourGroupId";
async function run() {
// Assuming getGroupName exists and returns an object like { success: boolean, name?: string, error?: string }
const result = await client.getGroupName(sessionId, groupId);
if (result.success) {
console.log('Group name:', result.name);
} else {
console.error('Failed to get group name:', result.error);
}
}
run();
const { WasendClient } = require('@wasend/core');
const client = new WasendClient({
apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
baseUrl: 'https://api.wasend.dev'
});
const sessionId = "yourSessionId";
const groupId = "yourGroupId";
// Assuming getGroupName exists and returns an object like { success: boolean, name?: string, error?: string }
client.getGroupName(sessionId, groupId)
.then(result => {
if (result.success) {
console.log('Group name:', result.name);
} else {
console.error('Failed to get group name:', result.error);
}
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error getting group name:', error);
});
from wasend import WasendClient
client = WasendClient(
api_key='YOUR_API_KEY',
base_url='https://api.wasend.dev'
)
session_id = "yourSessionId"
group_id = "yourGroupId"
# Assuming get_group_name exists and returns an object with success, name, error attributes
result = client.get_group_name(
session_id=session_id,
group_id=group_id
)
if result.success:
print(f"Group name: {result.name}")
else:
print(f"Failed to get group name: {result.error}")
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/wasenddev/wasend-sdk-go/wasendcore"
)
func StringPtr(s string) *string { return &s }
// Assuming response structure for GetGroupName
// type GroupNameResponse struct {
// Success bool `json:"success"`
// Name *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
// Error *string `json:"error,omitempty"`
// }
func main() {
client := wasendcore.NewWasendClient(&wasendcore.WasendConfig{
ApiKey: StringPtr("YOUR_API_KEY"),
BaseUrl: StringPtr("https://api.wasend.dev"),
})
sessionId := "yourSessionId"
groupId := "yourGroupId"
// Assuming GetGroupName exists
result, err := client.GetGroupName(sessionId, groupId)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Error getting group name: %v", err)
}
if result.Success {
fmt.Printf("Group name: %s\n", *result.Name)
} else {
fmt.Printf("Failed to get group name: %s\n", *result.Error)
}
}
using Wasend.Core; // Assuming Wasend.Core for WasendClient and WasendConfig
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
// Assuming response structure for GetGroupName
// public class GroupNameResponse {
// public bool Success { get; set; }
// public string Name { get; set; }
// public string Error { get; set; }
// }
public class Example
{
public static async Task Main(string[] args) // SDK methods are typically async in .NET
{
var config = new WasendConfig
{
ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY"
// BaseUrl = "https://api.wasend.dev" // Optional
};
var client = new WasendClient(config);
string sessionId = "yourSessionId";
string groupId = "yourGroupId";
// Assuming GetGroupName (or GetGroupNameAsync) exists
var result = client.GetGroupName(sessionId, groupId); // Using sync for consistency with API.md if it were there
if (result.Success)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Group name: {result.Name}");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine($"Failed to get group name: {result.Error}");
}
}
}
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
String sessionId = "yourSessionId";
String groupId = "yourGroupId";
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.wasend.dev/" + sessionId + "/groups/" + groupId + "/name"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = httpClient.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println("Response: " + response.body());
}
}
<?php
$sessionId = 'yourSessionId';
$groupId = 'yourGroupId';
$url = "https://api.wasend.dev/{$sessionId}/groups/{$groupId}/name";
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
?>
require 'net/http';
require 'uri';
require 'json';
session_id = 'yourSessionId'
group_id = 'yourGroupId'
uri = URI("https://api.wasend.dev/#{session_id}/groups/#{group_id}/name")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true # For HTTPS
request_obj = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request_obj['Authorization'] = 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
response = http.request(request_obj)
puts "Response: #{response.body}"
import Foundation
let sessionId = "yourSessionId"
let groupId = "yourGroupId"
let url = URL(string: "https://api.wasend.dev/\(sessionId)/groups/\(groupId)/name")!
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.setValue("Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
if let data = data, let responseString = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) {
print("Response: \(responseString)")
}
}
task.resume()
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let session_id = "yourSessionId";
let group_id = "yourGroupId";
let url = format!("https://api.wasend.dev/{}/groups/{}/name", session_id, group_id);
let response_text = client
.get(&url)
.header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
.send()
.await?
.text()
.await?;
println!("Response: {}", response_text);
Ok(())
}
Response Fields
Field | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
success | boolean | Whether the operation was successful |
name | string | The current name of the group |
error | string | Optional. Error message if success is false . |
Error Codes
Code | Description |
---|---|
400 | Bad Request - Invalid parameters |
401 | Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key |
403 | Forbidden - Not authorized to get name |
404 | Not Found - Session or group not found |
429 | Too many requests - Rate limit exceeded |
500 | Internal server error |
Notes
- You must be a member of the group to get its name.
- The name is required and cannot be empty.
- The name has a maximum length of 25 characters as per WhatsApp limitations, but the API itself doesn't enforce this on retrieval.
- The name is visible to all group members.
- The name can be changed by group admins using the Set Group Subject endpoint.