Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send

Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by neya on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @04:24AM (#47776177)

Second this. Their API is such a breeze and it is so much more automation friendly than any other messenger platform. It has a good adoption % too, otherwise Signal is the real winner if we account for privacy.

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by tcfhgj on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @06:32AM (#47777132)

Even more automation friendly than Matrix?

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by neya on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @12:24PM (#47781354)

Unfortunately, I haven't used Matrix personally enough to comment, sorry. But, I've heard only good things about it so far.

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by morphology on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @03:48PM (#47784281)

It's a bit less automation-friendly because the UX is not great when the bot doesn't have its own phone number (which costs money). I think it has better privacy, though. Matrix server operators can read message metadata.

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by tcfhgj on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @05:33PM (#47785558)

Telegram server operators can read message meta data and messages

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by morphology on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @08:58PM (#47787408)

You're right, Matrix is a much better option than Telegram. I misread the thread as comparing Signal to Matrix.

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