# OpenWA

> Professional open source self hosted WhatsApp API gateway

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/openwa
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/openwa.json
- Website: https://github.com/rmyndharis/OpenWA
- Category: Whatsapp Gateway
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-05-20T16:52:03+00:00
- Catalog revision: `19172552`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/rmyndharis/OpenWA
- Stars: 16541
- Forks: 3895
- Open issues: 26
- License: MIT
- Last push: 2026-11-05T14:06:17+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-05T14:07:40+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: whatsapp, whatsapp chat, Messaging API, API, Gateway
Tech stacks: docker, javascript, nodejs, react, typescript

## Features
- Includes a modern React dashboard for visual session and webhook management. *(highlighted)*
- Features a pluggable architecture to easily swap database and storage backends. *(highlighted)*
- Supports multi session management for running multiple accounts concurrently. *(highlighted)*

## Description

OpenWA is a free, open source, and self hosted WhatsApp API gateway designed for developers. It features a pluggable architecture for databases and storage, a modern React dashboard, and supports multi session management and webhooks.

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