# WhatsApp Contact & Group Fetching

This API allows you to fetch contact and groups of your Connected WhatsApp Number and this API is supported only in WhatsApp Web Automation Channel 

{% hint style="danger" %}

### **Works only with WhatsApp Web Automation Channel and this feature is not stable, use at your own risk** 

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## WhatsApp Contact & Group Fetching API

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://pickyassist.com/app/api/v2/fetch-contacts`

API to fetch WhatsApp Contacts & Groups

#### Request Body

| Name        | Type   | Description                              |
| ----------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| token       | string | Your API Token for authentication        |
| application | number | <p>10 = WhatsApp Web Automation <br></p> |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 " %}

```javascript
[
   {
      "number":"9194055074-16099455",
      "name":"API Group",
      "type":"group"
   },
   {
      "number":"9194055074-16161719",
      "name":"NEW SUBBB",
      "type":"group"
   },
   {
      "number":"1809723725",
      "name":"Joan Miranda",
      "type":"contact"
   },
   {
      "number":"2347076688",
      "name":"P.Tosin",
      "type":"contact"
   },
   {
      "number":"2347000485",
      "name":"Geraldox Gerry",
      "type":"contact"
   }
]
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Sample Request Body JSON

```javascript
{
    	"token": "e16e32e750cf865fae95752a9f1d0898cb",
    	"application": "10"
 }

```

## Sample Response

```javascript
[
   {
      "number":"9194055074-16099455",
      "name":"API Group",
      "type":"group"
   },
   {
      "number":"9194055074-16161719",
      "name":"NEW SUBBB",
      "type":"group"
   },
   {
      "number":"1809723725",
      "name":"Joan Miranda",
      "type":"contact"
   },
   {
      "number":"2347076688",
      "name":"P.Tosin",
      "type":"contact"
   },
   {
      "number":"2347000485",
      "name":"Geraldox Gerry",
      "type":"contact"
   }
]
```

## Response Variables

| Variable Name | Type   | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| number        | String | WhatsApp Number or WhatsApp Group ID if the type=group     |
| name          | String | Name of the Contact / Group                                |
| type          | String | <p>contact = It's a contact</p><p>group = It's a group</p> |


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