RUSTWA - A Unofficial WhatsApp Web API built in Rust
by•
No feature bloat. No crazy configs. Just the stuff most people actually need:
✅ send text + media
✅ receive messages via webhooks
✅ multi-session support
✅ QR login with session persistence
✅ web dashboard
✅ fast async runtime with Tokio
The goal: cover ~90% of automation use-cases without turning into a monster system.
If you’re building WhatsApp automation, bots, or internal tools — would love for you to try it and tear it apart 😄
Feedback, issues, and PRs are more than welcome.
Replies
RUSTWA
@buyung_bahari
Solid choice with the Rust + Tokio stack! 🦀 Managing headless Chrome instances is usually a memory nightmare, so using Rust here makes perfect sense for efficiency.
Quick question: How does it handle session persistence if the container restarts? Do I need to re-scan the QR code every time, or does it save the session state locally?
Congrats on the launch!
RUSTWA
@arsene94 Thank you! I really appreciate that 🙌
Yes — sessions are persistent. The service saves the session state locally and automatically reloads and reconnects when it restarts, so you don’t need to re-scan the QR code each time.
If you want to see it in action, just download the binary that matches your OS and give it a try — would love to hear your feedback after!
Congrats on the launch — clean, focused WhatsApp automation with Rust is super promising 👏
RUSTWA
@zeiki_yu Thank you for your support