WhatsApp MCP Server

io.github.nakulben/whatsapp-mcp · v0.1.0

Manage WhatsApp Business templates and send messages via Meta Cloud API

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claude mcp add whatsapp-mcp -e META_ACCESS_TOKEN=<META_ACCESS_TOKEN> -e META_WABA_ID=<META_WABA_ID> -e META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=<META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID> -e META_APP_ID=<META_APP_ID> -e META_API_VERSION=<META_API_VERSION> -- uvx jina-whatsapp-mcp==0.1.0

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "jina-whatsapp-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "META_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<META_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "META_WABA_ID": "<META_WABA_ID>",
        "META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>",
        "META_APP_ID": "<META_APP_ID>",
        "META_API_VERSION": "<META_API_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "jina-whatsapp-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "META_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<META_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "META_WABA_ID": "<META_WABA_ID>",
        "META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>",
        "META_APP_ID": "<META_APP_ID>",
        "META_API_VERSION": "<META_API_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "whatsapp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "jina-whatsapp-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "META_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<META_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "META_WABA_ID": "<META_WABA_ID>",
        "META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>",
        "META_APP_ID": "<META_APP_ID>",
        "META_API_VERSION": "<META_API_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`META_ACCESS_TOKEN` Required, secret	Meta API access token with whatsapp_business_messaging and whatsapp_business_management permissions
`META_WABA_ID` Required	WhatsApp Business Account ID
`META_PHONE_NUMBER_ID` Required	WhatsApp phone number ID
`META_APP_ID` Optional	Meta app ID (for media uploads)
`META_API_VERSION` Optional	Meta Graph API version (defaults to v24.0)

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	4 Apr 2026
Last updated	4 Apr 2026
Registry name	`io.github.nakulben/whatsapp-mcp`

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