WhatsApp Gateway
API referenceGroups

Update group settings

PATCH
/api/v1/sessions/{session}/groups/{gid}

Partial update for subject, description, announce mode, and locked mode.

Requires send, a connected session, and enough WhatsApp rights to change the setting.

Errors: validation_error, not_found, forbidden, not_implemented.

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

Send Authorization: Bearer <token>. The token can be a login JWT from the frontend or an api-key for a script. JWT access comes from the person's organization role. Api-key access comes from the permissions saved on the key.

In: header

Path Parameters

session*string

WhatsApp session id that owns the group. Must be connected for this live action.

Example"01HZ0SESSION0000000000000"
gid*string

Group JID.

Example"120363041234567890@g.us"

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

announce?boolean

When true, only admins can post.

Exampletrue
description?string

New description.

Example"Sprint planning and on-call coordination."
locked?boolean

When true, only admins can edit group info.

Examplefalse
subject?string

New subject.

Example"Engineering Team (renamed)"

Response Body

application/json

curl -X PATCH "https://example.com/api/v1/sessions/01HZ0SESSION0000000000000/groups/120363041234567890@g.us" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{}'
Empty
{  "error": {    "code": "not_found",    "details": {      "property1": null,      "property2": null    },    "message": "session not found"  }}