Auto Messaging on Whatsapp using Selenium

Introduction

This project aims to automate the process of messaging on Whatsapp. Using Selenium in Python, the script will open Whatsapp Web, search for the desired contact and send the pre-defined message.

Requirements

Python 3
Selenium
ChromeDriver
Jupyter Notebook (optional)

Setup

Install Python 3 on your computer
Install Selenium using pip install selenium
Download ChromeDriver from ChromeDriver Downloads and place it in your PATH, e.g. place it in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin

Usage

Open Jupyter Notebook
Create a new Python 3 Notebook
Import the required libraries

import selenium
from selenium import webdriver

Initialize the ChromeDriver

driver = webdriver.Chrom- e()

Open Whatsapp Web

driver.get("https://web.whatsapp.com/")

Scan the QR code to log in to your Whatsapp account
Search for the desired contact and click on it search_box = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="side"]/div[1]/div/label/input') search_box.send_keys("Contact Name") user = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//span[@title = "{}"]'.format("Contact Name")) user.click()
Send the pre-defined message

message_box = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//[@id="main"]/footer/div[1]/div[2]/div/div[2]') message_box.send_keys("Hello! This is an automated message.") send_button = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//[@id="main"]/footer/div[1]/div[3]/button') send_button.click()

Conclusion