Automating WhatsApp Notifications with Baileys v7 & REST APIs

Why WhatsApp Automation Matters for Startups\n\nTraditional SMS delivers less than 20% open rates, whereas transactional WhatsApp messages enjoy an astounding 98% open rate. Automating customer notifications—such as order confirmations, OTPs, and hire requests—builds trust and elevates user experience.\n\n### Introducing WAPI by Lushai Dev\nWAPI is an asynchronous, high-throughput REST API gateway engineered on top of Baileys v7 multi-device protocol.\n\n### Sending a WhatsApp Alert via cURL or PHP\n\n``php\n$payload = [\n 'receiver' => '919862000000',\n 'message' => "Thank you for contacting Lushai Dev! We have received your project inquiry."\n];\n\n$ch = curl_init("https://wapi.lushai.dev/api/send-message");\ncurl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [\n 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_WAPI_TOKEN',\n 'Content-Type: application/json'\n]);\ncurl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($payload));\n$response = curl_exec($ch);\n``\n\nWith features like WebP sticker creation, media document attachments, and interactive buttons, WAPI brings modern automation to your software workflow.