WhatsApp Bot

A simple bot that processes WhatsApp messages from an SQS queue and responds to them.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Copy the environment template and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

3. Edit the .env file with your credentials:

• APP_SQS_QUEUE: Your SQS queue URL
• WHATSAPP_API_TOKEN: Your WhatsApp Business API token
• WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID: Your WhatsApp phone number ID

Usage

Run the bot:

python whatsapp_bot.py

The bot will:

1. Listen for messages in the specified SQS queue
2. Mark received messages as read
3. Reply with a transcription of audio messages.
4. Delete processed messages from the queue

Error Handling

The bot includes error handling for:

• SQS connection issues
• WhatsApp API errors
• Message processing errors

Errors are logged to the console but won't stop the bot from running.