List WhatsApp

Retrieve transactional WhatsApp messages sent by your organization, most recent first.

Endpoint

GET /whatsapp

Returns: 200 OK

Transactional only

Campaign sends are not included. This lists only messages sent through POST /whatsapp/send.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
limit	number	20	Items per page (min: 1, max: 100)
after	string	—	Cursor — return items after this id (exclusive).
before	string	—	Cursor — return items before this id (exclusive).

Results are returned newest first. See Pagination for cursor details.

Response

{
  "object": "list",
  "has_more": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "01957e3a-4b5c-7d8e-9f0a-1b2c3d4e5f6a",
      "to": "+966512345678",
      "template_name": "order_shipped",
      "language": "ar",
      "category": "UTILITY",
      "status": "delivered",
      "failure_reason": null,
      "sent_at": "2026-03-08T12:00:03.000Z",
      "created_at": "2026-03-08T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
id	Message ID
to	Recipient in E.164 format
template_name	The approved template that was sent
language	Template language code
category	MARKETING, UTILITY, or AUTHENTICATION
status	See Get WhatsApp
failure_reason	Why the send failed. null unless status is failed.
sent_at	When the provider accepted the message. null while still queued.
created_at	When the message was submitted to Arsel

Template parameters are never returned

parameters is deliberately absent from every response. For an authentication template that field holds the one-time code, and an endpoint that reads codes back out would turn a leaked API key into an account-takeover tool.

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Examples

cURL

curl "https://api.arsel.sa/v1/whatsapp?limit=50" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ARSEL_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.arsel.sa/v1/whatsapp?limit=50", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.ARSEL_API_KEY}`,
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(`${data.name}: ${data.message}`);
}

console.log(data);

Python

import os

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.arsel.sa/v1/whatsapp?limit=50",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ARSEL_API_KEY']}"},
)
response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json())

C#

using System.Net.Http.Headers;

var client = new HttpClient(); // share one instance across requests
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(
    "Bearer", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ARSEL_API_KEY"));

var response = await client.GetAsync("https://api.arsel.sa/v1/whatsapp?limit=50");
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
    throw new HttpRequestException($"{(int)response.StatusCode}: {body}");

Console.WriteLine(body);

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init("https://api.arsel.sa/v1/whatsapp?limit=50");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("ARSEL_API_KEY"),
    ],
]);

$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new Exception("{$data['name']}: {$data['message']}");
}

print_r($data);

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Error Responses

401 Unauthorized

{
  "status_code": 401,
  "name": "unauthorized",
  "message": "Invalid API Key"
}