MCP Whatsapp Cloud runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Sep 2026.
MCP server for WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta) — messages, media, and templates via Graph API
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp-whatsapp-cloud -e 'WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN=<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -e 'WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=<WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>' -e 'WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID=<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>' -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-whatsapp-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud"
],
"env": {
"WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-whatsapp-cloud]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud"]
env = { WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>", WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID = "<WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>", WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID = "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-whatsapp-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud"
],
"env": {
"WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-whatsapp-cloud": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud"
],
"env": {
"WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID": "<WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN> (Meta system-user access token (permanent). Used as Bearer token for Graph API), <WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID> (WhatsApp Business phone number ID registered with Meta), <WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID> (WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) ID. Used for template management).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
WHATSAPP_GRAPH_VERSION (Graph API version. Defaults to v21.0. Meta bumps quarterly).
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