Can Waha group multiple quick successive messages into a single webhook event?

[vandyahmad24]

Hi, thank you for this great tool!

I have a question regarding how Waha handles multiple messages sent by a user in very quick succession (e.g., within 1 second).

For example, if a user sends the following messages rapidly:

Ok (18.00)
How much this product? (18.00)

Currently, Waha sends two separate webhook events, one for each message.

However, for my use case, I would prefer to receive a single webhook event that combines both messages into one, like:

Ok
How much this product?

Is there any built-in debounce or grouping logic in Waha that can support this behavior, or is there a recommended way to achieve this?

Thank you in advance!

[devlikepro]

Hi!
Good suggestion, but the main problem here is to find the right debounce value, always tricky :(
For some users 5 sec is not enough, but for some use cases it's like eternity :)

For now I'd suggest receiving the webhook in your app, put the payload to some queue (even in database) and process it later on your app side.
So you'll be in charge of the "when do I need to process messages" logic.

We'll think about that, have some work planned for webhoooks, may be we'll add debounce here as well!
#830

[vandyahmad24]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback 🙏

You're right — finding the right debounce value can be tricky. As a workaround, we recommend handling the webhook by storing the payload (e.g. in a DB or queue) and processing it later on your side. That way, you have full control over when to process it.

We’ll keep this in mind — we're planning some improvements to webhooks, and adding debounce might be part of that.

Thanks again!