Calls - Baileys

WhatsApp calls surface through the call event on the socket. Baileys does not answer calls, but you can detect them and reject them programmatically.

Listen for incoming calls

Subscribe to the call event to receive WACallEvent[] payloads. Each event carries the id of the call and the from JID of the caller, along with a status field (offer, accept, reject, timeout).

sock.ev.on('call', async (calls) => {
  for (const call of calls) {
    console.log(`Call ${call.status} from ${call.from}`)
  }
})

Reject a call

Use sock.rejectCall(callId, callFrom) to decline an incoming call. Pass the id and from values from a call event whose status is 'offer'.

sock.ev.on('call', async (calls) => {
  for (const call of calls) {
    if (call.status === 'offer') {
      await sock.rejectCall(call.id, call.from)
    }
  }
})

Baileys cannot accept or carry voice/video calls. Rejecting is the only supported action for incoming calls.

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