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# encodeWAMessage

> Function encodeWAMessage in the Baileys API.

> **encodeWAMessage**(`message`): `Buffer`\<`ArrayBuffer`>

Defined in: [src/Utils/generics.ts:83](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/src/Utils/generics.ts#L83)

## Parameters

### message

[`IMessage`](/proto-reference/interfaces/IMessage)

## Returns

`Buffer`\<`ArrayBuffer`>