I want to extract the messages from the chat for all the dates available through UiPath. I want to extract messages, images, etc.
No direct UiPath activity exists for extracting WhatsApp chats with images/videos
you can Export chat and Process it with UiPath
- In WhatsApp (mobile), open chat → More > Export chat > Include media → Share ZIP to email/PC.
- UiPath: Unzip folder (Extract Archive), read chat.txt (Read Text File), loop media files (For Each File in Folder) to save/copy with metadata
Alternative: WhatsApp Web UI Automation also less reliable due to selectors
Open Browser to web.whatsapp.com, select chat.
Data Scraping or Find Children for text, click images/videos → Download loop
I want to use whatsapp web and extract the messages containing images, videos for all the dates available in the chat. By using Whatsapp web is it possible or not ?
Yes, possible via WhatsApp Web UI automation, but requires scrolling to load all history and handling dynamic selectors. Not perfect due to WhatsApp’s anti bot measures but works for most cases
If you are using WhatsApp for Business use Integration Services
These are the activities available to use
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Hey @Keshav_Choudhari,
WhatsApp Web can be automated with UiPath only via UI automation, and people have successfully extracted messages and media this way. However, it is not reliable for all dates or very large histories. WhatsApp loads messages lazily, limits how far back you can scroll, and frequently changes the UI. Media downloads may also fail if elements are not fully loaded.
So technically possible, but fragile, slow, and not guaranteed for complete history. For stable, complete extraction, WhatsApp Web is not a reliable solution.
Just check if it works fine