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I Replaced whatsapp-web.js With a REST API and My Bot Stopped Crashing

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The Problem If you've built a WhatsApp bot with whatsapp-web.js , you know the pain: Random disconnects every 2-6 hours QR re-authentication breaking at 3am Memory leaks from the embedded Chromium instance Multi-instance? Forget it — each instance eats 500MB+ RAM I ran this stack in production for…

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  1. 2026-08-30 19:49 · DEV Community — AI
    I Replaced whatsapp-web.js With a REST API and My Bot Stopped Crashing

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