WhatsApp Status Spy - Stealth Status Downloader

An Apify actor that downloads WhatsApp status updates (images, videos, text) from your contacts without generating read receipts or appearing in the viewer list. It runs as a background automation, connecting via WhatsApp Web with persistent session storage.

Overview

This actor connects to your WhatsApp account, fetches all available status updates from your contacts, and downloads the media files to cloud storage. The key distinction is stealth: it uses a desktop client emulation that prevents your name from appearing in the "seen by" list. Authentication is persistent; you scan a QR code once during initial setup, and subsequent runs are fully automatic.

Pricing is usage-based: $0.05 per run + $0.02 per status downloaded. For example, downloading 10 statuses costs $0.25.

Key Features

• Complete Invisibility: No read receipts are sent. Your name does not appear in status viewer lists, and the connection does not show you as "online."
• Full Media Download: Downloads images (full resolution), videos (with sound), text statuses, stickers, and audio. Output includes public direct download URLs for each file.
• Persistent Session: Uses Apify Key-Value stores to save your WhatsApp session after the initial QR scan. No need to re-authenticate for subsequent runs.
• Multi-Account Support: Use different authStoreName values to manage multiple WhatsApp accounts.
• Automatic Delta Updates: After the first run, it automatically fetches only new statuses (leveraging WhatsApp's native behavior).

How to Use

1. First Run: Execute the actor. It will generate a QR code in the run log. Scan this code with your phone's WhatsApp app (Linked Devices section) to authenticate. This step is done once per account.
2. Subsequent Runs: Once authenticated, you can run the actor with your chosen schedule (e.g., daily). It will connect automatically and download new statuses.

Basic Input

Provide an empty input object to download all statuses from your contacts:

{}

Using a Different WhatsApp Account

Specify a unique key-value store name for the session:

{
  "authStoreName": "whatsapp-second-account"
}

Input/Output

Input Parameters

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item represents one downloaded status. Each item typically contains:
* contactName: The name of the contact who posted the status.
* mediaUrl: The public, direct download URL for the media file (image, video, audio).
* text: Any accompanying text or caption.
* timestamp: The time the status was posted.
* type: The media type (e.g., image, video, text).

The files themselves are uploaded to the run's default storage.