whatsapp-groups

List a WhatsApp group's join requests

Returns the join requests still waiting for a decision, oldest first. Each carries the person who asked and when they asked.

Only a group created with join_approval_mode approval_required collects join requests; on any other group the list is empty. A request leaves the list once you decide it, and also when the person cancels it themselves.

Decide requests with POST /v1/whatsapp/groups/{group_id}/join-requests/batch-approve or POST /v1/whatsapp/groups/{group_id}/join-requests/batch-reject.

get/v1/whatsapp/groups/{group_id}/join-requests

Request

  • Base URL: https://us1.platform.bird.com
  • URL: https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/whatsapp/groups/{group_id}/join-requests
  • Auth: one of:
    • HTTP bearer
    • API key in cookie bird_session

Path parameters

group_idstring required
Example:wag_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg

ID of the group whose join requests are being listed.

Query parameters

sort'created_at'

Sortable fields for a WhatsApp group join-request list.

Field to sort by.

order'asc' | 'desc'

Sort direction, ascending or descending.

Sort direction. Defaults to asc, which sorts alphabetically or from oldest to newest, depending on the selected sort field.

limitinteger

Maximum number of items to return per page.

starting_afterstring

Cursor from the next_cursor field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately after the cursor position in the current sort order.

ending_beforestring

Cursor from the prev_cursor or refresh_cursor field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately before the cursor position in the current sort order. prev_cursor returns the preceding page. refresh_cursor anchors at the first row of that response, which on a newest-first sort is how to fetch the items that have appeared since.

Headers

X-Workspace-Idstring

Workspace context for the request. Required for dashboard authentication and master keys. Workspace keys and access tokens already identify their workspace; send that workspace or omit the header. A different one is rejected.

X-Organization-Idstring

Organization context for the request. Required for dashboard authentication. An API key or access token carries its own organization, so send either that organization or no header at all; a different one is rejected.

Response

A page of the group's pending join requests.

next_cursorstring nullable required

Cursor for the next page. Pass back as starting_after to advance forward. null when no next page exists.

prev_cursorstring nullable required

Cursor for the previous page. Pass back as ending_before to step backward. null when no previous page exists.

refresh_cursorstring nullable required

Refresh anchor, the first row of this response. Pass back as ending_before to fetch what precedes it in the current sort order. On a newest-first sort those are the items that have appeared since; on any other sort they are the items that sort earlier, so refreshing such a list means re-fetching it instead. Non-null whenever data is non-empty; null only on an empty page. Distinct from prev_cursor.

Example response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "wgj_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
      "bsuid": "US.1566655121691972",
      "phone_number": "+16505551234",
      "username": "john.doe",
      "created_at": "2026-08-24T10:07:57Z"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJzIjoiXCIyMDI2LTA1LTI1VDE0OjAzOjEwWlwiIiwiaSI6IjAxOTJmM2IxLTRjN2UtN2EyYi05ZDYxLThmM2E1YzJlN2I0MCJ9",
  "refresh_cursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJzIjoiXCIyMDI2LTA1LTI1VDE2OjQyOjAxWlwiIiwiaSI6IjAxOTJmM2IxLTllMDQtN2NkMy1iODE3LTJhNmY0ZDFjOGUwOSJ9"
}

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