We want to automate the parsing and reading of WhatsApp messages coming in from different groups and channels that the WhatsApp account/ number does not own. The whatsapp messages contain information on traffic along the major routes in South Africa. We want to read those messages in real time at intervals of the day and extract that information to generate a summary of some sort for alerts on traffic. Problem is WhatsApp api doesn’t allow for the READING of these messages and we need to work around that . We could try use a gateway like Whapi but there’s the risk that if automation is detected the number gets banned and it gets patched if WhatsApp changes and updates. What are the solutions?

Hi. Busy trying to launch a web application using replit 3.. not sure if I have everything in order and looking for someone to take a look at it