### Environment Configuration Example

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Example `.env` file showing essential configuration variables for server, security, database, and logging.

```env
# Server
SERVER_PORT=8080
CLIENT_NAME=evolution

# Security
GLOBAL_API_KEY=your-secure-api-key-here

# Database
POSTGRES_AUTH_DB=postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/evogo_auth?sslmode=disable
POSTGRES_USERS_DB=postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/evogo_users?sslmode=disable
DATABASE_SAVE_MESSAGES=false

# Logging
WADEBUG=DEBUG
LOGTYPE=console

# Optional
# AMQP_URL=amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/
# NATS_URL=nats://localhost:4222
# WEBHOOK_URL=https://your-webhook-url.com/webhook
# MINIO_ENABLED=true
# MINIO_ENDPOINT=localhost:9000
# MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
# MINIO_SECRET_KEY=minioadmin
```

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### Local Development Setup

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Steps to clone the repository, set up dependencies, configure environment variables, and run the service for local development.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go.git
cd evolution-go

# Clone whatsmeow dependency
git clone git@github.com:evolution-foundation/whatsmeow.git whatsmeow-lib

# Setup, configure and run
make setup
cp .env.example .env
make dev
```

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### Get Instance Status

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Retrieves the current status of a specific WhatsApp instance.

```APIDOC
## GET /instance/{name}/status

### Description
Get instance status

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/instance/{name}/status

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **name** (string) - Required - The name of the instance
```

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### Get QR Code

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Retrieves the QR code for a specific instance, used for pairing the WhatsApp account.

```APIDOC
## GET /instance/{name}/qrcode

### Description
Get QR code for pairing

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/instance/{name}/qrcode

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **name** (string) - Required - The name of the instance
```

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### Evolution Go API Documentation

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Access the full API documentation through the Swagger UI, which provides details on all available RESTful endpoints, their parameters, request/response formats, and examples.

```APIDOC
## API Documentation

Swagger UI available at:

```
http://localhost:8080/swagger/index.html
```

### Description

The Evolution Go API offers a comprehensive set of RESTful endpoints for integrating with WhatsApp. The API documentation is available via Swagger UI, providing interactive access to all available operations, including details on HTTP methods, endpoints, parameters, request bodies, and response schemas. This allows developers to explore and test the API directly from their browser.
```

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### Docker Build and Run

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Use these commands to build the Docker image and run the Evolution Go service locally.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go.git
cd evolution-go
make docker-build
make docker-run
```

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### Create Instance

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Creates a new WhatsApp instance. This is the first step to using the service.

```APIDOC
## POST /instance/create

### Description
Create WhatsApp instance

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
/instance/create
```

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### Project Structure

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Overview of the directory layout for the Evolution Go project.

```tree
evolution-go/
├── cmd/evolution-go/     # Application entry point
├── pkg/
│   ├── core/            # License management & middleware
│   ├── instance/        # Instance management
│   ├── message/         # Message handling
│   ├── sendMessage/     # Message sending
│   ├── routes/          # HTTP routes
│   ├── middleware/      # Auth & validation middleware
│   ├── config/          # Configuration
│   ├── events/          # Event producers (AMQP, NATS, Webhook, WS)
│   └── storage/         # Media storage (MinIO)
├── whatsmeow-lib/       # WhatsApp protocol library
├── docs/                # Swagger documentation
├── Dockerfile
├── Makefile
└── VERSION
```

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### Swagger UI Access

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Access the Swagger UI to explore and interact with the Evolution Go API documentation.

```bash
http://localhost:8080/swagger/index.html
```

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### Send Media Message

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Sends a media message (e.g., image, video, audio) from a specified instance to a recipient.

```APIDOC
## POST /message/sendMedia

### Description
Send media message

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
/message/sendMedia
```

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### Delete Instance

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Deletes a specific WhatsApp instance and its associated data.

```APIDOC
## DELETE /instance/{name}

### Description
Delete instance

### Method
DELETE

### Endpoint
/instance/{name}

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **name** (string) - Required - The name of the instance to delete
```

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### Send Text Message

Source: https://github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/blob/main/README.md

Sends a text message from a specified instance to a recipient.

```APIDOC
## POST /message/sendText

### Description
Send text message

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
/message/sendText
```

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