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wacli-messages-search

Search WhatsApp messages using full-text search. tldr-pages

On several platforms

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Several platforms

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Search messages in a specific chat

wacli messages search "query" --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --jsonIdentify

Search messages from a specific sender

wacli messages search "query" --from phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --jsonIdentify

Search messages after a specific date

wacli messages search "query" --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --after 2026-01-28 --jsonIdentify

Search messages of a specific type

wacli messages search "query" --type image --jsonIdentify

Search messages with a result limit

wacli messages search "query" --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --limit 10 --jsonIdentify