Promote / Demote Group Admins
View All WhatsApp Messaging API APIs →Promote members to admin or demote existing admins. Send a JSON body with phones (an array of full international numbers as JSON numbers) and action (promote or demote), for example {"phones":[8613800138000],"action":"promote"}. The response contains per-member results. Requires admin permission in the group.
API Features
Promote or demote One endpoint handles both granting and revoking admin rights
Bulk changes Pass multiple phone numbers in the phones array at once
Per-member results Confirm exactly which members were updated
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POST
/api/project/whatsapp-messaging/update-group-admins API Response (JSON)
{} Query Result
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Use Cases
- Grant moderator rights to trusted community members
- Rotate admin coverage across a support team
- Demote admins who leave an organization