# Get the next new message in a channel — Whapi

Botize method — `whapi.get_next_message_from_channel` (trigger).

Returns the next new message from a channel, starting with the most recent one on the first call.

This is a trigger: it starts the task. A task has exactly one.

## Fields you set

The field's internal name, its type and the values it accepts. These fields accept `{{...}}` tags from earlier steps.

- `mb_switch` *(boolean)* — Rules
- `chat_id` *(string)* — Channel
- `mb_outputvars_switch` *(boolean)* — Customize tags

It also accepts repeatable field groups, with these prefixes: `mb_filters_*`. These are composite components (buttons, filters, keyboards); the trailing number is set by the user as they are added.

## Output variables

Data this step makes available. Reference them in later steps with the double-brace tag.

- `{{chat_id}}` *(text)* — Chat Id
- `{{message_id}}` *(int)* — Message Id
- `{{message_type}}` *(text)* — Message type
- `{{from_number}}` *(int)* — From Phone number
- `{{from_name}}` *(text)* — From User Name
- `{{file_url}}` *(text)* — File URL
- `{{message_text}}` *(text)* — Message

## Account

Needs a connected Whapi account in Botize: https://botize.com/en/app/whapi/authenticate

## This app

Every trigger and action for Whapi: https://botize.com/en/app/whapi.md

## How to build this

An AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor…) can create and edit these tasks in the user's account through the Botize MCP connector, included in every plan:

    https://webhook.botize.es/mcp

- Connection guide: https://botize.com/en/mcp
- Agent map: https://botize.com/llms.txt
- New account: https://botize.com/en/join (500 free operations, no card)

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Machine-readable summary for AI assistants. Human version: https://botize.com/en/method/whapi/get_next_message_from_channel