search_contacts

MCP tool from Whatsapp MCP Extended by FelixIsaac

Search by name/phone

How to use it

search_contacts is exposed by the Whatsapp MCP Extended MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_contacts tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

FULL WHATSAPP MCP EXTENDED LISTING

Other tools in Whatsapp MCP Extended (35)

No

No

Yes

Create poll in chat

Delete/revoke message

Download received media

Edit sent message

List blocked users

Get chat by JID

get_contact_context

getcontactdetails, getdirectchatbycontact, getcontactchats, getlastinteraction

Group metadata & participants

get_message_context

Get messages around a specific message

get_profile_picture

Get profile picture URL

No

No

list_all_contacts

List all contacts

List all chats

Search messages with filters

manage_blocklist

Block/unblock users

creategroup, addgroupmembers, removegroupmembers, promotetoadmin, demoteadmin, leavegroup, updategroup

manage_newsletter

follownewsletter, unfollownewsletter, createnewsletter

manage_nickname

setnickname, getnickname, removenickname, listnicknames

Mark messages as read (blue ticks), or as played for voice messages (receipttype="played")

Yes

No

No

No

request_history

Request older message history

Yes

send_audio_message

Send voice message

Send image/video/document

Send text message (supports optional quotedmessageid to reply/quote)

React to message with emoji

Set online/offline status

subscribe_presence

Subscribe to contact's presence