Inbox - Zeplo

The inbox command opens a real-time interactive session directly in your terminal. It provides a live view of incoming messages and lets you manage conversations without leaving the command line.

zeplo inbox

Open the real-time interactive inbox. The inbox connects to your WhatsApp channel and displays incoming messages as they arrive.

zeplo inbox

Once the inbox is running, you are presented with an interactive prompt. Use the internal commands below to navigate and manage conversations.

Examples

# Open the interactive inbox
zeplo inbox

Internal Commands

The following commands are available inside the inbox session. They are prefixed with a colon to distinguish them from regular message input.

:help

Show the list of available internal commands and their descriptions.

:help

:list

Display all conversations. Each conversation is shown with a number, the contact name or phone number, the last message preview, and the conversation status.

# List all conversations
:list

:open

Open a conversation by its list number. After opening a conversation, you can type a message directly and press Enter to send a reply. All messages in the conversation history are displayed.

# Open the third conversation in the list
:open 3

Argument	Description
`<n>`	The conversation number as shown by `:list`

:close

Close the currently open conversation and return to the main inbox view. The conversation itself is not deleted or resolved; it is simply removed from your active view.

# Close the current conversation
:close

:quit

Exit the inbox session and return to the terminal.

# Exit the inbox
:quit

Typical Workflow

A typical inbox session follows this pattern:

# Start the inbox
zeplo inbox

# Inside the inbox session:

# 1. List your conversations
:list

# 2. Open the first unread conversation
:open 1

# 3. Read the message history, then type a reply directly
# (just type your message and press Enter)

# 4. Close the conversation when done
:close

# 5. Open the next conversation
:open 2

# 6. Reply and close
:close

# 7. Exit the inbox
:quit

​zeplo inbox

​Examples

​Internal Commands

​:help

​:list

​:open

​:close

​:quit

​Typical Workflow