dhoner-fca

dhoner-fca is an advanced Facebook Chat API (FCA) client built for reliable, real-time, and modular interaction with Facebook Messenger.

Developed and maintained by NeoKEX.
Inspired by ws3-fca and @dongdev/fca-unofficial

Documentation

• Cookie Login Guide — Authenticate using browser cookies
• Theme Features — Comprehensive guide to theme management
• Changelog — Version history and updates
• Examples — Code examples and usage patterns

Support & Issues

• GitHub: https://github.com/NeoKEX
• Issues: https://github.com/NeoKEX/dhoner-fca/issues

Features

Authentication

• Cookie array login (appState) — the safest method for long-running bots
• Email/password login with TOTP/2FA support
• Session fingerprint locking — User-Agent, Sec-Ch-Ua, locale, timezone locked per session to prevent detection
• AppState auto-backup and restore on restart

Real-time Messaging

• MQTT and HTTP messaging with automatic protocol fallback
• Send text, attachments, stickers, emoji, mentions, and location
• Message editing, unsend, forward, and delete
• Message reactions via HTTP and MQTT
• Pin/unpin messages, list pinned messages

Anti-Suspension System

• Circuit breaker — halts activity after repeated suspension signals, resumes after cooldown
• 60+ suspension signal patterns: checkpoints, spam flags, rate limits, identity verification, policy violations, session expiry, and more
• Adaptive per-thread delay that increases with session volume
• Hourly and daily message volume limits with automatic warning pauses
• Warmup mode for fresh sessions — gradually increases allowed message rate
• Humanized typing simulation before every send
• Randomized request intervals and jitter to avoid periodicity detection
• Session fingerprint locking to maintain consistent browser identity
• PostSafe guard: detects auth failures and checkpoint responses in real-time
• MQTT watchdog: detects stale connections and forces clean reconnect

Stability & Reliability

• MQTT auto-reconnect with exponential backoff and jitter
• Auto re-login using refreshed AppState when session expires
• TokenRefreshManager with randomized intervals to keep sessions alive
• Sliding-window rate limiter with per-endpoint tracking
• SQLite-backed thread and user data cache for fast lookups

Thread & Group Management

• Get thread info, history, pictures, and lists
• Create groups, add/remove members, change admin status
• Update group image, name, color, emoji
• Archive, mute, delete threads
• Create polls, manage notes and rules
• Search threads by name, handle message requests

User & Friends

• Get user info (basic and extended), resolve user IDs
• Get full friends list, send/cancel friend requests, unfriend, block/unblock

Social

• Comment on posts, share posts, follow/unfollow users

Themes & Stickers

• Browse 90+ Messenger themes, apply themes via MQTT
• Generate AI-powered themes with text prompts
• Search stickers, browse packs, add packs, get AI stickers

E2EE (Opt-In)

• Application-layer end-to-end encryption for DMs using X25519 + HKDF + AES-256-GCM

Monitoring

• api.getHealthStatus() — MQTT status, token refresh stats, rate limiter metrics
• Built-in ProductionMonitor for request/error/performance telemetry

Proxy Support

• Full proxy support via the proxy login option

Installation

Requirements: Node.js v18.0.0 or higher

npm install dhoner-fca

Quick Start

const fs = require("fs");
const { login } = require("dhoner-fca");

const appState = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("appstate.json", "utf8"));

login({ appState }, {
  online: true,
  listenEvents: true,
  autoMarkRead: true,
  autoReconnect: true,
  simulateTyping: true
}, (err, api) => {
  if (err) return console.error("Login error:", err);

  console.log("Logged in as:", api.getCurrentUserID());

  api.listenMqtt((err, event) => {
    if (err || event.type !== "message" || !event.body) return;

    if (event.body === "/ping") {
      api.sendMessage("pong!", event.threadID);
    }
  });
});

Anti-Suspension Configuration

The anti-suspension system is active by default. You can tune it through login options:

login({ appState }, {
  autoReconnect: true,
  listenEvents: true,
  autoMarkRead: true,
  simulateTyping: true,       // humanized typing delays before send
  randomUserAgent: true,      // rotate user agent on each session
  persona: "desktop",         // "desktop" or "android"
  maxConcurrentRequests: 5,   // max parallel HTTP requests
  maxRequestsPerMinute: 50,   // sliding-window rate cap
  requestCooldownMs: 60000,   // per-endpoint cooldown duration
  errorCacheTtlMs: 300000     // how long to suppress repeated errors
}, (err, api) => {
  if (err) throw err;

  // Check anti-suspension and rate limiter status
  console.log(api.getHealthStatus());
});

Circuit Breaker

The circuit breaker trips automatically after detecting 2 or more suspension signals (checkpoints, spam flags, rate limits, etc.). It pauses all activity for 45 minutes by default.

You can also trip or reset it manually:

const { globalAntiSuspension } = require("dhoner-fca/src/utils/antiSuspension");

// Manually trip (e.g. after you detect a warning in a response)
globalAntiSuspension.tripCircuitBreaker("manual_pause", 30 * 60 * 1000); // 30 min

// Reset after you've resolved the issue
globalAntiSuspension.resetCircuitBreaker();

// Check status
console.log(globalAntiSuspension.getConfig());

Warmup Mode

Use warmup mode when starting a fresh or recovered session:

const { globalAntiSuspension } = require("dhoner-fca/src/utils/antiSuspension");
globalAntiSuspension.enableWarmup(); // limits to 25 msg/hour for 20 minutes

End-to-End Encryption for DMs (Opt-In)

Encrypt and decrypt message bodies in direct chats using X25519 + HKDF + AES-256-GCM.

api.e2ee.enable();

// Share your bot's public key with the peer
const botPubKey = api.e2ee.getPublicKey();

// Register the peer's public key for a DM thread
api.e2ee.setPeerKey(threadID, peerPublicKeyBase64);

// Messages to that thread are now auto-encrypted on send
// and auto-decrypted on receive
api.sendMessage("Top secret message", threadID);

Security Warning

appstate.json contains your Facebook session and must be treated like a password:

• Never commit appstate.json to version control
• Never share your appstate.json publicly
• Add it to .gitignore
• Use environment variables or a secrets manager in production

Getting Started — Generate appstate.json

1. Install a cookie export extension:

   • Chrome/Edge: C3C FbState or CookieEditor
   • Firefox: Cookie-Editor

2. Log in to Facebook in your browser

3. Export cookies as JSON and save as appstate.json:

[
  { "key": "c_user", "value": "your-user-id" },
  { "key": "xs", "value": "your-xs-value" }
]

4. Use in your bot:

const { login } = require("dhoner-fca");
const appState = require("./appstate.json");
login({ appState }, {}, (err, api) => { ... });

See COOKIE_LOGIN.md for more formats and troubleshooting.

Bot Example with Commands

const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
const { login } = require("dhoner-fca");

const appState = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("appstate.json", "utf8"));

login({ appState }, {
  online: true,
  selfListen: false,
  simulateTyping: true,
  autoReconnect: true
}, async (err, api) => {
  if (err) return console.error("Login error:", err);

  console.log("Logged in as:", api.getCurrentUserID());

  const commandsDir = path.join(__dirname, "commands");
  const commands = new Map();

  if (fs.existsSync(commandsDir)) {
    for (const file of fs.readdirSync(commandsDir).filter(f => f.endsWith(".js"))) {
      const cmd = require(path.join(commandsDir, file));
      if (cmd.name && typeof cmd.execute === "function") {
        commands.set(cmd.name, cmd);
      }
    }
  }

  api.listenMqtt(async (err, event) => {
    if (err || event.type !== "message" || !event.body) return;

    const prefix = "/";
    if (!event.body.startsWith(prefix)) return;

    const args = event.body.slice(prefix.length).trim().split(/ +/);
    const name = args.shift().toLowerCase();
    const cmd = commands.get(name);
    if (!cmd) return;

    try {
      await cmd.execute({ api, event, args });
    } catch (e) {
      console.error(`Error in /${name}:`, e.message);
      api.sendMessage("An error occurred.", event.threadID);
    }
  });
});

AI Themes

// Generate an AI theme from a text prompt
const aiThemes = await api.createAITheme("vibrant ocean sunset purple");
if (aiThemes && aiThemes.length > 0) {
  await api.setThreadThemeMqtt(threadID, aiThemes[0].id);
}

// Browse standard themes
const themes = await api.getTheme(threadID);
await api.setThreadThemeMqtt(threadID, themes[0].id);

// Check current theme
const info = await api.getThemeInfo(threadID);
console.log(info.color, info.emoji);

API Reference

Authentication

| Method | Description | |---|---| | login(credentials, options, callback) | Log in and receive the API object | | api.logout() | End the session | | api.getAppState() | Get current session cookies | | api.getCurrentUserID() | Get logged-in user ID |

Messaging

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.sendMessage(msg, threadID) | Send (HTTP + MQTT fallback) | | api.sendMessageMqtt(msg, threadID) | Send over MQTT | | api.editMessage(text, messageID) | Edit a message | | api.unsendMessage(messageID, threadID) | Retract a message | | api.forwardMessage(messageID, threadID) | Forward a message | | api.deleteMessage(messageIDs) | Delete locally | | api.shareContact(senderID, threadID) | Share a contact card |

Reactions & Status

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.setMessageReaction(reaction, messageID) | React via HTTP | | api.setMessageReactionMqtt(reaction, messageID, threadID) | React via MQTT | | api.sendTypingIndicator(isTyping, threadID) | Show/hide typing | | api.markAsRead(threadID) | Mark thread as read | | api.markAsReadAll() | Mark all threads as read | | api.markAsSeen() | Mark as seen | | api.markAsDelivered(threadID, messageID) | Mark as delivered |

Threads

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.getThreadInfo(threadID) | Thread metadata | | api.getThreadList(limit, timestamp, tags) | List threads | | api.getThreadHistory(threadID, amount, timestamp) | Message history | | api.getThreadPictures(threadID, offset, limit) | Thread images | | api.searchForThread(name) | Search by name | | api.createNewGroup(participantIDs, name?) | Create group | | api.deleteThread(threadID) | Delete thread | | api.muteThread(threadID, muteSeconds) | Mute thread | | api.changeArchivedStatus(threadID, archive) | Archive/unarchive | | api.pinMessage(action, threadID, messageID?) | Pin/unpin/list | | api.createPoll(title, threadID, options?) | Create poll | | api.handleMessageRequest(threadID, accept) | Accept/decline |

Group Admin

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.addUserToGroup(userID, threadID) | Add member | | api.removeUserFromGroup(userID, threadID) | Remove member | | api.changeAdminStatus(threadID, userID, isAdmin) | Promote/demote | | api.changeGroupImage(image, threadID) | Group photo | | api.gcname(name, threadID) | Rename group |

Users

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.getUserInfo(id) | Basic user info | | api.getUserInfoV2(id) | Extended user info | | api.getUserID(name) | Resolve name to ID | | api.getFriendsList() | Friends list | | api.getBotInfo() | Bot account info |

Themes & Customization

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.getTheme(threadID) | List available themes | | api.getThemeInfo(threadID) | Current theme | | api.setThreadThemeMqtt(threadID, themeID) | Apply theme | | api.createAITheme(prompt) | AI theme | | api.changeThreadColor(color, threadID) | Thread color | | api.changeThreadEmoji(emoji, threadID) | Thread emoji | | api.nickname(nickname, threadID, participantID) | Set nickname | | api.emoji(emoji, threadID) | Thread emoji shorthand |

Stickers

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.stickers.search(query) | Search stickers | | api.stickers.listPacks() | Installed packs | | api.stickers.getStorePacks() | Sticker store | | api.stickers.addPack(packID) | Add pack | | api.stickers.getStickersInPack(packID) | Stickers in pack | | api.stickers.getAiStickers(options?) | AI stickers |

E2EE

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.e2ee.enable() | Enable E2EE | | api.e2ee.disable() | Disable E2EE | | api.e2ee.getPublicKey() | Get public key | | api.e2ee.setPeerKey(threadID, key) | Set peer key | | api.e2ee.hasPeer(threadID) | Has peer key | | api.e2ee.clearPeerKey(threadID) | Remove peer key |

Social

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.comment(msg, postID) | Comment on post | | api.share(postID) | Share post | | api.follow(userID, follow) | Follow/unfollow | | api.unfriend(userID) | Unfriend | | api.changeBlockedStatus(userID, block) | Block/unblock |

Health

| Method | Description | |---|---| | api.getHealthStatus() | MQTT, token, rate limiter stats |

Login Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | online | boolean | true | Appear online | | selfListen | boolean | false | Receive own messages | | listenEvents | boolean | true | Receive thread events | | listenTyping | boolean | false | Receive typing events | | updatePresence | boolean | false | Broadcast presence | | autoMarkDelivery | boolean | false | Auto-mark delivered | | autoMarkRead | boolean | true | Auto-mark read | | autoReconnect | boolean | true | MQTT auto-reconnect | | simulateTyping | boolean | true | Humanized typing delays | | randomUserAgent | boolean | false | Random User-Agent | | persona | "desktop"\|"android" | "desktop" | Browser persona | | proxy | string | — | Proxy URL | | forceLogin | boolean | false | Force fresh login | | maxConcurrentRequests | number | 5 | Max parallel requests | | maxRequestsPerMinute | number | 50 | Rate cap per minute | | requestCooldownMs | number | 60000 | Endpoint cooldown | | errorCacheTtlMs | number | 300000 | Error suppression TTL | | stealthMode | boolean | false | Extra stealth headers |

Examples

See the examples/ directory:

• simple-bot.js — Basic bot setup and message handling
• theme-usage-example.js — Theme management
• test-bot.js — Full-featured test bot

Publishing

npm pack --dry-run

Credits

• Developed and maintained by NeoKEX
• NeoKEX Team — development, maintenance, and feature contributions
• Inspired by ws3-fca — by @NethWs3Dev and @CommunityExocore

Copyright (c) 2026 NeoKEX

License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute. Attribution appreciated.

See LICENSE for full license text.

Links

• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/dhoner-fca
• GitHub: https://github.com/NeoKEX
• Issues: https://github.com/NeoKEX/dhoner-fca/issues