Bridge – The Open Claw Guide

OpenClaw Bridge

The Bridge is the connectivity layer that links your OpenClaw instance to external messaging platforms, APIs, and services.

What the Bridge Does

• Routes incoming messages from WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and other channels to the OpenClaw brain
• Sends outgoing responses back to the correct channel and user
• Handles authentication, rate limiting, and message queuing
• Supports webhooks for real-time event delivery

Bridge Configuration

{
  "gateway": {
    "port": 3000,
    "bridge": {
      "timeout": 30000,
      "retries": 3,
      "queueSize": 100
    }
  }
}

Bridge Health Check

curl http://localhost:3000/health

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