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Signal CLI REST API vs ServerChan: catalog facts
Signal CLI REST APIServerChan
Free

Free to run yourself.

Free

Registration is free according to the site.

Self-hosted Web
  • Send Signal messages from any script over HTTP
  • Ships as a Docker image with a Compose file
  • A single HTTP request is enough to send a notification
  • Delivers to WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk and Feishu groups
  • Needs a phone number registered with Signal
  • Unofficial client built on signal-cli, not from Signal itself
  • Interface and documentation are in Chinese
  • Built around Chinese messaging platforms
Self-hosted Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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