(Chilkat2-Python) WhatsApp - Upload Media

Demonstrates how to upload media to the WhatsApp Business API client. The POST body must contain the binary media data and the Content-Type header must be set to the type of the media being uploaded.

For more information, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/media

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST \
# https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media \
# -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token' \ 
# -H 'Content-Type: image/jpeg'
# --data-binary @your-file-path

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

bdRequestBody = chilkat2.BinData()
success = bdRequestBody.LoadFile("your-file-path")
if (success != True):
    print("Failed to load your-file-path")
    sys.exit()

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
http.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PBinaryBd("POST","https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media",bdRequestBody,"image/jpeg",False,False)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "messages": [
#     {
#       "id": "gBEGkYiEB1VXAglK1ZEqA1YKPrU"
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    i = i + 1