(Excel) WhatsApp - Download/Retrieve Media

Demonstrates how to download media previously uploaded to the WhatsApp Business API client

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

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

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X GET \
'   https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f \
'   -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token' \
'   -o path/filename

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

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

Dim bdResponseBody As Chilkat.BinData
Set bdResponseBody = Chilkat.NewBinData
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",bdResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If


respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "response status code = "; respStatusCode
Debug.Print "response header = "; http.LastResponseHeader

If (respStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.Print "Error response body:"
    Debug.Print bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8")
    Exit Sub
End If

success = bdResponseBody.WriteFile("path/filename")