(Node.js) 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

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    // 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";

    var bdResponseBody = new chilkat.BinData();
    success = http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",bdResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var respStatusCode = http.LastStatus;
    console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
    console.log("response header = " + http.LastResponseHeader);

    if (respStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Error response body:");
        console.log(bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8"));
        return;
    }

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

}

chilkatExample();