(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# 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"

$bdResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
$success = $http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",$bdResponseBody)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$respStatusCode = $http.LastStatus
$("response status code = " + $respStatusCode)
$("response header = " + $http.LastResponseHeader)

if ($respStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("Error response body:")
    $($bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8"))
    exit
}

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