(CkPython) 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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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# 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.put_AuthToken("your-auth-token")

bdResponseBody = chilkat.CkBinData()
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",bdResponseBody)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus()
print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))
print("response header = " + http.lastResponseHeader())

if (respStatusCode != 200):
    print("Error response body:")
    print(bdResponseBody.getString("utf-8"))
    sys.exit()

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