(Perl) 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

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux

use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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 = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$success = $bdRequestBody->LoadFile("your-file-path");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to load your-file-path" . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("your-auth-token");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PBinaryBd("POST","https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media",$bdRequestBody,"image/jpeg",0,0);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    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) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $id = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].id");
    $i = $i + 1;
}