PHP Extension

WhatsApp - Download/Retrieve Media

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

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new 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 = new 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() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $http->get_LastStatus();
print 'response status code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
print 'response header = ' . $http->lastResponseHeader() . "\n";

if ($respStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'Error response body:' . "\n";
    print $bdResponseBody->getString('utf-8') . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $bdResponseBody->WriteFile('path/filename');

?>