VBScript

WhatsApp - Download/Retrieve Media

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

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("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"

set bdResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",bdResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
outFile.WriteLine("response status code = " & respStatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine("response header = " & http.LastResponseHeader)

If (respStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Error response body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8"))
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.Close