VBScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

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. 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 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

set bdRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = bdRequestBody.LoadFile("your-file-path")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed to load your-file-path")
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
http.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpBd("POST","https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media",bdRequestBody,"image/jpeg",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  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")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close