Xojo Plugin

WhatsApp - Download/Retrieve Media

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

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New 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"

Dim bdResponseBody As New Chilkat.BinData
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media/4b5bf27b-8672-4d55-bc21-d096dc200d0f",bdResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
System.DebugLog("response header = " + http.LastResponseHeader)

If (respStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("Error response body:")
    System.DebugLog(bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8"))
    Return
End If

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