WhatsApp API getMedia

Get Media File

Get information about files uploaded to WhatsApp through the API.

• URL: https://api2.nxcloud.com/api/wa/getMedia
• Method: POST
• Content-Type: application/json
• Requires authentication: Yes

Authentication Mechanism

Please refer to the authentication rules at API Interface Calling Convention.

Request Parameters

Header parameters:

Parameter Name	Type	Required	Example	Description
accessKey	String	Yes	fme2na3kdi3ki	User identity identifier
ts	String	Yes	1655710885431	The timestamp (in milliseconds) of the current request. The server allows a maximum time difference of 60 seconds between the client and the server.
bizType	String	Yes	2	WhatsApp business type, fixed value "2"
action	String	Yes	getMedia	WhatsApp business operation, fixed value "getMedia"
sign	String	Yes	6e9506557d1f289501d333ee2c365826	API input parameter signature, signature algorithm

Body parameters:

Parameter Name	Type	Required	Example	Description
business_phone	String	Yes	86158xxxx1795	Merchant phone number with country code. e.g., 86158xxxx1795
messaging_product	String	Yes	whatsapp	Channel used for sending messages. When sending WhatsApp messages, the value must be "whatsapp".
Media-ID	String	Yes	fd81acff-eea8-4d9d-acc9-6c62904d6615	Media file ID

Request Example

Body (application/json) parameters:

{
    "business_phone": "86158xxxx1795",
    "Media-ID": "fd81acff-eea8-4d9d-acc9-6c62904d6615",
    "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
code	Integer	Result code
data	JsonObject	Request result
message	String	Description of the request result

• data object parameters:

Parameter Name	Type	Description
mime_type	String	File type
file_name	String	File name
url	String	File download URL

Response Example

Successful Example

{
    "code": 0,
    "data": {
        "mime_type": "image/webp",
        "file_name": "c5e744fab2a3b69941ed3c64",
        "url": "https://goss.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/1b0a4c77-c5e7-44fa-b2a3-b69941ed3c64?Expires=1663747602&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAI5tBrjWM5EyDe6MA5uc7z&Signature=EW1KaByzd3rybo2swNSEKkpF5Lk%3D"
    },
    "message": "Request successful"
}

Failed Example

{
    "code": -1,
    "message": "Request failed",
    "data": null
}

Response Code Description

code	message	Solution
0	Request successful
-1	Request failed	Please contact technical personnel to troubleshoot the issue
1000~100X	Authentication issues	Refer to the API authentication section for details
9000	Parameter exception	Missing parameters, please check the required parameters
9001	System business error	Please contact technical personnel to troubleshoot the issue
9002	Merchant phone number error	Confirm if the merchant number belongs to a WhatsApp number
9006	The WhatsApp number is not bound to any application	Contact the business personnel to handle the application and phone number binding.