Sending Media Attachments – Push
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You can send media files using the below method;
Please pass your internet facing public URL of your media file through “globalmedia” please make sure the media file can be downloaded and accessible through internet. Those who are using standalone application or don't have a webserver for media files then can make use of "globalmedia_code" to pass the base64 code of the media files
Platform | Type | Extension | Max Size |
Images | jpg, jpeg, gif, png, image | 5 MB | |
Video | mp4, 3gpp | 16 MB | |
Audio | mp3, wav, aac, m4a, amr, opus | 16 MB | |
Document | Any valid MIME-type | 100 MB |
Only H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec is supported by WhatsApp
For image & video you can pass caption text in the “globalmessage” or “message” variables, by passing a separate message in the “message” variable you have the capability to send dynamic caption message which is helpful for sending personalised messages with image & video. Please note caption message works only with “image & video” files
Sending Dynamic Media
Currently we don't support sending dynamic media files to each contacts through a single API for phone & WhatsApp Web automation, so if you need to send dynamic images then please trigger the API multiple times keeping 5 seconds intervals between each API request. Sending dynamic media file is supported for those who are using WhatsApp Official or WhatsApp Shared Numbers use "media" or "media_code" variable
POST
https://pickyassist.com/app/api/v2/push
This API allows you to send Messages with media attachments
Name | Type | Description |
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token | string | Your API token for authentication |
media_name | string | Optional for PDF & Documents, pass the file name to be displayed, not supported in Phone Automation, a maximum of 20 characters |
media_code | string | If you need to pass base64 of the media file then please pass through this variable |
application | number | Specify through which application the message need to sent. 1 = Whatsapp Personal 2 = Whatsapp Business 3 = SMS 4 = Call Conference 8 = WhatsApp Official 10 = WhatsApp Web Automation |
globalmessage | string | Pass Caption Message Here supports only for image and video. |
globalmedia | string | URL from we need to fetch the media , |
priority | string | This gives priority in the message queue 0 = Low (Default) 1 = High |
data | array | This is an array in which you need to pass the mobile number and message |
number | number | Mobile Number with full country code without 0 or +
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message | string | Pass Caption message here Caption text is not supported for PDF, Audio, Document |
Please note this method works only WhatsApp Web Automation Channel
Sending dynamic media is supported only in WhatsApp Official & WhatsApp Shared Numbers
Sending dynamic media is supported only in WhatsApp Official & WhatsApp Shared Channels
Please note “100 -> Sucess” response doesn’t means the message has been successfully sent to the user, it means your message has been accepted by our servers and pushed to your phone / docker /app for processing.