Download Media from WhatsApp Cloud Business API

Introduction to SMSGatewayCenter APIs

Welcome to SMSGatewayCenter’s API documentation hub! This guide introduces the Download Media API, a key feature in our messaging suite, including SMS API for bulk messaging, WhatsApp Business API for customer engagement, Voice Call API for automated alerts, and Two-Way SMS API for interactive communication. This API supports only POST methods over HTTP, enabling you to download media files (e.g., images, videos, documents) previously uploaded to the WhatsApp Business Cloud API. Ideal for developers in India, manage your media efficiently with our SMS gateway at unify.smsgatewaycenter.com/signup/!

Use the Download Media API to retrieve media files uploaded to WhatsApp’s cloud servers, such as images, videos, or documents, using their media object ID. This endpoint enhances your WhatsApp Business operations by allowing you to access and manage rich media for customer communications, with support for end-to-end encryption and secure downloads.

API Endpoint

https://unify.smsgateway.center/WAApi/media

<?php
 
 $curl = curl_init();
 
 curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
   CURLOPT_URL => 'https://unify.smsgateway.center/WAApi/media?userid=YourUsername&password=••••••&output=json&mediaId=7074855483357676350&download=true',
   CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
   CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',
   CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
   CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
   CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
   CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
   CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'GET',
   CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
     'Cookie: SERVERID=webC1'
   ),
 ));
 
 $response = curl_exec($curl);
 
 curl_close($curl);
 echo $response;

{
    "status": "success",
    "mediaList": "[{\"identifier\":\"ImageTesting\",\"creationTime\":1740819997743,\"description\":\"This is test image\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaId\":\"7074855483357676350\",\"wabaNumber\":9170396xxxxx,\"status\":\"active\"}]",
    "statusCode": "200",
    "reason": "success"
}