Upload and Send Document
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Upload and Send Document
with WhatsApp
Upload a document and deliver it to a WhatsApp user as a document message.
- Upload the binary document file to the WhatsApp media endpoint to obtain a reusable media ID.
- Send a document message to the recipient referencing the uploaded media ID with the supplied display filename.
What you'll need to have ready
- accessToken: Access token with whatsapp_business_messaging permission.
- phoneNumberId: The WhatsApp phone number ID that sends the message.
- to: Recipient phone number in E.164 format without the leading plus.
- file: The binary document file content to upload.
- fileType: MIME type of the document (e.g. application/pdf).
- filename: Filename to display to the recipient.
- caption: Optional caption text to display with the document.
For your developer
Arazzo workflow whatsapp:upload-media-send-document, 2 operations: uploadMedia → postByPhoneNumberIdMessages. Specs on APIs.io.