Send File Message

In this page we show you how to send a message containing a pdf file.

A file-type conversation refers to a message that includes a file attachment.

In this table below you'll see the Arguments for this request.

Arguments	Explanation
mediaURL *required	Provides the URL where the file content is hosted or located
type *required	To specify the media type that will be used.
text (optional)	The text content of the message. Maximum length of 4096 characters.

Here's how to create a request for sending a file message to a WhatsApp user using the provided API endpoint.

JSON

{
    "type": "file",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.w3.org/dummy.pdf",
    "text": "Here is a pdf attached"
}

cURL

curl --location 'channel360.co.za/v1.1/org/{{orgId}}/whatsapp/appuser/{{appUserId}}/reply' \
--data '{
    "type": "file",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.w3.org/dummy.pdf",
    "text": "Here is a pdf attached"
}'