How to send a file by URL#

Installation#

npm i @green-api/whatsapp-api-client

Import#

There are several ways how to import the library to a project Using stansard JavaScript

const whatsAppClient = require("@green-api/whatsapp-api-client");

Using ES6 JavaScript

import whatsAppClient from "@green-api/whatsapp-api-client";

Using TypeScript

import * as whatsAppClient from "@green-api/whatsapp-api-client";

How to initialize an object#

Store your authorization data separate from the code. The library allows you to create a file with an arbitrary name and location in the following format:

API_TOKEN_INSTANCE = "MY_API_TOKEN_INSTANCE"
ID_INSTANCE = "MY_ID_INSTANCE"

You can pass the keys using the below example:

const restAPI = whatsAppClient.restAPI(({
    credentialsPath: "examples\\credentials"
}))

Examples#

You may see the full example at: SendWhatsAppFileUrl.js |

How to send a file by URL#

import whatsAppClient from '@green-api/whatsapp-api-client'

(async () => {
    const restAPI = whatsAppClient.restAPI(({
        idInstance: YOUR_ID_INSTANCE,
        apiTokenInstance: YOUR_API_TOKEN_INSTANCE
    }))
    const response = await restAPI.file.sendFileByUrl("79999999999@c.us", null, 'https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-pdb/477388/77f64197-87d2-42cf-9305-14f49c65f1da/s375', 'horse.png', 'horse');
})();

The full list of examples#

Description	Module
Example of sending text using Async	SendWhatsAppMessageAsync.js
Example of sending text using Callback	SendWhatsAppMessageCallback.js
Example of sending a picture by URL	SendWhatsAppFileUrl.js
Example of sending a picture by uploading from the disk	SendWhatsAppFileUpload.js
Example of receiving an incoming notification with the receiveNotification method	ReceiveNotifications.js
Example of receiving a webhook endpoint notification on the local machine	SampleReceiveWebhook.js
Example of receiving a webhook endpoint notification on the local machine	SampleReceiveWebhook.js
Example of receiving incoming notifications via webhook service REST API	StartReceivingNotifications.js
Example of receiving incoming notifications to a server	ReceiveWebhook.js
Example of getting a QR code via HTTP	getQRCode.js
Example of getting a QR code via websocket	getQRCodeWebsocket.js