Show Whatsapp Media API

GET

https://api.chakrahq.com/v2/whatsapp/{whatstappApiVersion}/media/{whatsappMediaId}/show

The following API allows you to directly download/show the media against a mediaId
Media Ids are usually what are passed by WhatsApp to link to a rich media like image/video/audio/....

NOTE: for v2 api ensure that the client does not forward request headers to the redirected media url.

Request

Authorization

Provide your bearer token in the

Authorization

header when making requests to protected resources.

Example:

Authorization: Bearer ********************

Path Params

Responses

🟢200Success

application/octet-stream

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location 'https://api.chakrahq.com/v2/whatsapp/v19.0/media/1279279128/show' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Modified at 2026-06-13 10:17:21

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