bird whatsapp media

bird whatsapp media <message-id> <media-id> [flags]

Download the media on a received WhatsApp message — an image, video, audio clip, sticker or document. The media id is the id on the message's content object, which bird whatsapp get returns.

The bytes are written to --output when set, otherwise to stdout:

bird whatsapp media wam_123 waf_456 --output photo.jpg

--url prints the short-lived download URL (valid for 15 minutes) instead of downloading, for handing to another tool. That URL is pre-authorized and needs no Authorization header; the follow-up request must not send one. --url and --output cannot be combined.

Media is kept for 30 days after the message arrives; after that the message still lists the media's mime_type and caption, and this exits with a gone error.

bird whatsapp media <message-id> <media-id> --output photo.jpg