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How to Send a Picture on WhatsApp from the Command Line Using Twilio and cURL

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Date Published
Author
Miguel Grinberg
Word Count
855
Company Posts That Month
51
Language
English
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Summary

To send a picture on WhatsApp from the command line using Twilio and cURL, one needs to first set up a Twilio account and install cURL. A WhatsApp sandbox is then created, allowing for testing with a smartphone. Credentials are stored in environment variables, including the sender's phone number, recipient's phone number, and media URL. With these variables set, a command is used to send a picture message using cURL, which can be done on both Unix/MacOS and Windows computers. After sending the message, one can test their application with additional smartphones by repeating the sandbox registration process.

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