Send Video Messages

Sends a message with a video attached via a URL.

Send a message that includes a video. Provide the video via a publicly accessible URL in the media_url parameter.

You can optionally include caption text in the message parameter.

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💡 Note: Supported video formats: MP4, 3GPP. Maximum file size: 16MB.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
group_id	string	Yes	The WhatsApp group JID (example: 12345@g.us).
message	string	No	Text content of the message. Required for text, buttons, interactive, and optional for others.
message_type	string	Yes	Type of message to send. One of: text, image, video, audio, document, location, buttons, interactive.
media_url	string	Yes	URL of media file (image/video/audio/document) to send, depending on message_type.
file_name	string	No	File name for documents (e.g. document.pdf).
mimetype	string	Yes	MIME type of media, e.g., image/jpeg, video/mp4, audio/mp4, application/pdf.
latitude	number	No	Latitude coordinate for location messages.
longitude	number	No	Longitude coordinate for location messages.
buttons	array	No	Array of button objects for interactive messages. Each button should have buttonId and displayText.
quoted_message_id	string	No	ID of the message to quote (reply to).
quoted_message	string	No	Fallback text content for the quoted message if the original message is not found in the store.

API Endpoint

POST https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message

Header

Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer Your_Device_Key

Body

{
  "group_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "message_type": "video",
  "message": "Here is a video for you!",
  "media_url": "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4",
  "mimetype": "video/mp4"
}

###Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message_type": "video",
  "message_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "to": "XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
}

Code examples

bash

curl -X POST "https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer Your_Device_Key" \
  -d '{"group_id":"XXXXXXXXXXXX","message_type":"video","message":"Here is a video for you!","media_url":"https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4","mimetype":"video/mp4"}'

python

import requests
url = "https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message"
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer Your_Device_Key"}
payload = {"group_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXX", "message_type": "video", "message": "Here is a video for you!", "media_url": "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4", "mimetype": "video/mp4"}
requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

javascript

await fetch('https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer Your_Device_Key' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ group_id: 'XXXXXXXXXXXX', message_type: 'video', message: 'Here is a video for you!', media_url: 'https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4', mimetype: 'video/mp4' })
});

php

<?php
$data = ['group_id' => 'XXXXXXXXXXXX', 'message_type' => 'video', 'message' => 'Here is a video for you!', 'media_url' => 'https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4', 'mimetype' => 'video/mp4'];
$options = ['http' => ['header' => "Content-Type: application/json\r\nAuthorization: Bearer Your_Device_Key\r\n", 'method' => 'POST', 'content' => json_encode($data)]];
file_get_contents('https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message', false, stream_context_create($options));

ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'
uri = URI('https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message')
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer Your_Device_Key'
request.body = { group_id: 'XXXXXXXXXXXX', message_type: 'video', message: 'Here is a video for you!', media_url: 'https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4', mimetype: 'video/mp4' }.to_json
Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(request) }

go

payload := map[string]interface{}{"group_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXX", "message_type": "video", "message": "Here is a video for you!", "media_url": "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4", "mimetype": "video/mp4"}
body, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message", bytes.NewBuffer(body))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer Your_Device_Key")
http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

csharp

var payload = new { group_id = "XXXXXXXXXXXX", message_type = "video", message = "Here is a video for you!", media_url = "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4", mimetype = "video/mp4" };
var content = new StringContent(JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer Your_Device_Key");
await client.PostAsync("https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message", content);

java

HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message"))
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer Your_Device_Key")
    .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"group_id\":\"XXXXXXXXXXXX\",\"message_type\":\"video\",\"message\":\"Here is a video for you!\",\"media_url\":\"https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4\",\"mimetype\":\"video/mp4\"}"))
    .build();

swift

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message")!)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.setValue("Bearer Your_Device_Key", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpBody = try? JSONEncoder().encode(["group_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXX", "message_type": "video", "message": "Here is a video for you!", "media_url": "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4", "mimetype": "video/mp4"])
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request).resume()

powershell

$body = @{ group_id = "XXXXXXXXXXXX"; message_type = "video"; message = "Here is a video for you!"; media_url = "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4"; mimetype = "video/mp4" } | ConvertTo-Json
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message" -Method Post -Headers @{"Content-Type"="application/json"; "Authorization"="Bearer Your_Device_Key"} -Body $body

typescript

await fetch('https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer Your_Device_Key' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ group_id: 'XXXXXXXXXXXX', message_type: 'video', message: 'Here is a video for you!', media_url: 'https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4', mimetype: 'video/mp4' })
});

rust

let payload = json!({"group_id": "XXXXXXXXXXXX", "message_type": "video", "message": "Here is a video for you!", "media_url": "https://rapiwa.com/xyz.mp4", "mimetype": "video/mp4"});
client.post("https://app.rapiwa.com/api/group/send-message").header("Authorization", "Bearer Your_Device_Key").json(&payload).send().await?;

💡 Tip: Keep your Device Key secure. Never share it publicly.

Contributors: Mannan Zinnat