Get Contact Profile Picture

Get the profile picture URL of a contact.

GET

https://api.wawp.net/v2/contacts/profile-picture?instance_id=123456789&access_token=123456789&contactId=123456789%40c.us&refresh=true

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Test /v2/contacts/profile-picture endpoint

Supports

GET

No query parameters required

This endpoint doesn't expect data in the URL.

Privacy

You will get a 404 or placeholder if the user hides their photo.

Caching

URLs are temporary; download the image immediately.

Best practices

Do not use profile pictures for identity verification.
Display a generic avatar if the fetch fails.

Request Parameters

Configure the parameters required to interact with this endpoint. All query and body arguments are listed below with their details.

URL Parameters

Passed in the URL query string

`string`		Your unique WhatsApp Instance ID Example:
`string`		Your API Access Token Example:
`string`		The unique ID of the contact Example:
`boolean`	—	Whether to bypass cache and refresh the picture Example:

Request Samples

Use these ready-to-go code snippets to integrate our API into your project quickly and efficiently. Choose your preferred language and library.

1const baseUrl = "https://api.wawp.net";
2const endpoint = "/v2/contacts/profile-picture";
3const params = new URLSearchParams({
4  "instance_id": "123456789",
5  "access_token": "123456789",
6  "contactId": "123456789@c.us",
7  "refresh": "true"
8}).toString();
9
10
11fetch(`${baseUrl}${endpoint}${params ? '?' + params : ''}`, {
12  method: "GET",
13  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
14  
15})
16  .then(async (response) => {
17    if (response.ok) {
18      const data = await response.json();
19      console.log("Success:", data);
20      return data;
21    }
22    
23    // Error Handling
24    if (response.status === 401) {
25      console.error("Error 401: Unauthorized - Invalid or Missing Access Token");
26    }
27    if (response.status === 400) {
28      console.error("Error 400: Bad Request - Invalid Parameter Format");
29    }
30    if (response.status === 500) {
31      console.error("Error 500: Internal Server Error - Unexpected Failure");
32    }
33
34    const errorText = await response.text();
35    console.error(`Error ${response.status}: ${errorText}`);
36  })
37  .catch((error) => console.error("Network Error:", error));

Interactive SamplesUTF-8

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Expected Responses

Explore all possible responses and outcomes from the server. We have documented each status code with data examples to make success and error handling easier.

Profile picture retrieved

application/json

string *

Example

{
"id": "123456789@c.us",
"url": "https://pps.whatsapp.net/v/t61.24694-24/..."
}

Bad Request - Invalid Parameter Format

Unauthorized - Invalid or Missing Access Token

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