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

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Here is a neutral and interesting 1-paragraph summary of the text: 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.

Company
Twilio

Date published
April 21, 2021

Author(s)
Miguel Grinberg

Word count
855

Language
English

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