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download_media

MCP tool from Whatsapp MCP by lharries

Download media from a WhatsApp message and get the local file path

How to use it

download_media is exposed by the Whatsapp MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the download_media tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

FULL WHATSAPP MCP LISTING

Other tools in Whatsapp MCP (11)

get_chat

Get information about a specific chat

get_contact_chats

List all chats involving a specific contact

get_direct_chat_by_contact

Find a direct chat with a specific contact

get_last_interaction

Get the most recent message with a contact

get_message_context

Retrieve context around a specific message

list_chats

List available chats with metadata

list_messages

Retrieve messages with optional filters and context

search_contacts

Search for contacts by name or phone number

send_audio_message

Send an audio file as a WhatsApp voice message (requires the file to be an .ogg opus file or ffmpeg must be installed)

send_file

Send a file (image, video, raw audio, document) to a specified recipient

send_message

Send a WhatsApp message to a specified phone number or group JID