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Read when: downloading media from a synced message.

wacli media downloads media referenced by messages already stored in wacli.db.

#Command

wacli media download --chat JID --id MSG_ID [--output PATH]

#Notes

  • The target message must already be synced.
  • Media downloads are capped at 100 MiB.
  • --output may be a file path or directory.
  • If --output is omitted, media is written under the store media directory.
  • --read-only is supported only with explicit --output; it writes the file without opening the WhatsApp session store or recording local_path / downloaded_at.

#Examples

wacli media download --chat 1234567890@s.whatsapp.net --id ABC123
wacli media download --chat 1234567890@s.whatsapp.net --id ABC123 --output ./downloads
wacli media download --chat 1234567890@s.whatsapp.net --id ABC123 --output ./photo.jpg
wacli --read-only media download --chat 1234567890@s.whatsapp.net --id ABC123 --output /tmp/photo.jpg