profile

Read when: setting the profile picture for the authenticated WhatsApp account.

wacli profile manages account-level WhatsApp profile settings for the linked account.

#Command

wacli profile set-picture <image>

set-picture requires authentication, a live connection, and writable mode.
Input can be JPEG or PNG.
PNG transparency is flattened onto a white background before upload.
Images larger than 640 px on either side are resized before upload.
The command prints the picture ID returned by WhatsApp; use --json for machine-readable output.

wacli profile set-picture ./avatar.jpg
wacli profile set-picture ./avatar.png --json