---
title: "Upload media to WhatsApp"
method: POST
path: "/messages/upload-media"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# Upload media to WhatsApp

`POST /messages/upload-media`

Uploads a file to WhatsApp Cloud API. Use the returned id as document.id when calling POST /messages/document.

## Request body

- object
  - `from` string, required — WhatsApp phone number ID (sender)
  - `media` object, required
    - `mimeType` string, required — MIME type of the file (e.g. application/pdf)
    - `base64` string, required — File bytes as base64 (optional data URL prefix supported)
    - `name` string — Filename hint for upload

## Response `200`

Media uploaded successfully

- object
  - `id` string — WhatsApp media id (use as document.id for send document)

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/indigohive/apis/cogfy-messenger-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/indigohive/apis/cogfy-messenger-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/indigohive/cogfy-messenger-public-api/revisions/30bd33ee45c9/schema)