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SetGroupPicture#

The method sets a group picture.

Request#

To set a group chat picture, you have to execute a request at: 

POST https://api.green-api.com/waInstance{{idInstance}}/setGroupPicture/{{apiTokenInstance}}

For idInstance and apiTokenInstance request parameters, refer to Before you start section.

Request parameters#

Parameter Type Mandatory Description
file file Yes Sent file in *.jpg
groupId string Yes Group chat Id

Python request example#

import requests

url = "https://api.green-api.com/waInstance{{idInstance}}/setGroupPicture/{{apiTokenInstance}}"

payload = "{\r\n    \"groupId\": \"12345678910-1112131415@g.us\",\r\n}"
files=[
  ('file',('{{file}}.jpeg',open('/C:/{{file}}.jpeg','rb'),'image/jpeg'))
]
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data = payload, files=files)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Response#

Response parameters#

Parameter Type Description
setGroupPicture boolean group picture setting result flag
urlAvatar string set picture url
reason string reason why the picture hasn't been set

Response body example#

{
    "setGroupPicture": true,
    "urlAvatar": "https://pps.whatsapp.net/v/t61.24694-24/138639660_724754321806449_9118612187814397965_n.jpg?oh=997b0bb13b6bbb750432a86d4b8d935d&oe=600****BB4",
    "reason": ""
}

SetGroupPicture errors#

For a list of errors common to all methods, refer to Common errors section