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waha_get_chat_picture

Retrieve WhatsApp chat profile picture URLs with optional cache refresh for chat identification and management.

Instructions

Get the profile picture URL for a chat. Uses 24-hour cache by default.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
chatIdYesChat ID (format: number@c.us)
refreshNoRefresh from server instead of using cache (default: false)

Implementation Reference

  • Primary MCP tool handler for 'waha_get_chat_picture'. Validates args, calls WAHAClient.getChatPicture(), formats and returns the picture URL response.
    const chatId = args.chatId; const refresh = args.refresh || false; if (!chatId) { throw new Error("chatId is required"); } const result = await this.wahaClient.getChatPicture({ chatId, refresh, }); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Chat picture URL for ${chatId}:\n${result.url}\n${refresh ? '(Refreshed from server)' : '(From 24h cache)'}`, }, ], }; }
  • src/index.ts:327-345 (registration)
    Tool registration definition in ListToolsRequestSchema handler, including name, description, and input schema for validation.
    { name: "waha_get_chat_picture", description: "Get the profile picture URL for a chat. Uses 24-hour cache by default.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { chatId: { type: "string", description: "Chat ID (format: number@c.us)", }, refresh: { type: "boolean", description: "Refresh from server instead of using cache (default: false)", default: false, }, }, required: ["chatId"], }, },
  • src/index.ts:1077-1078 (registration)
    Switch case registration in CallToolRequestSchema handler that routes calls to the tool handler function.
    case "waha_get_chat_picture": return await this.handleGetChatPicture(args);
  • WAHAClient helper method that performs the actual HTTP GET request to the WAHA API endpoint /api/{session}/chats/{chatId}/picture to retrieve the chat picture URL.
    async getChatPicture(params: { chatId: string; refresh?: boolean; }): Promise<{ url: string }> { const { chatId, refresh } = params; if (!chatId) { throw new WAHAError("chatId is required"); } const queryParams: Record<string, any> = {}; if (refresh !== undefined) { queryParams.refresh = refresh; } const queryString = this.buildQueryString(queryParams); const endpoint = `/api/${this.session}/chats/${encodeURIComponent( chatId )}/picture${queryString}`; return this.request<{ url: string }>(endpoint, { method: "GET", }); }

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