I'm testing sending media headers through the WhatsApp API. But I keep getting the following error:
{
"error": {
"message": "(#132012) Parameter format does not match format in the created template",
"type": "OAuthException",
"code": 132012,
"error_data": {
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"details": "header: Format mismatch, expected VIDEO, received UNKNOWN"
},
"fbtrace_id": "AVPT6EiX3RemyP3uv4S36FZ"
}
}
I'm using a video URL to send the message and confirmed the video is publicly viewable. But I also got the same error when using the video link in the template. I know that there is a Resumable API for uploading the media, but that is not what I'm testing for here.
Any help would be appreciated.
For reference, this is the template:
{
"name": "vid_test",
"previous_category": "UTILITY",
"components": [
{
"type": "HEADER",
"format": "VIDEO",
"example": {
"header_handle": [
"https://scontent.whatsapp.net/v/t61.29466-34/380066992_950204086818012_8956032979900394560_n.mp4?ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8b1bef&_nc_ohc=pmivIdgTvrAQ7kNvgEgxK28&_nc_oc=Adg2vVNVfN1TlUWzFmJxHpa830uVJRRCSKsooFiDp0E_AQ7gLbB-RIGSlx8UNvM0cXw&_nc_ht=scontent.whatsapp.net&edm=AH51TzQEAAAA&oh=01_Q5AaIFBxPaJzBmN9IaDMHWuIw-w8fQX3uHngw2A_qNyhKBVw&oe=666BB20F"
]
}
},
{
"type": "BODY",
"text": "tesing {{1}} and use code {{2}} to get amazing discounts on testing videos.",
"example": {
"body_text": [
[
"Message content",
"MSG25"
]
]
}
},
{
"type": "FOOTER",
"text": "Use the buttons below to manage your marketing subscriptions"
},
{
"type": "BUTTONS",
"buttons": [
{
"type": "QUICK_REPLY",
"text": "Unsubscribe from Promos"
},
{
"type": "QUICK_REPLY",
"text": "Unsubscribe from All"
}
]
}
],
"language": "en",
"status": "APPROVED",
"category": "MARKETING",
"id": "950180443487043"
}
And the POST message body:
{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "MY PHONE NUMBER",
"type": "template",
"template": {
"name": "vid_test",
"language": {
"code": "en"
}
},
"components": [
{
"type": "header",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "VIDEO",
"video": {
"Link": "https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/006/996/488/mp4/timelapse-full-sunset-free-video.mp4"
}
}
]
},
{
"Type": "Body",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "Var 1"
},
{
"type": "text",
"text": "Var 2"
}
]
}
]
}