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Control WhatsApp from n8n or an AI agent: send & read messages, look up contacts, manage groups, download media, queue paced batches of personalised messages, and fetch conversation memory (Get AI Context) — all through your self-hosted SocialMate server.

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Media → Download Thumbnail

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Summary

Download a media item’s JPEG thumbnail and attach it as binary data to the output item. Use the media ID from Get Many or a media.discovered trigger event; thumbnails are available only for items with a stored or inline thumbnail, typically images and videos.

Inputs

  • Account Name or ID — Select the WhatsApp account, or leave blank to auto-select when the API key is bound to exactly one account.
  • Media ID (required) — The media item’s ID, returned by Get Many or a media.discovered trigger event.
  • Put Output File in Field (required) — Name of the output binary field for the JPEG thumbnail; defaults to data.

Output shape

A single n8n item per input item, with JSON and binary data.

The JSON contains { id, thumbnail: true }. The JPEG thumbnail is attached under the configured binary field. An item without a thumbnail returns 404; the thumbnail is a preview, not the original media file.

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