OpenWAInstall

Summary

Posts a video as a WhatsApp Status update for the selected session, with an optional caption and recipient list. Provide the video as a URL, Base64 data with its MIME type, or a named binary property.

Inputs

• Session Name or ID (required) — Select or specify the WhatsApp session that will post the status.
• Video Source (required) — Choose URL, Base64, or Binary Data as the video source.
• Video URL (required) — URL of the video to post; shown when Video Source is URL.
• Base64 Data (required) — Base64-encoded video; shown when Video Source is Base64.
• MIME Type (required) — Video MIME type for Base64 data, defaulting to video/mp4.
• Binary Property (required) — Name of the incoming binary property containing the video; shown when Video Source is Binary Data.
• Caption — Optional caption for the status video, up to 1024 characters.
• Recipients — Optional comma-separated list, JSON array, or expression resolving to an array of @c.us or @lid JIDs; groups are not allowed. The list is required and honored by the Baileys engine. whatsapp-web.js ignores it and uses the account's usual status audience.

Output shape

A single item containing the API response.

The request posts a video status. Recipient restrictions apply only with the Baileys engine; whatsapp-web.js posts to its usual status audience.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide