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title: How to send an image to a WhatsApp user in PHP
subtitle: Using the WhatsMate WhatsApp Gateway REST API
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last_modified_at: 2017-10-19T00:00:00+08:00
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This article shows you how to send an image to a registered WhatsApp user in PHP.

Before the recipient can receive your WhatsApp message, she MUST register with the WhatsMate WA Gateway. Instructions are available on the [official site](https://www.whatsmate.net/whatsapp-gateway-api.html). <span style="color:red">*Unregistered users will never receive messages from the Gateway.*</span>


To send a WhatsApp message containing an image in PHP, do this:

1. First, learn how to send a simple text message on the [official site](https://www.whatsmate.net/whatsapp-gateway-api.html). 
2. With the above knowledge, you can now download our [sample code](https://github.com/whatsmate/wa-demos/archive/master.zip).
3. Locate the file `php/send-image-individual.php`.  <script src="https://gist.github.com/whatsmate/a58cdf5b691a6e6f846b342d61873728.js"></script>
4. Study the PHP source code and customize the TODO/FIXME lines.
   * Among other things, put down YOUR OWN number as the recipient. You can't send messages to strangers because we are against SPAMMERS.
5. Visit the PHP page your just created to send your image.


Happy coding :) 


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