Send Images to WhatsApp Groups in Python 3 - Complete Guide

Automate WhatsApp Group Image Sharing with Python 3

Need to integrate WhatsApp group image sharing into your Python applications for team collaboration, automated reporting, or data pipeline notifications? This guide shows you how to deliver images to WhatsApp groups using Python 3 and the WhatsMate WA Gateway REST API. Perfect for Python developers building automation scripts, data science workflows, web applications, or any Python project that needs visual content delivery to group chats.

📋 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

1. A WhatsMate WA Gateway Forever Green account - Required for group messaging API access
2. Group setup - Create a WhatsApp group with a unique name and add the gateway
3. Python 3 installed - Version 3.6 or higher with pip package manager
4. Required Python packages - requests library (installation instructions included)
5. Image file ready - Have the image you want to send available locally

⚠️ Important: You need a Forever Green account to send messages to WhatsApp groups. The gateway must be added to your WhatsApp group before it can send messages. Sign up for a Forever Green account to enable group messaging capabilities.

📝 Step-by-Step Implementation

Follow these steps to send your first image to a WhatsApp group from a Python script:

1. Prepare Your WhatsApp Group

Before coding, set up your WhatsApp group:

1. Create a new group in WhatsApp with a unique name (the API won’t work if the name isn’t unique)
2. Add the secret gateway number to the group
3. Send a “Hi” message (or any message) in the group from your personal WhatsApp account - this helps the gateway silently recognize the new group in the background

2. Install Required Package

Install the requests library if you don’t have it already:

pip install requests

3. Copy the Python Source Code

Start by copying the following source code into your Python script:

4. Configure Key Parameters

Customize these essential parameters in the Python code:

• Line 8: Replace YOUR_GATEWAY_INSTANCE_ID_HERE with your WhatsApp gateway instance ID
• Lines 9-10: Update YOUR_OWN_ID_HERE and YOUR_OWN_SECRET_HERE with your Forever Green Client ID and Secret
• Line 12: Specify your group name (must be unique)
• Line 13: Replace ../assets/cute-girl.jpg with the path to your image file
• Line 14: Replace 'Lovely Gal' with an optional caption for your image

5. Make the Script Executable

Set execute permissions on your Python script:

chmod 755 send-image-group.py

6. Send Your Image

Run the script to deliver your image to the WhatsApp group:

./send-image-group.py

Alternative execution method (without making executable):

python3 send-image-group.py

🔧 Common Use Cases

This Python 3 integration is ideal for:

• Data science workflows - Send visualization images or analysis results to team WhatsApp groups
• Automation scripts - Create scheduled tasks that send daily reports or status images
• Web application backends - Integrate WhatsApp image sharing into Django or Flask applications
• Monitoring systems - Send system status screenshots or charts to administrator groups
• IoT projects - Automate image sharing from Raspberry Pi cameras or sensors to WhatsApp groups

🚀 Get Started Today

Ready to automate WhatsApp group image sharing with Python 3? You’ll need a Forever Green account to access the group messaging API. Sign up for a Forever Green account and start sending images to groups within minutes!

Next Steps: Once you’ve mastered group image sending, explore advanced features like sending documents to groups or individual messages through the WhatsMate WA Gateway API documentation.