---
title: "Fetch profile picture URL"
method: POST
path: "/v1/chat/fetchProfilePictureUrl/{instance}"
tags: ["Chat"]
---

# Fetch profile picture URL

`POST /v1/chat/fetchProfilePictureUrl/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8080`
- URL: `http://localhost:8080/v1/chat/fetchProfilePictureUrl/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Returns the full-size profile picture URL for a number or group JID, mirroring Evolution API's POST /chat/fetchProfilePictureUrl. profilePictureUrl is null when the target has no picture or hid it.

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- DtoFetchProfilePictureRequest
  - `number` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- DtoFetchProfilePictureResponse
  - `profilePictureUrl` string
  - `wuid` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-09** `1c21453ab4d1`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-09-08** `151d3fbb2e20`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-09-01** `0582644d6d8e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-28** `d55605f04cf6`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-08-28** `c6647a7220f9`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/verbeux-ai/apis/whatsmiau-api/changes/v1/chat/fetchProfilePictureUrl/:instance/post.md)

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