This example shows how to use the files with whatsapp app.

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Code

cookbook/apps/whatsapp/agent_with_media.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.app.whatsapp.app import WhatsappAPI
from agno.app.whatsapp.serve import serve_whatsapp_app
from agno.models.google import Gemini

media_agent = Agent(
    name="Media Agent",
    model=Gemini(id="gemini-2.0-flash"),
    add_history_to_messages=True,
    num_history_responses=3,
    add_datetime_to_instructions=True,
    markdown=True,
)

app = WhatsappAPI(
    agent=media_agent,
).get_app()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    serve_whatsapp_app("agent_with_media:app", port=8000, reload=True)

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Usage

1

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
2

Set your API key

export GOOGLE_API_KEY=xxx
3

Install libraries

pip install -U agno google-generativeai "uvicorn[standard]"
4

Run Agent

python cookbook/apps/whatsapp/agent_with_media.py