WhatsApp doesn't provide a built-in restore function for permanently deleted photos and videos, but recovery is possible depending on how and when they were deleted. If you deleted files directly from your phone's storage rather than within WhatsApp, they may still exist in your device's trash or recycle bin—check your file manager or Photos app for a trash folder where you can recover them within a certain timeframe. For photos and videos deleted from WhatsApp chats themselves, your best option is to check your phone's automatic backup system. Both Android and iOS allow WhatsApp to back up chat histories to cloud storage (Google Drive for Android, iCloud for iOS). If you have a backup, you can uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp, then restore from the backup during setup—this will recover deleted media that was included in the backup. Third-party data recovery apps like DiskDigger, EaseUS, or similar tools can sometimes recover deleted files from your device's internal storage if they haven't been overwritten, though success depends on how long ago the deletion occurred and how much phone activity has happened since. For most reliable recovery, act quickly: the sooner you stop using your phone, the better your chances of recovery. If the files were synced to cloud storage (Google Photos, iCloud Photos), they may also be recoverable from there even if deleted locally.