C#

SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

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Send a text message to an individual contact. C#

bool success = false;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --request POST \
//   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
//   --header 'accept: application/json' \
//   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

Chilkat.HttpRequest req = new Chilkat.HttpRequest();
req.AddParam("token","YOUR_API_TOKEN");
req.AddParam("phone","SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER");
req.AddParam("message","Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;.");

req.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");

req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpReq("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send",req,resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "code": 1,
//   "message": "The request succeeded",
//   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

int code = jResp.IntOf("code");
string message = jResp.StringOf("message");
string smsid = jResp.StringOf("smsid");