B4X

X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
'  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'  -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

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

'  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

'  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

'  {
'    "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
'  }

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("text", "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.")

'  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
'  Get our access token.
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
If success <> True Then
    Log("Failed to load x.json")
    Return
End If


'  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpJson("POST", "https://api.x.com/2/tweets", json, "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResponseBody.Initialize
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jResp.Initialize
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Log("Response Body:")
Log(jResp.Emit)

Dim respStatusCode As Int = resp.StatusCode
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
    Log("Response Header:")
    Log(resp.Header)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


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

'  {
'    "data": {
'      "id": "1346889436626259968",
'      "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
'    }
'  }

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

Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("data.id")
Dim Text As String = jResp.StringOf("data.text")