B4X

SimpleTexting - Send MMS Message

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Send a multimedia message to an individual contact. 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 --request POST \
'    --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE&subject=SOME_STRING_VALUE&mediaUrl=SOME_ARRAY_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")

Dim req As ChilkatHttpRequest
req.Initialize
req.AddParam("token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN")
req.AddParam("phone", "SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER")
req.AddParam("message", "Hello: This is a sample MMS message.")
req.AddParam("subject", "Starfish")
req.AddParam("mediaUrl", "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg")

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

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

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpReq("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms", req, 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)

'  {
'    "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



Dim code As Int = jResp.IntOf("code")
Dim message As String = jResp.StringOf("message")
Dim smsid As String = jResp.StringOf("smsid")