(Chilkat2-Python) WhatsApp - Send a Previously Uploaded Media Message

Demonstrates how to send a media message where the media content was previously uploaded.

For more information, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/messages/media

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import sys
import chilkat2

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST https://example.com/v1/messages \
#   -H "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" \
#   -d '
# {
#     "recipient_type": "individual-or-group",
#     "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
#     "type": "image",
#     "image": {
#      "id": "your-media-id",
#       "caption": "your-image-caption"
#     }
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "recipient_type": "individual-or-group",
#   "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
#   "type": "image",
#   "image": {
#     "id": "your-media-id",
#     "caption": "your-image-caption"
#   }
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("recipient_type","individual-or-group")
json.UpdateString("to","whatsapp-id-or-group-id")
json.UpdateString("type","image")
json.UpdateString("image.id","your-media-id")
json.UpdateString("image.caption","your-image-caption")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
http.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://example.com/v1/messages","application/json",json)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

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

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

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

# {
#   "messages": [
#     {
#       "id": "gBEGkYiEB1VXAglK1ZEqA1YKPrU"
#     }
#   ]
# }

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

i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    i = i + 1