Java

WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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Demonstrates how to send a message using the WhatsApp Cloud API (Business App) Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

        // {
        //   "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
        //   "to": "16302581871",
        //   "type": "template",
        //   "template": {
        //     "name": "hello_world",
        //     "language": {
        //       "code": "en_US"
        //     }
        //   }
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("messaging_product", "whatsapp");
        json.updateString("to", "15555555555");
        json.updateString("type", "template");
        json.updateString("template.name", "hello_world");
        json.updateString("template.language.code", "en_US");

        http.setAuthToken("EAANrS5....yFB9Ma");
        http.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(resp.getStatusCode());
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Here's a screenshot of our WhatsApp test app.

        // 
    }
}