(Perl) WhatsApp - Send a Text Message

Demonstrates how to use the messages endpoint to send text messages to your customers.

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

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST https://example.com/v1/messages \
#   -H "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" \
#   -d '
# {
#     "preview_url": false,
#     "recipient_type": "individual",
#     "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
#     "type": "text",
#     "text": {
#         "body": "your-text-message-content"
#     }
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "preview_url": false,
#   "recipient_type": "individual",
#   "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
#   "type": "text",
#   "text": {
#     "body": "your-text-message-content"
#   }
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateBool("preview_url",0);
$json->UpdateString("recipient_type","individual");
$json->UpdateString("to","whatsapp-id-or-group-id");
$json->UpdateString("type","text");
$json->UpdateString("text.body","your-text-message-content");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("your-auth-token");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://example.com/v1/messages","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    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) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $id = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].id");
    $i = $i + 1;
}