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SendGrid -- Send Email with Attachment

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Sends an email with an attachment.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --request POST \
//   --url https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send \
//   --header 'authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
//   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
//   --data '{"personalizations": [{"to": [{"email": "recipient@example.com"}]}],"from": {"email": "sender@example.com"},"subject":"Hello, World!","content": [{"type": "text/html","value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."}], "attachments": [{"content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT", "type": "text/plain", "filename": "attachment.txt"}]}'

// 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.

// {
//   "personalizations": [
//     {
//       "to": [
//         {
//           "email": "recipient@example.com"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ],
//   "from": {
//     "email": "sender@example.com"
//   },
//   "subject": "Hello, World!",
//   "content": [
//     {
//       "type": "text/html",
//       "value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."
//     }
//   ],
//   "attachments": [
//     {
//       "content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT",
//       "type": "text/plain",
//       "filename": "attachment.txt"
//     }
//   ]
// }

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('personalizations[0].to[0].email','recipient@example.com');
$json->UpdateString('from.email','sender@example.com');
$json->UpdateString('subject','Hello, World!');
$json->UpdateString('content[0].type','text/html');
$json->UpdateString('content[0].value','Hey,<br>Please find attachment.');

// Load a file to be attached.
$bd = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $bd->LoadFile('qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf');

$json->UpdateString('attachments[0].content',$bd->getEncoded('base64'));
$json->UpdateString('attachments[0].type','application/pdf');
$json->UpdateString('attachments[0].filename','hello.pdf');

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
$http->AuthToken = 'YOUR_API_KEY';

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode != 202) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
    print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>