Unicode C
Unicode C
WhatsApp - Send a Text Message
Demonstrates how to use the messages endpoint to send text messages to your customers.Chilkat Unicode C Downloads
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
BOOL success;
HCkHttpW http;
HCkJsonObjectW json;
HCkHttpResponseW resp;
HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
int respStatusCode;
const wchar_t *id;
int i;
int count_i;
success = FALSE;
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = CkHttpW_Create();
// 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 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"preview_url",FALSE);
CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"recipient_type",L"individual");
CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"to",L"whatsapp-id-or-group-id");
CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"type",L"text");
CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"text.body",L"your-text-message-content");
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"your-auth-token");
resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://example.com/v1/messages",json,L"application/json",resp);
if (success == FALSE) {
wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
return;
}
sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);
wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));
respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
return;
}
// 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
// Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
// See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.
i = 0;
count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(jResp,L"messages");
while (i < count_i) {
CkJsonObjectW_putI(jResp,i);
id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"messages[i].id");
i = i + 1;
}
CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
}