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SendGrid Hello World -- Send Simple Email to Single Recipient

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Sends an email to a single recipient using SendGrid.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// 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", "name": "Recipient Name"}]}],"from": {"email": "sendeexampexample@example.com"},"subject": "Hello, World!","content": [{"type": "text/plain", "value": "Heya!"}]}'

// 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",
//           "name": "Recipient Name"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ],
//   "from": {
//     "email": "sendeexampexample@example.com"
//   },
//   "subject": "Hello, World!",
//   "content": [
//     {
//       "type": "text/plain",
//       "value": "Heya!"
//     }
//   ]
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].email","recipient@example.com")
// The "name" is optional.
loJson.UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].name","Recipient Name")
loJson.UpdateString("from.email","sendeexampexample@example.com")
loJson.UpdateString("subject","Hello, World!")
loJson.UpdateString("content[0].type","text/plain")
loJson.UpdateString("content[0].value","Heya!")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "YOUR_API_KEY"

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
else
    ? "response status code: " + str(loResp.StatusCode)
    // Display the response.
    // If successful, the response code is 202 and the response body string is empty.
    // (The response body string may also be empty for error response codes.)
    ? loResp.BodyStr
endif



release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp