Node.js

Twilio: Send SMS using Basic Authentication

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Demonstrates how to use Twilio to send an SMS message using Basic authentication. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Demonstrates how to use Basic Authentication in a REST API call for Twilio.
    //  Sends an SMS text message..

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    //  Use Basic Authentication.
    //  Your Twilio Account SID is the username.
    //  Your Twilio Auth Token is the password.
    success = rest.SetAuthBasic("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID","TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    //  Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet) to Twilio.
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.twilio.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Provide the information for the SMS text message:
    success = rest.AddQueryParam("To","+16518675309");
    success = rest.AddQueryParam("From","+15005550006");
    success = rest.AddQueryParam("Body","Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!");
    success = rest.AddQueryParam("MediaUrl","http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1404618563_3ed9a44a3a.jpg");

    //  Send the SMS text message.
    //  Your Twilio Account SID is part of the URI path:
    var responseJson = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  When successful, the response status code will equal 201.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 201) {
        //  Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("response body (if any): " + responseJson);
        console.log("---");
        console.log("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.LastRequestStartLine);
        console.log("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.LastRequestHeader);
        return;
    }

    //  The response is JSON.  We'll show how to get a few bits of information from it.
    //  A full sample JSON response is shown below..

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    success = json.Load(responseJson);

    //  First show the entire JSON.
    console.log(json.Emit());

    //  Now get some individual pieces of information:
    console.log("sid: " + json.StringOf("sid"));
    console.log("body: " + json.StringOf("body"));
    console.log("media: " + json.StringOf("subresource_uris.media"));

    console.log("Success.");

    //  Sample JSON response:

    //  {
    //    "sid": "MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3",
    //    "date_created": null,
    //    "date_updated": null,
    //    "date_sent": null,
    //    "account_sid": "112e1111e0151133d11112101111d1111",
    //    "to": "+16518675309",
    //    "from": "+15005550006",
    //    "messaging_service_sid": null,
    //    "body": "Sent from your Twilio trial account - Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!",
    //    "status": "queued",
    //    "num_segments": "1",
    //    "num_media": "0",
    //    "direction": "outbound-api",
    //    "api_version": "2010-04-01",
    //    "price": null,
    //    "price_unit": "USD",
    //    "error_code": null,
    //    "error_message": null,
    //    "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3.json",
    //    "subresource_uris": {
    //      "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3/Media.json"
    //    }
    //  }

}

chilkatExample();