Swift

WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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Demonstrates how to send a message using the WhatsApp Cloud API (Business App) Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
    //   "to": "16302581871",
    //   "type": "template",
    //   "template": {
    //     "name": "hello_world",
    //     "language": {
    //       "code": "en_US"
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "messaging_product", value: "whatsapp")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "to", value: "15555555555")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "type", value: "template")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "template.name", value: "hello_world")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "template.language.code", value: "en_US")

    http.authToken = "EAANrS5....yFB9Ma"
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Content-Type", value: "application/json")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp.bodyStr!)")

    // Here's a screenshot of our WhatsApp test app.

    // 

}