C#

Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message. C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl -i \
//  -X POST \
//  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
//  -H "Accept: application/json" \
//  -H "Authorization: API_KEY" \
//  -d '{"content": "Test Message Text", "to": ["PHONE_NUMBER"], "from": "FROM_PHONE_NUMBER" }' \
//  -s https://platform.clickatell.com/messages

//  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Code to Create JSON

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

//  {
//    "content": "Test Message Text",
//    "to": [
//      "PHONE_NUMBER"
//    ]
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("content","Test Message Text");
json.UpdateString("to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER");
json.UpdateString("from","FROM_PHONE_NUMBER");

http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","API_KEY");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

//  If the following URL does not work, then try "https://platform.clickatell.com/v1/message"
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

//  Sample JSON response:
//  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

//  {
//    "messages": [
//      {
//        "apiMessageId": "66c06ac68e5c4afb953ea9328babfde6",
//        "accepted": true,
//        "to": "16302581871",
//        "errorCode": null,
//        "error": null,
//        "errorDescription": null
//      }
//    ],
//    "errorCode": null,
//    "error": null,
//    "errorDescription": null
//  }

//  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
//  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

string errorCode;
string error;
string errorDescription;
int i;
int count_i;
string apiMessageId;
bool accepted;
string v_to;

errorCode = jResp.StringOf("errorCode");
error = jResp.StringOf("error");
errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("errorDescription");
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    apiMessageId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].apiMessageId");
    accepted = jResp.BoolOf("messages[i].accepted");
    v_to = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].to");
    errorCode = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorCode");
    error = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].error");
    errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorDescription");
    i = i + 1;
}