(AutoIt) WhatsApp - Send a Text Message

Demonstrates how to use the messages endpoint to send text messages to your customers.

For more information, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/messages/text

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

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
Local $bSuccess

; 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"
;   }
; }

$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.UpdateBool("preview_url",False)
$oJson.UpdateString("recipient_type","individual")
$oJson.UpdateString("to","whatsapp-id-or-group-id")
$oJson.UpdateString("type","text")
$oJson.UpdateString("text.body","your-text-message-content")

; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
$oHttp.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

Local $oResp = $oHttp.PostJson3("https://example.com/v1/messages","application/json",$oJson)
If ($oHttp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oResp.GetBodySb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJResp.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp.EmitCompact = False

ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oJResp.Emit() & @CRLF)

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oResp.StatusCode
ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oResp.Header & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)

    Exit
EndIf

; 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

Local $sId

Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $sId = $oJResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend