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Twilio Send SMS (using Chilkat HTTP)

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Chilkat2-Python
import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# (See information about using test credentials and phone numbers:  https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/test-credentials)

# curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json \
# --data-urlencode "From=+15005550006" \
# --data-urlencode "Body=body" \
# --data-urlencode "To=+15005551212" \
# -u TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.Login = "TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"
http.Password = "TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"

req = chilkat2.HttpRequest()
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam("From","+15005550006")
req.AddParam("Body","body")
req.AddParam("To","+15005551212")

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json",req,resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

# A 201 status code indicates success.
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

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

# {
#   "account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
#   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
#   "body": "body",
#   "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:31 +0000",
#   "date_sent": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
#   "date_updated": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
#   "direction": "outbound-api",
#   "error_code": null,
#   "error_message": null,
#   "from": "+15017122661",
#   "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
#   "num_media": "0",
#   "num_segments": "1",
#   "price": null,
#   "price_unit": null,
#   "sid": "MMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
#   "status": "sent",
#   "subresource_uris": {
#     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Media.json"
#   },
#   "to": "+15558675310",
#   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
# }

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

account_sid = jResp.StringOf("account_sid")
api_version = jResp.StringOf("api_version")
body = jResp.StringOf("body")
date_created = jResp.StringOf("date_created")
date_sent = jResp.StringOf("date_sent")
date_updated = jResp.StringOf("date_updated")
direction = jResp.StringOf("direction")
error_code = jResp.StringOf("error_code")
error_message = jResp.StringOf("error_message")
from = jResp.StringOf("from")
messaging_service_sid = jResp.StringOf("messaging_service_sid")
num_media = jResp.StringOf("num_media")
num_segments = jResp.StringOf("num_segments")
price = jResp.StringOf("price")
price_unit = jResp.StringOf("price_unit")
sid = jResp.StringOf("sid")
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
subresource_urisMedia = jResp.StringOf("subresource_uris.media")
v_to = jResp.StringOf("to")
uri = jResp.StringOf("uri")