DataFlex

WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

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

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "messaging_product" "whatsapp" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "to" "15555555555" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "type" "template" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "template.name" "hello_world" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "template.language.code" "en_US" To iSuccess

    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "EAANrS5....yFB9Ma"
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/json"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpJson Of hoHttp "POST" "https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages" vJson "application/json" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln iTemp1
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

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

    // 


End_Procedure