(Delphi ActiveX) MessageMedia - Send Messages

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Submit one or more (up to 100 per request) SMS, MMS, or text to voice messages for delivery.

For more information, see https://support.messagemedia.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413635760527-Messaging-API

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
message_id: WideString;
callback_url: WideString;
status: WideString;
content: WideString;
destination_number: WideString;
delivery_report: Integer;
format: WideString;
message_expiry_timestamp: WideString;
MyKey: WideString;
AnotherKey: WideString;
scheduled: WideString;
source_number: WideString;
source_number_type: WideString;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --request POST \
//      --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
//      --header "Accept: application/json" \
//      --data-binary "{
//     \"messages\": [
//         {
//             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
//             \"content\": \"My first message\",
//             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570156\",
//             \"delivery_report\": true,
//             \"format\": \"SMS\",
//             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
//             \"metadata\": {
//                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
//                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
//             },
//             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
//             \"source_number\": \"+61491570157\",
//             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
//         },
//         {
//             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
//             \"content\": \"My second message\",
//             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570158\",
//             \"delivery_report\": true,
//             \"format\": \"MMS\",
//             \"subject\": \"This is an MMS message\",
//             \"media\": [ \"https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg\" ],
//             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
//             \"metadata\": {
//                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
//                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
//             },
//             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
//             \"source_number\": \"+61491570159\",
//             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
//         }
//     ]
// }" \
// https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages

// 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.

// {
//   "messages": [
//     {
//       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
//       "content": "My first message",
//       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
//       "delivery_report": true,
//       "format": "SMS",
//       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "metadata": {
//         "myKey": "myValue",
//         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
//       },
//       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "source_number": "+61491570157",
//       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
//     },
//     {
//       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
//       "content": "My second message",
//       "destination_number": "+61491570158",
//       "delivery_report": true,
//       "format": "MMS",
//       "subject": "This is an MMS message",
//       "media": [
//         "https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg"
//       ],
//       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "metadata": {
//         "myKey": "myValue",
//         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
//       },
//       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "source_number": "+61491570159",
//       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
//     }
//   ]
// }

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('messages[0].callback_url','https://my.callback.url.com');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].content','My first message');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].destination_number','+61491570156');
json.UpdateBool('messages[0].delivery_report',1);
json.UpdateString('messages[0].format','SMS');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].message_expiry_timestamp','2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].metadata.myKey','myValue');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].metadata.anotherKey','anotherValue');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].scheduled','2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].source_number','+61491570157');
json.UpdateString('messages[0].source_number_type','INTERNATIONAL');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].callback_url','https://my.callback.url.com');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].content','My second message');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].destination_number','+61491570158');
json.UpdateBool('messages[1].delivery_report',1);
json.UpdateString('messages[1].format','MMS');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].subject','This is an MMS message');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].media[0]','https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].message_expiry_timestamp','2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].metadata.myKey','myValue');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].metadata.anotherKey','anotherValue');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].scheduled','2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].source_number','+61491570159');
json.UpdateString('messages[1].source_number_type','INTERNATIONAL');

http.SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
http.SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/json');

resp := http.PostJson3('https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages','application/json',json.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);

jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');

    Exit;
  end;

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

// {
//   "messages": [
//     {
//       "message_id": "04fe9a97-a579-43c5-bb1a-58ed29bf0a6a",
//       "callback_url": "https://my.url.com",
//       "status": "delivered",
//       "content": "My first message",
//       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
//       "delivery_report": true,
//       "format": "SMS",
//       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "metadata": {
//         "myKey": "myValue",
//         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
//       },
//       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
//       "source_number": "+61491570157",
//       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

i := 0;
count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('messages');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    jResp.I := i;
    message_id := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].message_id');
    callback_url := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].callback_url');
    status := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].status');
    content := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].content');
    destination_number := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].destination_number');
    delivery_report := jResp.BoolOf('messages[i].delivery_report');
    format := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].format');
    message_expiry_timestamp := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].message_expiry_timestamp');
    MyKey := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].metadata.myKey');
    AnotherKey := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].metadata.anotherKey');
    scheduled := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].scheduled');
    source_number := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].source_number');
    source_number_type := jResp.StringOf('messages[i].source_number_type');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;