Delphi ActiveX

SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

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Send a text message to an individual contact. Delphi ActiveX

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
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
code: Integer;
message: WideString;
smsid: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

// 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 \
//   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
//   --header 'accept: application/json' \
//   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

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

http.SetRequestHeader('accept','application/json');
http.SetRequestHeader('content-type','application/x-www-form-urlencoded');

req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);
req.AddParam('token','YOUR_API_TOKEN');
req.AddParam('phone','SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER');
req.AddParam('message','Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;.');

req.AddHeader('Accept','application/json');

req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
req.ContentType := 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpReq('https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send',req.ControlInterface,resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 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)

// {
//   "code": 1,
//   "message": "The request succeeded",
//   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
// }

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

code := jResp.IntOf('code');
message := jResp.StringOf('message');
smsid := jResp.StringOf('smsid');
end;