(Delphi ActiveX) SMSAPI - Create a Contact

Create a Contact

For more information, see https://www.smsapi.com/docs?shell#create-contact

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;
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
date_created: TDtObj;
date_updated: TDtObj;
name: WideString;
created_by: WideString;
idx: WideString;
contact_expire_after: WideString;
contacts_count: WideString;
id: WideString;
first_name: WideString;
last_name: WideString;
phone_number: WideString;
email: WideString;
gender: WideString;
city: WideString;
description: 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 -X POST https://api.smsapi.com/contacts -H "Authorization: Bearer token_api_oauth" \
// -d "phone_number=48500000000&email=bok@smsapi.com&first_name=Name&last_name=Last_name&gender=gender&description=description&city=city&groups=default"

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

req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);
req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
req.Path := '/contacts';
req.ContentType := 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
req.AddParam('phone_number','48500000000');
req.AddParam('email','bok@smsapi.com');
req.AddParam('first_name','Name');
req.AddParam('last_name','Last_name');
req.AddParam('gender','gender');
req.AddParam('description','description');
req.AddParam('city','city');
req.AddParam('groups','default');

req.AddHeader('Authorization','Bearer token_api_oauth');

resp := http.PostUrlEncoded('https://api.smsapi.com/contacts',req.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)

// {
//   "id": "5b802315a788494a04690d1d",
//   "first_name": "string",
//   "last_name": "string",
//   "phone_number": "48500000000",
//   "email": "bok@smsapi.com",
//   "gender": "gender",
//   "city": "city",
//   "date_created": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
//   "date_updated": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
//   "description": "description",
//   "groups": [
//     {
//       "id": "59a3ca1fa78849062837cd0c",
//       "name": "default",
//       "date_created": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
//       "date_updated": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
//       "description": "",
//       "created_by": "username",
//       "idx": null,
//       "contact_expire_after": null,
//       "contacts_count": null
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

date_created := TDtObj.Create(Self);
date_updated := TDtObj.Create(Self);

id := jResp.StringOf('id');
first_name := jResp.StringOf('first_name');
last_name := jResp.StringOf('last_name');
phone_number := jResp.StringOf('phone_number');
email := jResp.StringOf('email');
gender := jResp.StringOf('gender');
city := jResp.StringOf('city');
jResp.DtOf('date_created',0,date_created.ControlInterface);
jResp.DtOf('date_updated',0,date_updated.ControlInterface);
description := jResp.StringOf('description');
i := 0;
count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('groups');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    jResp.I := i;
    id := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].id');
    name := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].name');
    jResp.DtOf('groups[i].date_created',0,date_created.ControlInterface);
    jResp.DtOf('groups[i].date_updated',0,date_updated.ControlInterface);
    description := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].description');
    created_by := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].created_by');
    idx := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].idx');
    contact_expire_after := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].contact_expire_after');
    contacts_count := jResp.StringOf('groups[i].contacts_count');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;