(Excel) Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message.

For more information, see https://www.clickatell.com/developers/api-documentation/rest-api-send-message/

Download Excel Class Modules Chilkat Excel Class Modules

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

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -i \
' -X POST \
' -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
' -H "Accept: application/json" \
' -H "Authorization: API_KEY" \
' -d '{"content": "Test Message Text", "to": ["PHONE_NUMBER"]}' \
' -s https://platform.clickatell.com/messages

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "content": "Test Message Text",
'   "to": [
'     "PHONE_NUMBER"
'   ]
' }

Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set json = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("content","Test Message Text")
success = json.UpdateString("to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER")

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","API_KEY"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"


Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://platform.clickatell.com/messages","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbResponseBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jResp = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()


respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = "; respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "messages": [
'     {
'       "apiMessageId": "66c06ac68e5c4afb953ea9328babfde6",
'       "accepted": true,
'       "to": "16302581871",
'       "errorCode": null,
'       "error": null,
'       "errorDescription": null
'     }
'   ],
'   "errorCode": null,
'   "error": null,
'   "errorDescription": 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

errorCode = jResp.StringOf("errorCode")
error = jResp.StringOf("error")
errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("errorDescription")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    apiMessageId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].apiMessageId")
    accepted = jResp.BoolOf("messages[i].accepted")
    v_to = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].to")
    errorCode = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorCode")
    error = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].error")
    errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorDescription")
    i = i + 1
Loop