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Twilio Send SMS (using Chilkat HTTP)

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Send an outgoing SMS message.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// (See information about using test credentials and phone numbers:  https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/test-credentials)

// curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json \
// --data-urlencode "From=+15005550006" \
// --data-urlencode "Body=body" \
// --data-urlencode "To=+15005551212" \
// -u TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

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

http.Login = "TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID";
http.Password = "TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN";

var req = new CkHttpRequest();
req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.Path = "/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json";
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
req.AddParam("From","+15005550006");
req.AddParam("Body","body");
req.AddParam("To","+15005551212");

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json",req,resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
var jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

console.log("Response Body:");
console.log(jResp.Emit());

// A 201 status code indicates success.
var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log("Response Header:");
    console.log(resp.Header);
    console.log("Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
//   "body": "body",
//   "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:31 +0000",
//   "date_sent": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
//   "date_updated": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
//   "direction": "outbound-api",
//   "error_code": null,
//   "error_message": null,
//   "from": "+15017122661",
//   "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "num_media": "0",
//   "num_segments": "1",
//   "price": null,
//   "price_unit": null,
//   "sid": "MMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "status": "sent",
//   "subresource_uris": {
//     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Media.json"
//   },
//   "to": "+15558675310",
//   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
// }

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

var account_sid = jResp.StringOf("account_sid");
var api_version = jResp.StringOf("api_version");
var body = jResp.StringOf("body");
var date_created = jResp.StringOf("date_created");
var date_sent = jResp.StringOf("date_sent");
var date_updated = jResp.StringOf("date_updated");
var direction = jResp.StringOf("direction");
var error_code = jResp.StringOf("error_code");
var error_message = jResp.StringOf("error_message");
var from = jResp.StringOf("from");
var messaging_service_sid = jResp.StringOf("messaging_service_sid");
var num_media = jResp.StringOf("num_media");
var num_segments = jResp.StringOf("num_segments");
var price = jResp.StringOf("price");
var price_unit = jResp.StringOf("price_unit");
var sid = jResp.StringOf("sid");
var status = jResp.StringOf("status");
var subresource_urisMedia = jResp.StringOf("subresource_uris.media");
var v_to = jResp.StringOf("to");
var uri = jResp.StringOf("uri");