Node.js

Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // 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"], "from": "FROM_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"
    //   ]
    // }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("content","Test Message Text");
    json.UpdateString("to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER");
    json.UpdateString("from","FROM_PHONE_NUMBER");

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

    // If the following URL does not work, then try "https://platform.clickatell.com/v1/message"
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

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

    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)

    // {
    //   "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

    var errorCode;
    var error;
    var errorDescription;
    var i;
    var count_i;
    var apiMessageId;
    var accepted;
    var v_to;

    errorCode = jResp.StringOf("errorCode");
    error = jResp.StringOf("error");
    errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("errorDescription");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    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;
    }


}

chilkatExample();