(Objective-C) Clickatell Send SMS Text Message using HTTP GET

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message using an HTTP GET request with query params.

For more information, see https://docs.clickatell.com/channels/sms-channels/sms-api-reference/#tag/SMS-API/operation/sendMessageHTTP

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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
BOOL success;

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -G https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg \
//   -d "api_id=xxxx" \
//   -d "user=yourUsername" \
//   -d "password=yourPassword" \
//   -d "from=yourFromPhoneNumber" \
//   -d "to=receiverPhoneNumber" \
//   -d "text=The text of your message"

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

CkoJsonObject *queryParams = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"api_id" value: @"xxxx"];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"user" value: @"yourUsername"];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"password" value: @"yourPassword"];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"from" value: @"yourFromPhoneNumber"];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"to" value: @"receiverPhoneNumber"];
[queryParams UpdateString: @"text" value: @"The text of your message"];

// If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
CkoHttpResponse *resp = [http QuickRequestParams: @"GET" url: @"https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send" json: queryParams];
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%d",[resp.StatusCode intValue]);
NSLog(@"%@",resp.BodyStr);