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MessageMedia - Send Messages

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Submit one or more (up to 100 per request) SMS, MMS, or text to voice messages for delivery.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl --request POST \
#      --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
#      --header "Accept: application/json" \
#      --data-binary "{
#     \"messages\": [
#         {
#             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
#             \"content\": \"My first message\",
#             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570156\",
#             \"delivery_report\": true,
#             \"format\": \"SMS\",
#             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
#             \"metadata\": {
#                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
#                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
#             },
#             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
#             \"source_number\": \"+61491570157\",
#             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
#         },
#         {
#             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
#             \"content\": \"My second message\",
#             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570158\",
#             \"delivery_report\": true,
#             \"format\": \"MMS\",
#             \"subject\": \"This is an MMS message\",
#             \"media\": [ \"https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg\" ],
#             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
#             \"metadata\": {
#                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
#                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
#             },
#             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
#             \"source_number\": \"+61491570159\",
#             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
#         }
#     ]
# }" \
# https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages

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

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "messages": [
#     {
#       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
#       "content": "My first message",
#       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
#       "delivery_report": true,
#       "format": "SMS",
#       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "metadata": {
#         "myKey": "myValue",
#         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
#       },
#       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "source_number": "+61491570157",
#       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
#     },
#     {
#       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
#       "content": "My second message",
#       "destination_number": "+61491570158",
#       "delivery_report": true,
#       "format": "MMS",
#       "subject": "This is an MMS message",
#       "media": [
#         "https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg"
#       ],
#       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "metadata": {
#         "myKey": "myValue",
#         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
#       },
#       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "source_number": "+61491570159",
#       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].callback_url","https://my.callback.url.com");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].content","My first message");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].destination_number","+61491570156");
$json->UpdateBool("messages[0].delivery_report",1);
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].format","SMS");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].message_expiry_timestamp","2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].metadata.myKey","myValue");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].metadata.anotherKey","anotherValue");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].scheduled","2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].source_number","+61491570157");
$json->UpdateString("messages[0].source_number_type","INTERNATIONAL");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].callback_url","https://my.callback.url.com");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].content","My second message");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].destination_number","+61491570158");
$json->UpdateBool("messages[1].delivery_report",1);
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].format","MMS");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].subject","This is an MMS message");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].media[0]","https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].message_expiry_timestamp","2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].metadata.myKey","myValue");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].metadata.anotherKey","anotherValue");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].scheduled","2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].source_number","+61491570159");
$json->UpdateString("messages[1].source_number_type","INTERNATIONAL");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "messages": [
#     {
#       "message_id": "04fe9a97-a579-43c5-bb1a-58ed29bf0a6a",
#       "callback_url": "https://my.url.com",
#       "status": "delivered",
#       "content": "My first message",
#       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
#       "delivery_report": true,
#       "format": "SMS",
#       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "metadata": {
#         "myKey": "myValue",
#         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
#       },
#       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
#       "source_number": "+61491570157",
#       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
#     }
#   ]
# }

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

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("messages");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $message_id = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].message_id");
    $callback_url = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].callback_url");
    $status = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].status");
    $content = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].content");
    $destination_number = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].destination_number");
    $delivery_report = $jResp->BoolOf("messages[i].delivery_report");
    $format = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].format");
    $message_expiry_timestamp = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].message_expiry_timestamp");
    $MyKey = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].metadata.myKey");
    $AnotherKey = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].metadata.anotherKey");
    $scheduled = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].scheduled");
    $source_number = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].source_number");
    $source_number_type = $jResp->stringOf("messages[i].source_number_type");
    $i = $i + 1;
}