Perl

SendGrid -- Send Email with Attachment

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Sends an email with an attachment. 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 \
#   --url https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send \
#   --header 'authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
#   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
#   --data '{"personalizations": [{"to": [{"email": "recipient@example.com"}]}],"from": {"email": "sender@example.com"},"subject":"Hello, World!","content": [{"type": "text/html","value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."}], "attachments": [{"content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT", "type": "text/plain", "filename": "attachment.txt"}]}'

# 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.

# {
#   "personalizations": [
#     {
#       "to": [
#         {
#           "email": "recipient@example.com"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ],
#   "from": {
#     "email": "sender@example.com"
#   },
#   "subject": "Hello, World!",
#   "content": [
#     {
#       "type": "text/html",
#       "value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."
#     }
#   ],
#   "attachments": [
#     {
#       "content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT",
#       "type": "text/plain",
#       "filename": "attachment.txt"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].email",'recipient@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("from.email",'sender@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("subject","Hello, World!");
$json->UpdateString("content[0].type","text/html");
$json->UpdateString("content[0].value","Hey,<br>Please find attachment.");

# Load a file to be attached.
$bd = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$success = $bd->LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf");

$json->UpdateString("attachments[0].content",$bd->getEncoded("base64"));
$json->UpdateString("attachments[0].type","application/pdf");
$json->UpdateString("attachments[0].filename","hello.pdf");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("YOUR_API_KEY");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode != 202) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Success." . "\r\n";