(Perl) SendGrid Hello World -- Send Simple Email to Single Recipient

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Sends an email to a single recipient using SendGrid.

For more information, see https://sendgrid.com/docs/for-developers/sending-email/curl-examples/

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# 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", "name": "Recipient Name"}]}],"from": {"email": "sendeexampexample@example.com"},"subject": "Hello, World!","content": [{"type": "text/plain", "value": "Heya!"}]}'

# 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",
#           "name": "Recipient Name"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ],
#   "from": {
#     "email": "sendeexampexample@example.com"
#   },
#   "subject": "Hello, World!",
#   "content": [
#     {
#       "type": "text/plain",
#       "value": "Heya!"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].email",'recipient@example.com');
# The "name" is optional.
$json->UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].name","Recipient Name");
$json->UpdateString("from.email",'sendeexampexample@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("subject","Hello, World!");
$json->UpdateString("content[0].type","text/plain");
$json->UpdateString("content[0].value","Heya!");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("YOUR_API_KEY");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "response status code: " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
    # Display the response.
    # If successful, the response code is 202 and the response body string is empty.
    # (The response body string may also be empty for error response codes.)
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

}