(Perl) SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

Send a text message to an individual contact.

For more information, see https://simpletexting.com/api/docs/#operation/sendSmsPost

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://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
#   --header 'accept: application/json' \
#   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

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

$http->SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->AddParam("token","YOUR_API_TOKEN");
$req->AddParam("phone","SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER");
$req->AddParam("message",'Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;.');

$req->AddHeader("Accept","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostUrlEncoded("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send",$req);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 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)

# {
#   "code": 1,
#   "message": "The request succeeded",
#   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
# }

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

$code = $jResp->IntOf("code");
$message = $jResp->stringOf("message");
$smsid = $jResp->stringOf("smsid");