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WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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Demonstrates how to send a message using the WhatsApp Cloud API (Business App)

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
//   "to": "16302581871",
//   "type": "template",
//   "template": {
//     "name": "hello_world",
//     "language": {
//       "code": "en_US"
//     }
//   }
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('messaging_product','whatsapp');
$json->UpdateString('to','15555555555');
$json->UpdateString('type','template');
$json->UpdateString('template.name','hello_world');
$json->UpdateString('template.language.code','en_US');

$http->put_AuthToken('EAANrS5....yFB9Ma');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";

// Here's a screenshot of our WhatsApp test app.

// image

?>