(PHP ActiveX) WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

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

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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->AuthToken = 'EAANrS5....yFB9Ma';
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages','application/json',$json);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

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

// 

?>