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SendGrid -- Send Email with Attachment

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Sends an email with an attachment. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# 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 = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$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 = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
$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.AuthToken = "YOUR_API_KEY"

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ne 202) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Response Body:")
    $($resp.BodyStr)
    $("Failed.")
    exit
}

$("Success.")