(PowerShell) SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

Send a text message to an individual contact.

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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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://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 = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$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 = $http.PostUrlEncoded("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send",$req)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")

    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")