(PowerShell) WhatsApp - Create a User Account

Demonstrates how to create an account for a user within your business who can access the WhatsApp Business API.

For more information, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/users/manage

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-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 -X POST https://example.com/v1/users \
#   -H "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" \
#   -d '{
#   "username": "username",
#   "password": "password"
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "username": "username",
#   "password": "password"
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("username","username")
$json.UpdateString("password","password")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
$http.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

$resp = $http.PostJson3("https://example.com/v1/users","application/json",$json)
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)

# {
#   "users": [
#     {
#       "username": "username"
#     }
#   ]
# }

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

$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("users")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $username = $jResp.StringOf("users[i].username")
    $i = $i + 1
}