CkPython

Send SMS Text Message to Phone Number

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Uses Amazon SNS to send an SMS text message to a phone number.

See SNS Publish for more information.

CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
# such as https://sns.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("sns.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat.CkAuthAws()
authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
# the region should match our URL above..
authAws.put_Region("us-west-2")
authAws.put_ServiceName("sns")

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

rest.AddQueryParam("Action","Publish")
# ----------------------------------------------------
# Please use your own phone number here for testing...
# ----------------------------------------------------
rest.AddQueryParam("PhoneNumber","+15551239999")
rest.AddQueryParam("Message","This is a test message from Amazon SNS")

responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText())
    print("response header: " + rest.responseHeader())
    print("response body: " + responseXml)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the successful XML response.
xml = chilkat.CkXml()
xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
print(xml.getXml())

# To get the MessageId
print("MessageId: " + xml.chilkatPath("PublishResult|MessageId|*"))

# A sample successful response:
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <PublishResponse xmlns="http://sns.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-03-31/">
#     <PublishResult>
#         <MessageId>5ffca506-6ff6-502c-bca3-f098971bcb9c</MessageId>
#     </PublishResult>
#     <ResponseMetadata>
#         <RequestId>6c815022-050e-5930-a7b4-05bcfde35280</RequestId>
#     </ResponseMetadata>
# </PublishResponse>