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Twilio: Send SMS using Basic Authentication

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Demonstrates how to use Twilio to send an SMS message using Basic authentication. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# Demonstrates how to use Basic Authentication in a REST API call for Twilio.
# Sends an SMS text message..

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

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Use Basic Authentication.
# Your Twilio Account SID is the username.
# Your Twilio Auth Token is the password.
success = rest.SetAuthBasic("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID","TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN")

# Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet) to Twilio.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.twilio.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Provide the information for the SMS text message:
success = rest.AddQueryParam("To","+16518675309")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("From","+15005550006")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Body","Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("MediaUrl","http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1404618563_3ed9a44a3a.jpg")

# Send the SMS text message.
# Your Twilio Account SID is part of the URI path:
responseJson = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# When successful, the response status code will equal 201.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201):
    # Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText())
    print("response header: " + rest.responseHeader())
    print("response body (if any): " + responseJson)
    print("---")
    print("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.lastRequestStartLine())
    print("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.lastRequestHeader())
    sys.exit()

# The response is JSON.  We'll show how to get a few bits of information from it.
# A full sample JSON response is shown below..

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.put_EmitCompact(False)
success = json.Load(responseJson)

# First show the entire JSON.
print(json.emit())

# Now get some individual pieces of information:
print("sid: " + json.stringOf("sid"))
print("body: " + json.stringOf("body"))
print("media: " + json.stringOf("subresource_uris.media"))

print("Success.")

# Sample JSON response:

# {
#   "sid": "MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3",
#   "date_created": null,
#   "date_updated": null,
#   "date_sent": null,
#   "account_sid": "112e1111e0151133d11112101111d1111",
#   "to": "+16518675309",
#   "from": "+15005550006",
#   "messaging_service_sid": null,
#   "body": "Sent from your Twilio trial account - Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!",
#   "status": "queued",
#   "num_segments": "1",
#   "num_media": "0",
#   "direction": "outbound-api",
#   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
#   "price": null,
#   "price_unit": "USD",
#   "error_code": null,
#   "error_message": null,
#   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3.json",
#   "subresource_uris": {
#     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3/Media.json"
#   }
# }