Ruby

WaTrend Send WhatsApp Text

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Send a WhatsApp text. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Use your actual access token instead of 555555555555555555555555555555
req = Chilkat::CkHttpRequest.new()
req.AddParam("number","84933313xxx")
req.AddParam("type","text")
req.AddParam("message","This is a test message")
req.AddParam("instance_id","609ACF283XXXX")
req.AddParam("access_token","555555555555555555555555555555")

# Note: The WaTrend online documentation indicate a POST should be used.
# However, it seems you might actually need to send a GET request.
# It is unclear.  
# If a GET is neeed, you would just send to the URL w/ query params like this:
sbUrl = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbUrl.Append("https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php?")
sbUrl.Append(req.getUrlEncodedParams())
responseBodyStr = http.quickGetStr(sbUrl.getAsString())
# The responseBodyStr contains the JSON response from the server..

req.put_HttpVerb("POST")
req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpReq("https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php",req,resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";

# Both success and failed responses use 200 status code.

# A success response contains this JSON in the response body:
# {"status":"success", ... }

# A failed response will contain something like this:
# {"status":"error","message":"License Invalidated"}

jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

status = jResp.stringOf("status")
print "status: " + status + "\n";