(Ruby) WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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Demonstrates how to send a message using the WhatsApp Cloud API (Business App)

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
#   "to": "16302581871",
#   "type": "template",
#   "template": {
#     "name": "hello_world",
#     "language": {
#       "code": "en_US"
#     }
#   }
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("messaging_product","whatsapp")
json.UpdateString("to","15555555555")
json.UpdateString("type","template")
json.UpdateString("template.name","hello_world")
json.UpdateString("template.language.code","en_US")

http.put_AuthToken("EAANrS5....yFB9Ma")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

# Here's a screenshot of our WhatsApp test app.

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