(SQL Server) WhatsApp Cloud API Send Message

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    -- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

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

    DECLARE @json int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'messaging_product', 'whatsapp'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'to', '15555555555'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'type', 'template'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'template.name', 'hello_world'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'template.language.code', 'en_US'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', 'EAANrS5....yFB9Ma'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PostJson3', @resp OUT, 'https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages', 'application/json', @json
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp

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

    -- 

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO