(VB.NET) SimpleTexting - Send MMS Message

Send a multimedia message to an individual contact.

For more information, see https://simpletexting.com/api/docs/#operation/sendMmsPost

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl --request POST \
'   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE&subject=SOME_STRING_VALUE&mediaUrl=SOME_ARRAY_VALUE' \
'   --header 'accept: application/json' \
'   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.AddParam("token","YOUR_API_TOKEN")
req.AddParam("phone","SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER")
req.AddParam("message","Hello: This is a sample MMS message.")
req.AddParam("subject","Starfish")
req.AddParam("mediaUrl","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg")

req.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms",req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "code": 1,
'   "message": "The request succeeded",
'   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON




Dim code As Integer = jResp.IntOf("code")
Dim message As String = jResp.StringOf("message")
Dim smsid As String = jResp.StringOf("smsid")