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Clickatell Get Message Status

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This API method will return the status of the given message ID.

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VBScript
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X GET --header 'Accept: application/json' \
'   --header 'Authorization: API_KEY' \
'    https://platform.clickatell.com/public-client/message/status?messageId=MESSAGE_ID

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","API_KEY"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://platform.clickatell.com/public-client/message/status?messageId=MESSAGE_ID",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

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

respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

' {
'   "status example": "QUEUED"
' }

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

status_example = jResp.StringOf("status example")

outFile.Close