VBScript

WaTrend Send WhatsApp Text

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Send a WhatsApp text. 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")

' Use your actual access token instead of 555555555555555555555555555555
set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
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:
set sbUrl = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbUrl.Append("https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php?")
success = sbUrl.Append(req.GetUrlEncodedParams())
responseBodyStr = http.QuickGetStr(sbUrl.GetAsString())
' The responseBodyStr contains the JSON response from the server..

req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

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

outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

' 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"}

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

status = jResp.StringOf("status")
outFile.WriteLine("status: " & status)

outFile.Close