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

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("messaging_product","whatsapp")
success = json.UpdateString("to","15555555555")
success = json.UpdateString("type","template")
success = json.UpdateString("template.name","hello_world")
success = json.UpdateString("template.language.code","en_US")

http.AuthToken = "EAANrS5....yFB9Ma"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/111111111111111/messages","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

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

' 

outFile.Close