Android / Infobip WhatsApp / Send WhatsApp contact message
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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
boolean success;
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "from": "{{senderNumber}}",
// "to": "{{receiverNumber}}",
// "messageId": "test-message-{{$randomInt}}",
// "content": {
// "contacts": [
// {
// "addresses": [
// {
// "street": "Istarska",
// "city": "Vodnjan",
// "zip": "52215",
// "country": "Croatia",
// "countryCode": "HR",
// "type": "WORK"
// },
// {
// "street": "Istarska",
// "city": "Vodnjan",
// "zip": "52215",
// "country": "Croatia",
// "countryCode": "HR",
// "type": "HOME"
// }
// ],
// "birthday": "2010-01-01",
// "emails": [
// {
// "email": "John.Smith@example.com",
// "type": "WORK"
// },
// {
// "email": "John.Smith.priv@example.com",
// "type": "HOME"
// }
// ],
// "name": {
// "firstName": "John",
// "lastName": "Smith",
// "middleName": "B",
// "namePrefix": "Mr.",
// "formattedName": "Mr. John Smith"
// },
// "org": {
// "company": "Company Name",
// "department": "Department",
// "title": "Director"
// },
// "phones": [
// {
// "phone": "+441134960019",
// "type": "HOME",
// "waId": "441134960019"
// },
// {
// "phone": "+441134960000",
// "type": "WORK",
// "waId": "441134960000"
// }
// ],
// "urls": [
// {
// "url": "http://example.com/John.Smith",
// "type": "WORK"
// },
// {
// "url": "http://example.com/home/John.Smith",
// "type": "HOME"
// }
// ]
// }
// ]
// },
// "callbackData": "Callback data"
// }
CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("from","{{senderNumber}}");
json.UpdateString("to","{{receiverNumber}}");
json.UpdateString("messageId","test-message-{{$randomInt}}");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].street","Istarska");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].city","Vodnjan");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].zip","52215");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].country","Croatia");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].countryCode","HR");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[0].type","WORK");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].street","Istarska");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].city","Vodnjan");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].zip","52215");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].country","Croatia");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].countryCode","HR");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].addresses[1].type","HOME");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].birthday","2010-01-01");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].emails[0].email","John.Smith@example.com");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].emails[0].type","WORK");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].emails[1].email","John.Smith.priv@example.com");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].emails[1].type","HOME");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].name.firstName","John");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].name.lastName","Smith");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].name.middleName","B");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].name.namePrefix","Mr.");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].name.formattedName","Mr. John Smith");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].org.company","Company Name");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].org.department","Department");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].org.title","Director");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[0].phone","+441134960019");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[0].type","HOME");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[0].waId","441134960019");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[1].phone","+441134960000");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[1].type","WORK");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].phones[1].waId","441134960000");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].urls[0].url","http://example.com/John.Smith");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].urls[0].type","WORK");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].urls[1].url","http://example.com/home/John.Smith");
json.UpdateString("content.contacts[0].urls[1].type","HOME");
json.UpdateString("callbackData","Callback data");
http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","App {{INFOBIP_API_KEY}}");
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/message/contact","application/json",json);
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "to": "441134960001",
// "messageCount": 1,
// "messageId": "test-message-254",
// "status": {
// "groupId": 1,
// "groupName": "PENDING",
// "id": 7,
// "name": "PENDING_ENROUTE",
// "description": "Message sent to next instance",
// "action": null
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
String v_to = jResp.stringOf("to");
int messageCount = jResp.IntOf("messageCount");
String messageId = jResp.stringOf("messageId");
int GroupId = jResp.IntOf("status.groupId");
String GroupName = jResp.stringOf("status.groupName");
int Id = jResp.IntOf("status.id");
String Name = jResp.stringOf("status.name");
String Description = jResp.stringOf("status.description");
String Action = jResp.stringOf("status.action");
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: App {{INFOBIP_API_KEY}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"from": "{{senderNumber}}",
"to": "{{receiverNumber}}",
"messageId": "test-message-{{$randomInt}}",
"content": {
"contacts": [
{
"addresses": [
{
"street": "Istarska",
"city": "Vodnjan",
"zip": "52215",
"country": "Croatia",
"countryCode": "HR",
"type": "WORK"
},
{
"street": "Istarska",
"city": "Vodnjan",
"zip": "52215",
"country": "Croatia",
"countryCode": "HR",
"type": "HOME"
}
],
"birthday": "2010-01-01",
"emails": [
{
"email": "John.Smith@example.com",
"type": "WORK"
},
{
"email": "John.Smith.priv@example.com",
"type": "HOME"
}
],
"name": {
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"middleName": "B",
"namePrefix": "Mr.",
"formattedName": "Mr. John Smith"
},
"org": {
"company": "Company Name",
"department": "Department",
"title": "Director"
},
"phones": [
{
"phone": "+441134960019",
"type": "HOME",
"waId": "441134960019"
},
{
"phone": "+441134960000",
"type": "WORK",
"waId": "441134960000"
}
],
"urls": [
{
"url": "http://example.com/John.Smith",
"type": "WORK"
},
{
"url": "http://example.com/home/John.Smith",
"type": "HOME"
}
]
}
]
},
"callbackData": "Callback data"
}'
https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/message/contact
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Send WhatsApp contact message",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"pm.test(\"Status code is 200\", function () {",
" pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
"});",
"",
"pm.test(\"Message sent successfully\", function () {",
" var jsonData = pm.response.json();",
" pm.expect(jsonData.status.description).to.eql(\"Message sent to next instance\");",
"});"
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"from\": \"{{senderNumber}}\",\n \"to\": \"{{receiverNumber}}\",\n \"messageId\": \"test-message-{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"content\": {\n \"contacts\": [\n {\n \"addresses\": [\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"birthday\": \"2010-01-01\",\n \"emails\": [\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith.priv@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"name\": {\n \"firstName\": \"John\",\n \"lastName\": \"Smith\",\n \"middleName\": \"B\",\n \"namePrefix\": \"Mr.\",\n \"formattedName\": \"Mr. John Smith\"\n },\n \"org\": {\n \"company\": \"Company Name\",\n \"department\": \"Department\",\n \"title\": \"Director\"\n },\n \"phones\": [\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960019\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960019\"\n },\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960000\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960000\"\n }\n ],\n \"urls\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/home/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n },\n \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/contact",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"message",
"contact"
]
},
"description": "Send a contact to a single recipient. Contact messages can only be successfully delivered, if the recipient has contacted the business within the last 24 hours, otherwise template message should be used."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Single contact message",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"from\": \"{{senderNumber}}\",\n \"to\": \"{{receiverNumber}}\",\n \"messageId\": \"test-message-{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"content\": {\n \"contacts\": [\n {\n \"addresses\": [\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"birthday\": \"2010-01-01\",\n \"emails\": [\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith.priv@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"name\": {\n \"firstName\": \"John\",\n \"lastName\": \"Smith\",\n \"middleName\": \"B\",\n \"namePrefix\": \"Mr.\",\n \"formattedName\": \"Mr. John Smith\"\n },\n \"org\": {\n \"company\": \"Company Name\",\n \"department\": \"Department\",\n \"title\": \"Director\"\n },\n \"phones\": [\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960019\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960019\"\n },\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960000\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960000\"\n }\n ],\n \"urls\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/home/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n },\n \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/contact",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"message",
"contact"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Access-Control-Request-Method"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Access-Control-Request-Headers"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:04:58 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "SMS API"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "X-Request-Id",
"value": "1636362298092064666"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"to\": \"441134960001\",\n \"messageCount\": 1,\n \"messageId\": \"test-message-254\",\n \"status\": {\n \"groupId\": 1,\n \"groupName\": \"PENDING\",\n \"id\": 7,\n \"name\": \"PENDING_ENROUTE\",\n \"description\": \"Message sent to next instance\",\n \"action\": null\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Multiple contacts message",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"from\": \"{{senderNumber}}\",\n \"to\": \"{{receiverNumber}}\",\n \"messageId\": \"test-message-{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"content\": {\n \"contacts\": [\n {\n \"addresses\": [\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"birthday\": \"2010-01-01\",\n \"emails\": [\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"email\": \"John.Smith.priv@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"name\": {\n \"firstName\": \"John\",\n \"lastName\": \"Smith\",\n \"middleName\": \"B\",\n \"namePrefix\": \"Mr.\",\n \"formattedName\": \"Mr. John Smith\"\n },\n \"org\": {\n \"company\": \"Company Name\",\n \"department\": \"Department\",\n \"title\": \"Director\"\n },\n \"phones\": [\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960019\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960019\"\n },\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960000\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960000\"\n }\n ],\n \"urls\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/home/John.Smith\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"addresses\": [\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"street\": \"Istarska\",\n \"city\": \"Vodnjan\",\n \"zip\": \"52215\",\n \"country\": \"Croatia\",\n \"countryCode\": \"HR\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"birthday\": \"2010-01-01\",\n \"emails\": [\n {\n \"email\": \"Alexander.Abraham@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"email\": \"Alexander.Abraham.priv@example.com\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ],\n \"name\": {\n \"firstName\": \"Alexander\",\n \"lastName\": \"Abraham\",\n \"middleName\": \"B\",\n \"namePrefix\": \"Mr.\",\n \"formattedName\": \"Mr. Alexander Abraham\"\n },\n \"org\": {\n \"company\": \"Company Name\",\n \"department\": \"Department\",\n \"title\": \"Director\"\n },\n \"phones\": [\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960010\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960010\"\n },\n {\n \"phone\": \"+441134960011\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\",\n \"waId\": \"441134960011\"\n }\n ],\n \"urls\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/Alexander.Abraham\",\n \"type\": \"WORK\"\n },\n {\n \"url\": \"http://example.com/home/Alexander.Abraham\",\n \"type\": \"HOME\"\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n },\n \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/contact",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"message",
"contact"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Access-Control-Request-Method"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Access-Control-Request-Headers"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:06:55 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "SMS API"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "X-Request-Id",
"value": "1636362415245731828"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"to\": \"441134960001\",\n \"messageCount\": 1,\n \"messageId\": \"test-message-296\",\n \"status\": {\n \"groupId\": 1,\n \"groupName\": \"PENDING\",\n \"id\": 7,\n \"name\": \"PENDING_ENROUTE\",\n \"description\": \"Message sent to next instance\",\n \"action\": null\n }\n}"
}
]
}
