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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool 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"
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
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");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/message/contact","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

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

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("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");

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}"
    }
  ]
}