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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": {
//     "body": {
//       "text": "Some text"
//     },
//     "action": {
//       "buttons": [
//         {
//           "type": "REPLY",
//           "id": "1",
//           "title": "Yes"
//         },
//         {
//           "type": "REPLY",
//           "id": "2",
//           "title": "No"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   },
//   "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.body.text","Some text");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[0].type","REPLY");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[0].id","1");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[0].title","Yes");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[1].type","REPLY");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[1].id","2");
json.UpdateString("content.action.buttons[1].title","No");
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/interactive/buttons","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-290",
//   "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": {
        "body": {
            "text": "Some text"
        },
        "action": {
            "buttons": [
                {
                    "type": "REPLY",
                    "id": "1",
                    "title": "Yes"
                },
                {
                    "type": "REPLY",
                    "id": "2",
                    "title": "No"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "callbackData": "Callback data"
}'
https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/message/interactive/buttons

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Send WhatsApp interactive buttons 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-{{$randomInt}}\",\n    \"content\": {\n        \"body\": {\n            \"text\": \"Some text\"\n        },\n        \"action\": {\n            \"buttons\": [\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"1\",\n                    \"title\": \"Yes\"\n                },\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"2\",\n                    \"title\": \"No\"\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    },\n    \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/interactive/buttons",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "whatsapp",
        "1",
        "message",
        "interactive",
        "buttons"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Send an interactive buttons message to a single recipient. Interactive buttons messages can only be successfully delivered, if the recipient has contacted the business within the last 24 hours, otherwise template message should be used."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Interactive buttons message simple",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"from\": \"{{senderNumber}}\",\n    \"to\": \"{{receiverNumber}}\",\n    \"messageId\": \"test-message-{{$randomInt}}\",\n    \"content\": {\n        \"body\": {\n            \"text\": \"Some text\"\n        },\n        \"action\": {\n            \"buttons\": [\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"1\",\n                    \"title\": \"Yes\"\n                },\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"2\",\n                    \"title\": \"No\"\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    },\n    \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/interactive/buttons",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "whatsapp",
            "1",
            "message",
            "interactive",
            "buttons"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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 09:10:32 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "SMS API"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Request-Id",
          "value": "1636362632822738225"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"to\": \"441134960001\",\n    \"messageCount\": 1,\n    \"messageId\": \"test-message-290\",\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": "Interactive buttons message with document header",
      "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        \"body\": {\n            \"text\": \"Some text\"\n        },\n        \"action\": {\n            \"buttons\": [\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"1\",\n                    \"title\": \"Yes\"\n                },\n                {\n                    \"type\": \"REPLY\",\n                    \"id\": \"2\",\n                    \"title\": \"No\"\n                }\n            ]\n        },\n        \"header\": {\n            \"type\": \"DOCUMENT\",\n            \"mediaUrl\": \"{{exampleDocumentPath}}\",\n            \"filename\": \"document.pdf\"\n        },\n        \"footer\": {\n            \"text\": \"Footer\"\n        }\n    },\n    \"callbackData\": \"Callback data\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/message/interactive/buttons",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "whatsapp",
            "1",
            "message",
            "interactive",
            "buttons"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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 09:46:19 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "SMS API"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Request-Id",
          "value": "1636364779407146838"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"to\": \"441134960001\",\n    \"messageCount\": 1,\n    \"messageId\": \"test-message-448\",\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}"
    }
  ]
}