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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @hr int
DECLARE @iTmp0 int
-- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max). See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
DECLARE @http int
-- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
IF @hr <> 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
RETURN
END
DECLARE @success int
-- Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
-- The following JSON is sent in the request body.
-- {
-- "name": "example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}",
-- "language": "en",
-- "category": "ACCOUNT_UPDATE",
-- "structure": {
-- "body": "body {{1}} content",
-- "type": "TEXT"
-- }
-- }
DECLARE @json int
-- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT
EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'name', 'example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'language', 'en'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'category', 'ACCOUNT_UPDATE'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'structure.body', 'body {{1}} content'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'structure.type', 'TEXT'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', 'App {{INFOBIP_API_KEY}}'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'
DECLARE @resp int
EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PostJson3', @resp OUT, 'https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/senders/:sender/templates', 'application/json', @json
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
IF @iTmp0 = 0
BEGIN
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
RETURN
END
DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
-- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT
EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
DECLARE @jResp int
-- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0
PRINT 'Response Body:'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
DECLARE @respStatusCode int
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT
PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
IF @respStatusCode >= 400
BEGIN
PRINT 'Response Header:'
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
PRINT 'Failed.'
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
RETURN
END
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
-- {
-- "id": "1072288653542716",
-- "businessAccountId": 2125987241021795,
-- "name": "example_template_name_767_413",
-- "language": "en",
-- "status": "PENDING",
-- "category": "ACCOUNT_UPDATE",
-- "structure": {
-- "body": "body {{1}} content",
-- "type": "TEXT"
-- }
-- }
-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
DECLARE @id nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @id OUT, 'id'
DECLARE @businessAccountId int
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @businessAccountId OUT, 'businessAccountId'
DECLARE @name nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @name OUT, 'name'
DECLARE @language nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @language OUT, 'language'
DECLARE @status nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @status OUT, 'status'
DECLARE @category nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @category OUT, 'category'
DECLARE @Body nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Body OUT, 'structure.body'
DECLARE @v_Type nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @v_Type OUT, 'structure.type'
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
END
GO
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: App {{INFOBIP_API_KEY}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"name": "example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}",
"language": "en",
"category": "ACCOUNT_UPDATE",
"structure": {
"body": "body {{1}} content",
"type": "TEXT"
}
}'
https://domain.com/whatsapp/1/senders/:sender/templates
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create WhatsApp Template",
"event": [
{
"listen": "prerequest",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
},
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"pm.test(\"Status code is 201, template created\", function () {",
" pm.response.to.have.status(201);",
"});"
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"category\": \"ACCOUNT_UPDATE\",\n \"structure\": {\n \"body\": \"body {{1}} content\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/senders/:sender/templates",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"senders",
":sender",
"templates"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "sender",
"value": "{{senderNumber}}",
"description": "(Required) Registered WhatsApp sender number. Must be in international format."
}
]
},
"description": "Create WhatsApp template. Created template will be submitted for WhatsApp's review and approval. Once approved, template can be sent to end-users. Refer to [template guidelines](https://www.infobip.com/docs/whatsapp/message-types#guidelines-amp-best-practices) for additional info."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Text template simple",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"category\": \"ACCOUNT_UPDATE\",\n \"structure\": {\n \"body\": \"body {{1}} content\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/senders/:sender/templates",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"senders",
":sender",
"templates"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "sender",
"value": "{{senderNumber}}",
"description": "(Required) Registered WhatsApp sender number. Must be in international format."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_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 10:36:58 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "SMS API"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "X-Request-Id",
"value": "1636367818279895837"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"1072288653542716\",\n \"businessAccountId\": 2125987241021795,\n \"name\": \"example_template_name_767_413\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"status\": \"PENDING\",\n \"category\": \"ACCOUNT_UPDATE\",\n \"structure\": {\n \"body\": \"body {{1}} content\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\"\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Complex template with buttons and image",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"example_template_name_{{$randomInt}}_{{$randomInt}}\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"category\": \"ACCOUNT_UPDATE\",\n \"structure\": {\n \"header\": {\n \"format\": \"IMAGE\"\n },\n \"body\": \"body {{1}} content\",\n \"footer\": \"this is footer\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"text\": \"Yes\",\n \"type\": \"QUICK_REPLY\"\n },\n {\n \"text\": \"No\",\n \"type\": \"QUICK_REPLY\"\n }\n ],\n \"type\": \"MEDIA\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/whatsapp/1/senders/:sender/templates",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"whatsapp",
"1",
"senders",
":sender",
"templates"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "sender",
"value": "{{senderNumber}}",
"description": "(Required) Registered WhatsApp sender number. Must be in international format."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_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 10:50:20 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "SMS API"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "X-Request-Id",
"value": "1636368620308994838"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"452107629693501\",\n \"businessAccountId\": 2125987241021795,\n \"name\": \"example_template_name_225_786\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"status\": \"PENDING\",\n \"category\": \"ACCOUNT_UPDATE\",\n \"structure\": {\n \"header\": {\n \"format\": \"IMAGE\"\n },\n \"body\": \"body {{1}} content\",\n \"footer\": \"this is footer\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"text\": \"Yes\",\n \"type\": \"QUICK_REPLY\"\n },\n {\n \"text\": \"No\",\n \"type\": \"QUICK_REPLY\"\n }\n ],\n \"type\": \"MEDIA\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
