Send a Viber Business Message
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID | The ID of the Vonage Application that you created. |
VIBER_SERVICE_MESSAGE_ID | Your Viber Business Message ID. |
TO_NUMBER | The phone number you are sending the message to. |
NOTE: Don't use a leading + or 00 when entering a phone number, start with the country code, for example 447700900000.
Example
Write the code
Add the following to send-text.sh:
curl -X POST "${MESSAGES_API_URL}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer "$JWT\
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d $'{
"to": "'${MESSAGES_TO_NUMBER}'",
"from": "'${VIBER_SENDER_ID}'",
"channel": "viber_service",
"message_type": "text",
"text": "This is an Viber Business Service text message sent using the Vonage Messages API."
}'
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
npm install @vonage/server-sdk @vonage/messagesCreate a file named send-text.js and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a class named SendViberText and add the following code to the main method:
val client = Vonage {
applicationId(VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID)
privateKeyPath(VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)
}Write the code
Add the following to the main method of the SendViberText class:
val messageId = client.messages.send(
viberText {
to(MESSAGES_TO_NUMBER)
from(VIBER_SENDER_ID)
text("This is a Viber text message sent using the Messages API")
}
)Run your code
We can use the アプリケーション plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.kt.messages.viber with the package containing SendViberText:
Prerequisites
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a class named SendViberText and add the following code to the main method:
Run your code
We can use the アプリケーション plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.messages.viber with the package containing SendViberText:
Prerequisites
Install-Package VonagePrerequisites
composer require vonage/clientCreate a file named send-text.php and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
pip install vonage python-dotenvRun your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
gem install vonageCreate a file named send-text.rb and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
TIP: If testing using Curl you will need a JWT. You can see how to create one in the documentation on creating a JWT.
Sending a Viber message
The Messages API provides the ability to send messages to various channels, including Facebook Messenger, SMS, WhatsApp and Viber. This tutorial describes using the Messages API to send a Viber message.