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
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Prerequisites
Create a file named send-text.js and add the following code:
const { Vonage } = require('@vonage/server-sdk');
const { Channels } = require('@vonage/messages');
/**
* It is best to send messages using JWT instead of basic auth. If you leave out
* apiKey and apiSecret, the messages SDK will send requests using JWT tokens
*
* @link https://developer.vonage.com/en/messages/technical-details#authentication
*/
const vonage = new Vonage(
{
applicationId: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
privateKey: VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY,
},
{
...(MESSAGES_API_URL ? {apiHost: MESSAGES_API_URL} : {}),
},
);Write the code
Add the following to send-text.js:
vonage.messages.send({
messageType: 'text',
channel: Channels.VIBER,
text: 'This is a Viber Service Message text message sent using the Messages API',
to: MESSAGES_TO_NUMBER,
from: VIBER_SENDER_ID,
})
.then(({ messageUUID }) => console.log(messageUUID))
.catch((error) => console.error(error));Run your code
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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 application 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:
VonageClient client = VonageClient.builder()
.applicationId(VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID)
.privateKeyPath(VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)
.build();Write the code
Add the following to the main method of the SendViberText class:
var response = client.getMessagesClient().sendMessage(
ViberTextRequest.builder()
.from(VIBER_SENDER_ID).to(MESSAGES_TO_NUMBER)
.text("Don't miss out on our latest offers!")
.category(Category.PROMOTION)
.build()
);
System.out.println("Message sent successfully. ID: "+response.getMessageUuid());Run your code
We can use the application 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
Prerequisites
Create a file named send-text.php and add the following code:
Write the code
Add the following to send-text.php:
$viber = new \Vonage\Messages\Channel\Viber\ViberText(
TO_NUMBER,
FROM_NUMBER,
'This is a text message sent using the Vonage PHP SDK'
);
$client->messages()->send($viber);Run your code
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Prerequisites
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Prerequisites
Create a file named send-text.rb and add the following code:
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TIP: If testing using Curl you will need a JWT. You can see how to create one in the documentation on creating a JWT.
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