Send a Location

Prerequisites

npm install @vonage/server-sdk

const Vonage = require('@vonage/server-sdk');
const WhatsAppCustom = require('@vonage/server-sdk/lib/Messages/WhatsAppCustom');

const vonage = new Vonage(
    {
        apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
        apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET,
        applicationId: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
        privateKey: VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH,
    },
    {
        apiHost: BASE_URL,
    }
);

Write the code

Add the following to send-location.js:

vonage.messages.send(
    new WhatsAppCustom(
        {
            type: 'location',
            location: {
                longitude: -122.425332,
                latitude: 37.758056,
                name: 'Facebook HQ',
                address: '1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025',
            },
        },
        TO_NUMBER,
        WHATSAPP_NUMBER,
    ),
    (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
            console.error(err);
        } else {
            console.log(data.message_uuid);
        }
    }
);

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

node send-location.js

Prerequisites

compile 'com.vonage:client:6.2.0'

VonageClient client = VonageClient.builder()
        .applicationId(VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID)
        .privateKeyPath(VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)
        .build();

MessagesClient messagesClient = client.getMessagesClient();

Write the code

Add the following to the main method of the SendWhatsappLocation class:

var message = WhatsappCustomRequest.builder()
        .from(VONAGE_WHATSAPP_NUMBER).to(TO_NUMBER)
        .custom(Map.of(
            "type", "location",
            "location", Map.of(
                "longitude", "-122.425332",
                "latitude", "37.758056",
                "name", "Facebook HQ",
                "address", "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025"
            )
        ))
        .build();

try {
    MessageResponse response = messagesClient.sendMessage(message);
    System.out.println("Message sent successfully. ID: "+response.getMessageUuid());
}
catch (MessageResponseException mrx) {
    switch (mrx.getStatusCode()) {
        default: throw mrx;
        case 401: // Bad credentials
            throw new IllegalStateException(mrx.getTitle(), mrx);
        case 422: // Invalid
            throw new IllegalStateException(mrx.getDetail(), mrx);
        case 402: // Low balance
            client.getAccountClient().topUp("transactionID");
            break;
        case 429: // Rate limit
            Thread.sleep(12_000);
            break;
    }
}

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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:

  apply plugin: 'application'
  mainClassName = project.hasProperty('main') ? project.getProperty('main') : ''

Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.messages.whatsapp with the package containing SendWhatsappLocation:

gradle run -Pmain=com.vonage.quickstart.messages.whatsapp.SendWhatsappLocation

Prerequisites

Install-Package Vonage

Write the code

Add the following to SendWhatsAppLocation.cs:

var credentials = Credentials.FromApiKeyAndSecret(
    apiKey,
    apiSecret
);

var vonageClient = new VonageClient(credentials);

var request = new WhatsAppCustomRequest
{
    To = to,
    From = brandName,
    Custom = new
    {
        type = "location",
        location = new
        {
            longitude = -122.425332,
            latitude = 37.758056,
            name = "Facebook HQ",
            address = "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025"
        }
    }
};

var response = await vonageClient.MessagesClient.SendAsync(request);

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Prerequisites

pip install vonage

Write the code

Add the following to send_location.py:

client = vonage.Client(
    application_id=VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
    private_key=VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH,
)

client.messages.send_message(
    {
        "channel": "whatsapp",
        "message_type": "custom",
        "to": TO_NUMBER,
        "from": FROM_NUMBER,
        "custom": {
            "type": "location",
            "location": {
                "longitude": -122.425332,
                "latitude": 37.758056,
                "name": "Facebook HQ",
                "address": "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025",
            },
        },
    }
)

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

python3 send_location.py

Prerequisites

gem install vonage

Write the code

Add the following to send-location.rb:

client = Vonage::Client.new(
  application_id: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
  private_key: File.read(VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)
)

message = Vonage::Messaging::Message.whatsapp(
  type: 'custom',
  message: {
    type: "location",
    location: {
      longitude: -122.425332,
      latitude: 37.758056,
      name: "Facebook HQ",
      address: "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025"
    }
  }
)

client.messaging.send(
  from: VONAGE_WHATSAPP_NUMBER,
  to: TO_NUMBER,
  **message
)

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

ruby send-location.rb