{"id":737,"date":"2022-11-08T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/blog\/?p=737"},"modified":"2022-11-13T06:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T06:25:13","slug":"how-to-send-whatsapp-api-with-vbnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/blog\/how-to-send-whatsapp-api-with-vbnet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send a WhatsApp API using VBNET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this code snippet, you learn how to send a WhatsApp API using VBNET, to send a text message, WhatsApp Templates, media, interactive buttons, lists, products \u2026 etc, Alvochat account is required to run the following codes.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alvochat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create an Account<\/a>&nbsp;if you don\u2019t have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"first-whatsapp-message-using-curl\">Send template using WhatsApp API with VBNET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/template\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;name=hello_world&amp;language=en_us&amp;header=&amp;body=&amp;buttons=&amp;priority=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send a text message using WhatsApp API with VBNET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/chat\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;body=WhatsApp API on alvochat.com works good&amp;priority=&amp;preview_url=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send image<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/image\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;image=https:\/\/alvochat-example.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/image\/1.jpeg&amp;caption=image caption&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send audio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/audio\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;audio=https:\/\/alvochat-example.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/audio\/1.mp3&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/video\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;video=https:\/\/alvochat-example.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/video\/1.mp4&amp;caption=video caption&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send document <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/document\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;document=https:\/\/alvochat-example.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/document\/1.pdf&amp;filename=&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send sticker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/sticker\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;sticker=https:\/\/alvochat-example.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/sticker\/1.webp&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/contact\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;contact=&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/location\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;lat=37.484296&amp;lng=-122.148703&amp;address=Menlo Park, California, United States&amp;name=Meta Headquarters&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send list <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/list\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;header=header&amp;body= please select one of the following options&amp;footer=footer&amp;button=options\u00a7ions=option_1,option_2,option_3&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send button <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/button\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;header=header&amp;body= please select one of the following options&amp;footer=footer&amp;buttons=option_1,option_2,option_3&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send products <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code data-enlighter-language=\"csharp\" class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">Imports System.Net\nImports System.Text\n\nModule example\n    Sub Main()  \n        Dim WebRequest As HttpWebRequest\n        WebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(\"https:\/\/api.alvochat.com\/instance1199\/messages\/product\")\n        Dim postdata As String = \"token=YourToken&amp;to=16315555555&amp;header=header&amp;body=Hi , check out our new products&amp;footer=footer&amp;catalog_id=&amp;product=&amp;priority=&amp;message_id=\"\n        Dim enc As UTF8Encoding = New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()\n        Dim postdatabytes As Byte()  = enc.GetBytes(postdata)\n        WebRequest.Method = \"POST\"\n        WebRequest.ContentType = \"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\"\n        WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes)\n       'WebRequest.GetRequestStream().Write(postdatabytes, 0, postdatabytes.Length) \n        Dim ret As New System.IO.StreamReader(WebRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream())\n        console.writeline(ret.ReadToEnd())\n    End Sub  \n  \nEnd Module<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the Full Whatsapp API Documentation <a href=\"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/docs\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In 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