[email protected] Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I want to create the option to send WhatsApp messages within fmp . I found a site named whatsmate.net , that uses a rest service, they have php (https://whatsmate.github.io/2016-02-20-send-whatsapp-message-php/), c, java codes examples that works with their system, they use cURL which is now available in filemaker 16 and filemaer 15 has a plugin for that purposes. Any ideas?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villeglad Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 As far as the situation was earlier in the summer, WhatsApp doesn't allow third party messaging. There has been some APIs etc over the years but WhatsApp has declined the access of those for security reasons.Telegram (another messaging app) allows third party messaging via bots. But you cannot send messages from yourself to someone else directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 I see, so it´s not convenience to use Telegram because their system will be block, sooner or later ? You think It´s possible for filemaker to send the message thru WhatsApp web , https://web.whatsapp.com/ ? IF any way, if i decided to use Telegram, how to script it in fmp. i think i should use insert from url but don´t know exactly how to write it, the curl options to use etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt667 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, jvagla said: As far as the situation was earlier in the summer, WhatsApp doesn't allow third party messaging. There has been some APIs etc over the years but WhatsApp has declined the access of those for security reasons.Telegram (another messaging app) allows third party messaging via bots. But you cannot send messages from yourself to someone else directly. Ehhh, there is bot API and Telegram API: https://core.telegram.org/api what you really want is to make your own Telegram Messenger client inside FileMaker from what I read. I believe more than 90% of the knowledge you will need to apply was covered in Steve Winter's curl presentation at FM Dev Con 2017 Telegram Messenger is the snappiest IM I ever tried. Edited August 18, 2017 by ggt667 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villeglad Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Some background on two messaging apps: I'm not 100% what I say is correct, but as far as I know Whatsapp use end-to-end encrypting on every message and discussion. Whatsapp web and whatsapp desktop app are relying on your phone to be in the same network (wifi etc) to access messages. Everything still goes through your phone. Telegram does it differently. It's messages are not (AFAIK) e2e encrypted by default. You can message without your phone on desktop app or web app. If you enable e2e encryption on discussion you will be able to access the messages only in that device. Apis: Telegram has Telegram Api and Bot Api, like @ggt667 told above. Telegram api is more complicated because you have to create your own client. That might be possible inside FileMaker as well. It should work like the standard Telegram app. The Bot Api is created for delivering messages to Telegram users. You can send messages to the bot. Then you subscribe the bot (or add the bot to your contacts) to see messages. For example, if you want to send Telegram messages from FileMaker to someone, that someone needs to have the bot in his/her telegram contacts. People can also "talk" with the bot by sending some commands to them. Read more from https://core.telegram.org/bots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt667 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) Whatsapp's e2e is not necessarily better than HTTPS from what I understand; while Telegram's e2e is. Edited August 18, 2017 by ggt667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villeglad Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 16 hours ago, [email protected] said: I see, so it´s not convenience to use Telegram because their system will be block, sooner or later ? You think It´s possible for filemaker to send the message thru WhatsApp web , https://web.whatsapp.com/ ? IF any way, if i decided to use Telegram, how to script it in fmp. i think i should use insert from url but don´t know exactly how to write it, the curl options to use etc. Telegram's apis should work in the future as well. They have different intentions and use cases than Whatsapp that is purely a p2p messaging app. What's your use case? Do you want sent messages as yourself or more like service messages to clients? Do you need to receive messages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt667 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) If you choose Telegram Messenger; you most likely would like to implement: https://core.telegram.org/method/auth.signIn https://core.telegram.org/method/messages.sendMessage and their prerequisits. Before you start acquire an API ID: https://core.telegram.org/api/obtaining_api_id for your own client. If you would like a 3rd option: this video( 02:30 - 35:58 ) may or may not suite your needs for messaging in a FileMaker setup alone: Edited August 18, 2017 by ggt667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 My goal is only to send message, but would be nice to receive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt667 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) If you go the telegram way I may be able to contribute. I have _NO_ desire to use Facebook/whatsapp or skype, however Telegram Messenger is really good. Edited August 18, 2017 by ggt667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villeglad Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Here is a short tutorial how to send Telegram message from FileMaker 16 (previous version needs to set target as field): 1. Find @BotFather from telegram 2. Send message: /newbot 1. Answer to questions (Bot name, bot username) 2. Get token (12345:AAFzdx1231sfasfddafskv_KBkARu5UdsdsfHM) 3. Find newly created bot and start conversation (/start) 4. Create a FileMaker script 1. Set variable ($cmd; "getUpdates") 2. Insert From Url 1. With dialog: off 2. Specify target as variable: $$response 3. Specify URL: "httpspost://api.telegram.org/bot12345:AAFzdx1231sfasfddafskv_KBkARu5UdsdsfHM/" & $cmd 5. Run the script and look for the $$response variable on data viewer 6. Get "id" of your user (1234567) 7. Edit the script to have variables: 1. $who; "1234567" (id of the user) 2. $text; "Hello, this was sent from FileMaker" 3. $cmd; "sendMessage?chat_id=" & $who & "&text=" & $text 8. Run the script again with new command and telegram message will be sent to you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Thanks, for the contribution. It´s for an appointment software, I´m using Twilio.com for SMS, but it´s .06 per message, here in Panama. Since the majority of the people use WhatsApp, I would like to implement it in Filemaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Found this site https://www.waboxapp.com/ with a very easy API . Works thru your WhatsApp web after creating an account and installing the extension in google chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infoweb Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 On 8/19/2017 at 5:11 PM, jvagla said: Here is a short tutorial how to send Telegram message from FileMaker 16 (previous version needs to set target as field): 1. Find @BotFather from telegram 2. Send message: /newbot 1. Answer to questions (Bot name, bot username) 2. Get token (12345:AAFzdx1231sfasfddafskv_KBkARu5UdsdsfHM) 3. Find newly created bot and start conversation (/start) 4. Create a FileMaker script 1. Set variable ($cmd; "getUpdates") 2. Insert From Url 1. With dialog: off 2. Specify target as variable: $$response 3. Specify URL: "httpspost://api.telegram.org/bot12345:AAFzdx1231sfasfddafskv_KBkARu5UdsdsfHM/" & $cmd 5. Run the script and look for the $$response variable on data viewer 6. Get "id" of your user (1234567) 7. Edit the script to have variables: 1. $who; "1234567" (id of the user) 2. $text; "Hello, this was sent from FileMaker" 3. $cmd; "sendMessage?chat_id=" & $who & "&text=" & $text 8. Run the script again with new command and telegram message will be sent to you Thanks so much for the Tutorial you provided. I'm new to this and have managed to get part of this working. My challange at this point is that I'm not getting an ID in the response variable. Below is the exact response that I receive: {"ok":true,"result":[]} If I change anything in the URL I receive an error message so it seems something is working correctly, only, I'm not getting the ID. have I missed something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villeglad Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 You can use telegram bot @my_bot_id to get your personal chat id. That way you can test it to send message to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies bucko Posted October 11, 2019 Newbies Share Posted October 11, 2019 This looks like an excellent technique but I can't seem to get it to work. I'm using FMP18. I have followed the instructions above but the response I get is; <html> <head><title>302 Found</title></head> <body bgcolor="white"> <center><h1>302 Moved Temporarily</h1></center> <hr><center>Umbrella Cloud Security Gateway</center> </body> </html> Is there something wrong with my Bot?! Apologies for my lack of expertise and thanks in anticipation for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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