IFBMessengerSendViaPhoneNumber Method

Send a message to a user in Facebook Messenger assuming they have linked their phone number with their Facebook account. Including the optional first or last name will increase the odds of a successful match.

Namespace: NetQuarry.Services.Facebook
Assembly: EAP.Core (in EAP.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (4.6.8.0)

Syntax

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string SendViaPhoneNumber(
	string phoneNumberE164,
	string message,
	string messageTag = null,
	string firstName = null,
	string lastName = null
)

Function SendViaPhoneNumber ( 
	phoneNumberE164 As String,
	message As String,
	Optional messageTag As String = Nothing,
	Optional firstName As String = Nothing,
	Optional lastName As String = Nothing
) As String

Parameters

phoneNumberE164: Type: SystemString
The users phone number in E.164 format. For example, the US phone number (714) 123-4567 in E.164 format is +17141234567
message: Type: SystemString
The message content (plain text)
messageTag (Optional): Type: SystemString
A tag that identifies the type of message. See Facebook Message Tags
firstName (Optional): Type: SystemString
Optional first name to aid in matching to the correct Facebook user
lastName (Optional): Type: SystemString
Optional first name to aid in matching to the correct Facebook user

Return Value

Type: String
The ID of the message sent.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
FBApiException	Thrown when Facebook returns an error. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/send-api/error-codes for details on the possible error types and codes.

Reference

IFBMessenger Interface

NetQuarry.Services.Facebook Namespace

IFBMessengerAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST17047DB1_0?cpp=::|nu=.");SendViaPhoneNumber Method

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Reference

IFBMessengerSendViaPhoneNumber Method