Whatsapp Template Message your babe!

[tearingItUp786]

My workplace (like a lot of places), has my computer locked down so I can't use whatsapp web 😢 ! The gf got a little upset with me one day for not letting her know I was working late, so now I have this cron script that'll ask me if I'm working late and then shoot off a whatsapp message to her!

Install script

// Name: Whatsapp Babe A Late Message
// Description: Send your babe a whatsapp templated mesage to let em know you're running late!
// Author:  Taran "tearing it up" Bains
// GitHub: @tearingitup786
// Schedule: 0 14 * * *

import "@johnlindquist/kit"; // ScriptKit imports

// Import Twilio SDK
const twilio = await npm("twilio");

const phoneNumbers = await env(
  "TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBERS",
  "comma separated list of numbers: 131-131-1313,787-787-7878",
);

try {
  const numbersToText = phoneNumbers.split(",");

  // Your Twilio Account SID
  const accountSid = await env("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");

  // Your Twilio Auth Token
  const authToken = await env("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

  // Your Twilio phone number
  /**
   * You'll have to set up a whatsapp/facebook business account
   * Twilio makes it pretty easy to do this so don't fret, it's pretty straightforward.
   *
   * @docs https://www.twilio.com/docs/whatsapp/getting-started
   */
  const fromNumber = await env("TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER");

  /**
   * We opt for a message template so that the numbers we are messaging
   * don't need to have this particular number saved as a contact
   * We're able to start conversations with whatsapp users with message template
   * doing it via adhoc messaging doesn't really work!
   * @docs https://www.twilio.com/docs/whatsapp/tutorial/send-whatsapp-notification-messages-templates
   */
  const contentSid = await env("TWILIO_CONTENT_SID");

  const workingLate = await arg("Are you working late", ["yes", "no"]);

  if (workingLate === "no") {
    console.log("Okay, won't text babe!");
    process.exit();
  }

  // Initialize Twilio client
  const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

  // Function to send a message
  const phoneNumber = await arg(
    "Enter the recipient's phone number (e.g., +1234567890):",
    numbersToText,
  );

  const messageBody = await arg(
    "Enter when you'll be free... He'll be free around <your message>",
  );

  console.log("Last time given", messageBody);

  client.messages
    .create({
      // body: messageBedy,
      contentVariables: JSON.stringify({ 1: `${messageBody}` }),
      from: `whatsapp:${fromNumber}`,
      contentSid,
      to: `whatsapp:+1${phoneNumber}`,
    })
    .then((message) => {
      notify(`Message sent to ${phoneNumber}! Message SID: ${message.sid}`);
      console.log(`Message SID: ${message.sid}`);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      notify(`Error sending message: ${error.message}`);
      console.error("Error:", error);
    });
} catch (err) {
  console.error("There was an error running the twilio script");
  console.error("Error", err);
}

[JosXa]

How is Twilio related to WhatsApp exactly? I thought it only did SMS?

[tearingItUp786]

Nope! They added the capability to do WhatsApp messaging too. I would have gone the SMS route, but long distance is a thing for me, so WhatsApp is the preferred comms!

[JosXa]

Interesting, that sounds like a great solution then when most of your contacts are on WA :)