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# Connect WhatsApp Service

POST https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.360messenger.com/360-messenger-ap-is/partner-api-v-20/connect-whats-app-service

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required)

## Servers

- `https://api.360messenger.com` (https://api.360messenger.com, default)
- `https://webhook_url` (https://webhook_url)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `string`

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (object, required)
  - `apiKey` (string, required)
- `status` (boolean, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `statusCode` (integer, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
"{\n    \"apiKey\": \"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\",\n    \"type\": \"qrCode\" // To connect with a phone number {\"type\": \"phoneNumber\", \"phoneNumber\": \"447488888888\"}\n}"
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "apiKey": "836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f"
  },
  "status": true,
  "message": "whatsapp service is connecting...",
  "statusCode": 102
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
import requests

url = "https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect"

payload = "{
    \"apiKey\": \"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\",
    \"type\": \"qrCode\" // To connect with a phone number {\"type\": \"phoneNumber\", \"phoneNumber\": \"447488888888\"}
}"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
const url = 'https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '"{\n    \"apiKey\": \"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\",\n    \"type\": \"qrCode\" // To connect with a phone number {\"type\": \"phoneNumber\", \"phoneNumber\": \"447488888888\"}\n}"'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect"

	payload := strings.NewReader("\"{\\n    \\\"apiKey\\\": \\\"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\\\",\\n    \\\"type\\\": \\\"qrCode\\\" // To connect with a phone number {\\\"type\\\": \\\"phoneNumber\\\", \\\"phoneNumber\\\": \\\"447488888888\\\"}\\n}\"")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "\"{\\n    \\\"apiKey\\\": \\\"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\\\",\\n    \\\"type\\\": \\\"qrCode\\\" // To connect with a phone number {\\\"type\\\": \\\"phoneNumber\\\", \\\"phoneNumber\\\": \\\"447488888888\\\"}\\n}\""

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("\"{\\n    \\\"apiKey\\\": \\\"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\\\",\\n    \\\"type\\\": \\\"qrCode\\\" // To connect with a phone number {\\\"type\\\": \\\"phoneNumber\\\", \\\"phoneNumber\\\": \\\"447488888888\\\"}\\n}\"")
  .asString();
```

```php Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect', [
  'body' => '"{\\n    \\"apiKey\\": \\"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\\",\\n    \\"type\\": \\"qrCode\\" // To connect with a phone number {\\"type\\": \\"phoneNumber\\", \\"phoneNumber\\": \\"447488888888\\"}\\n}"',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "\"{\\n    \\\"apiKey\\\": \\\"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\\\",\\n    \\\"type\\\": \\\"qrCode\\\" // To connect with a phone number {\\\"type\\\": \\\"phoneNumber\\\", \\\"phoneNumber\\\": \\\"447488888888\\\"}\\n}\"", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Partner API v2.0_Connect WhatsApp Service_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = "{
    \"apiKey\": \"836e8c0e-2af9-4fd3-98f2-371aebb8971f\",
    \"type\": \"qrCode\" // To connect with a phone number {\"type\": \"phoneNumber\", \"phoneNumber\": \"447488888888\"}
}" as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.360messenger.com/v2/service/connect")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```