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# Java

**Overview**

Used for server applications and mobile development. After signing up, use this Java library to build into your system. You can use this Java library with our HTTP or REST messaging APIs to interact with the Clickatell SMS Gateway. The Java library below allows you to send one- or two-way SMS messages using Clickatell’s SMS Platform.

[View on GitHub](https://github.com/clickatell/clickatell-java)

You can see our other libraries and more documentation at the [Clickatell APIs and Libraries Project](http://clickatell.github.io/).

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**Usage**

Copy the class files directly into your project and reference the JSON-simple-1.1.1.jar library. Then use as described below.

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**To initialize:**

| `ClickatellHttp click = new` `ClickatellHttp(USERNAME, APIID, PASSWORD);ClickatellRest clickRest = new` `ClickatellRest(API_KEY);` |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

 

**To send one message:**

| `ClickatellHttp.Message response = click.sendMessage("27821234567",                    "Hello, this is a test message!");ClickatellRest.Message response = clickRest.sendMessage("27821234567",                    "Hello, this is a test message!");` |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

 

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**To get the status of a message:**

| `int` `status = click.getMessageStatus("b305c3445e37626ffabb21edc9320e1e");` |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

 

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**To get the cost of a message:**

| `ClickatellHttp.Message reply = click.getMessageCharge("b305c3445e37626ffabb21edc9320e1e");System.out.println("Charge: "` `+ reply.charge);System.out.println("Status: "` `+ reply.status);` |
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**To get the cost and status of the message in REST:**

| `ClickatellRest.Message msg = clickRest.getMessageStatus(response.message_id);System.out.println("ID:"` `+ msg.message_id);System.out.println("Status:"` `+ msg.status);System.out.println("Status Description:"` `+ msg.statusString);System.out.println("Charge:"` `+ msg.charge);` |
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**To do a coverage check:**

| `double` `reply = click.getCoverage("27820909090");` |
| ---------------------------------------------------- |

 

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**To do a message stop request:**

| `click.stopMessage("b305c3445e37626ffabb21edc9320e1e");` |
| -------------------------------------------------------- |

 

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**To check your balance:**

| `double` `balance = click.getBalance();` |
| ---------------------------------------- |

 

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**Testing sample code**

**Compile:**

| `javac -cp json-simple-1.1.1.jar ClickatellRest.java ClickatellHttp.java Runner.java` |
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**Run:**

| `java -cp .:json-simple-1.1.1.jar Runner` |
| ----------------------------------------- |

 

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**Clickatell Java library – platform branch**

This SDK is based on the new Clickatell platform. Instead of checking out this codebase, you can download the Clickatell-java-sdk.jar file from <https://github.com/clickatell/clickatell-java/tree/platform/bin/artifacts/clickatell_java_sdk_jar>.

**Testing**

Testing can be done by editing the classes *TestClickatellHttp* and *TestClickatellRest.* You will need to supply your *apiKey* along with the number you would like to send the message to.

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