Send iMessage AND Text (SMS) from the Command Line

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Created Nov ’20

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This code sends a text message from the command line

on run {targetBuddyPhone, targetMessage}
  tell application "Messages"
    set targetService to 1st service whose service type = SMS
    set targetBuddy to buddy targetBuddyPhone of targetService
    send targetMessage to targetBuddy
  end tell
end run

And this code sends an iMessage from the command line

on run {targetBuddyPhone, targetMessage}
  tell application "Messages"
    set targetService to 1st service whose service type = iMessage
    set targetBuddy to buddy targetBuddyPhone of targetService
    send targetMessage to targetBuddy
  end tell
end run

I’m looking for a solution to combine this code into a single snippet that will try to send an iMessage if the recipient has iMessages, but if they do not, then the code will send a SMS message.

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Answer 1

bpfmagic OP

May ’21

I am having the same exact issue!!!

iMessage isn't throwing an error even though the messages are not delivered to SMS users. (so the on error block isn't ever running...

I wish that the send function returned something once it confirms the message was sent.

Does anyone have any ideas???? - I really need that on error catch block to run!

Code Block tell application "Messages"
set phoneNumber to "+15555555555"
set messageToSend to "This is a test!"
		try
			set iMessageService to (1st account whose service type = iMessage)
			set iMessageBuddy to participant phoneNumber of iMessageService
			send messageToSend to iMessageBuddy
			log ("sent as iMessage to: " & phoneNumber) 
		on error
			try
				set iMessageService to (1st account whose service type = SMS)
				set iMessageBuddy to participant phoneNumber of iMessageService
				send messageToSend to iMessageBuddy
				log ("sent as SMS to: " & phoneNumber)
			on error
				log ("ERROR: COULD NOT SEND TO: " & phoneNumber) 
			end try
		end try
	end tell

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Answer 2

K-10 OP

Jul ’23

I too have the same exact need: If the recipient has an iPhone, send an iMessage. Else send SMS.

Did you resolve the issue? What was your solution?

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