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C / Zoom API / Send a chat message

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const char *id;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,"/v2/chat/users/:userId/messages");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"multipart/form-data");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"message","occaecat ipsum");

    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"to_contact","occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eu");

    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"to_channel","occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute ut");

    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"reply_main_message_id","occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute uteu consequat cupidatat adipisicing");

    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"at_items","occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute uteu consequat cupidatat adipisicing[{\"start_position\":-22947248,\"end_position\":1617571,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"esse id eu tempor\"},{\"start_position\":-10983967,\"end_position\":45505685,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"enim consectetur irure\"}]");

    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,"Authorization","Bearer <access_token>");

    resp = CkHttp_SynchronousRequest(http,"api.zoom.us",443,TRUE,req);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    printf("Response Body:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
    printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "id": "ex35785hgdfjgt"
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"id");


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'message=occaecat ipsum'
	--form 'to_contact=occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eu'
	--form 'to_channel=occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute ut'
	--form 'reply_main_message_id=occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute uteu consequat cupidatat adipisicing'
	--form 'at_items=occaecat ipsumamet ea deserunt eunisi cillum aute uteu consequat cupidatat adipisicing[{"start_position":-22947248,"end_position":1617571,"at_type":2,"at_contact":"esse id eu tempor"},{"start_position":-10983967,"end_position":45505685,"at_type":2,"at_contact":"enim consectetur irure"}]'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/chat/users/:userId/messages

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Send a chat message",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "multipart/form-data"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "message",
          "value": "occaecat ipsum",
          "description": "(Required) The message to be sent.",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "to_contact",
          "value": "amet ea deserunt eu",
          "description": "The email address of the contact to whom you would like to send the message.",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "to_channel",
          "value": "nisi cillum aute ut",
          "description": "The Channel Id of the channel where you would like to send a message.",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "reply_main_message_id",
          "value": "eu consequat cupidatat adipisicing",
          "description": "The reply message's ID. This field only returns if the message is a reply message.",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "at_items",
          "value": "[{\"start_position\":-22947248,\"end_position\":1617571,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"esse id eu tempor\"},{\"start_position\":-10983967,\"end_position\":45505685,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"enim consectetur irure\"}]",
          "description": "[Chat mentions](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360037567431-Using-chat-mentions-and-slash-commands) object. Use this object to include mentions in the message that will be sent to  a channel. ",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/messages",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "chat",
        "users",
        ":userId",
        "messages"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "userId"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Send chat messages on Zoom to either an individual user who is in your contact list or to a [channel](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200912909-Getting-Started-With-Channels-Group-Messaging-) of which you are a member. For user-level apps, pass [the `me` value](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/using-zoom-apis#mekeyword) instead of the `userId` parameter.\n\nTo send a message to a contact, provide the contact's email address in the `to_contact` field. To send a message to a channel, provide the channel's ID in `to_channel` parameter\n\n**Scopes:** `chat_message:write`, `chat_message:write:admin`<br>**[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium`\n\n <p style=\"background-color:#e1f5fe; color:#01579b; padding:8px\"> <b>Note:</b> For an <b>account-level</b> <a href=\"https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/getting-started/app-types/create-oauth-app\">OAuth app</a>, this API can only be used on behalf of a user who is assigned with a <a href=\"https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001078646-Using-role-management#:~:text=Each%20user%20in%20a%20Zoom,owner%2C%20administrator%2C%20or%20member.&text=Role%2Dbased%20access%20control%20enables,needs%20to%20view%20or%20edit.\"> role</a> that has the <b>Edit</b> permission for <b>Chat Messages</b>.</p>"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "**Status Code:** `201`<br>\nMessage sent.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "message",
              "value": "aute exercitation",
              "description": "(Required) The message to be sent.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_contact",
              "value": "qui occaecat",
              "description": "The email address of the contact to whom you would like to send the message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_channel",
              "value": "nulla ad officia eu",
              "description": "The Channel Id of the channel where you would like to send a message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "reply_main_message_id",
              "value": "cupida",
              "description": "The reply message's ID. This field only returns if the message is a reply message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "at_items",
              "value": "[{\"start_position\":-44996082,\"end_position\":-93325860,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"dolore incididunt\"},{\"start_position\":6440971,\"end_position\":-42865372,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"minim commodo\"}]",
              "description": "[Chat mentions](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360037567431-Using-chat-mentions-and-slash-commands) object. Use this object to include mentions in the message that will be sent to  a channel. ",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"id\": \"ex35785hgdfjgt\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `400`<br>\nBad request.<br>\n**Error Code:** `5301`<br>\nMessage sending failed.<br>\n**Error Code:** `5402`<br>\nThis only supports replies to a main message.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "message",
              "value": "aute exercitation",
              "description": "(Required) The message to be sent.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_contact",
              "value": "qui occaecat",
              "description": "The email address of the contact to whom you would like to send the message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_channel",
              "value": "nulla ad officia eu",
              "description": "The Channel Id of the channel where you would like to send a message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "reply_main_message_id",
              "value": "cupida",
              "description": "The reply message's ID. This field only returns if the message is a reply message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "at_items",
              "value": "[{\"start_position\":-44996082,\"end_position\":-93325860,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"dolore incididunt\"},{\"start_position\":6440971,\"end_position\":-42865372,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"minim commodo\"}]",
              "description": "[Chat mentions](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360037567431-Using-chat-mentions-and-slash-commands) object. Use this object to include mentions in the message that will be sent to  a channel. ",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404`<br>\n**Error Code**: `1001`<br>\nUser does not exist: $to_contact.<br>\n**Error Code**: `4130`<br>\nChannel does not exist: $to_channel.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "message",
              "value": "aute exercitation",
              "description": "(Required) The message to be sent.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_contact",
              "value": "qui occaecat",
              "description": "The email address of the contact to whom you would like to send the message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "to_channel",
              "value": "nulla ad officia eu",
              "description": "The Channel Id of the channel where you would like to send a message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "reply_main_message_id",
              "value": "cupida",
              "description": "The reply message's ID. This field only returns if the message is a reply message.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "at_items",
              "value": "[{\"start_position\":-44996082,\"end_position\":-93325860,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"dolore incididunt\"},{\"start_position\":6440971,\"end_position\":-42865372,\"at_type\":2,\"at_contact\":\"minim commodo\"}]",
              "description": "[Chat mentions](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360037567431-Using-chat-mentions-and-slash-commands) object. Use this object to include mentions in the message that will be sent to  a channel. ",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}