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C++ / Auth0 Management API / Link a user account

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "provider": "",
    //   "connection_id": "",
    //   "user_id": "",
    //   "link_with": ""
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("provider","");
    json.UpdateString("connection_id","");
    json.UpdateString("user_id","");
    json.UpdateString("link_with","");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{auth0_token}}" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("{{auth0_token}}");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id/identities","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << resp->get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp->bodyStr() << "\r\n";
    delete resp;
    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{auth0_token}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "provider": "",
  "connection_id": "",
  "user_id": "",
  "link_with": ""
}'
https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id/identities

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Link a user account",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{auth0_token}}"
      },
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\r\n  \"provider\": \"\",\r\n  \"connection_id\": \"\",\r\n  \"user_id\": \"\",\r\n  \"link_with\": \"\"\r\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id/identities",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{auth0_domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "users",
        ":id",
        "identities"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "type": "any"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Links the account specified in the body (<strong>secondary account</strong>) to the account specified by the <code>id</code> param of the URL (<strong>primary account</strong>).<br>There are two ways of invoking the endpoint:<br><ul><li>With the authenticated primary account's JWT in the Authorization header, which has the <code>update:current_user_identities</code> scope:\n<pre>\nPOST /api/v2/users/PRIMARY_ACCOUNT_USER_ID/identities\nAuthorization: \"Bearer PRIMARY_ACCOUNT_JWT\"\n{\n  \"link_with\": \"SECONDARY_ACCOUNT_JWT\"\n}\n</pre>In this case only the <code>link_with</code> param is required in the body, containing the JWT obtained upon the secondary account's authentication.</li><li>With an API V2 generated token with <code>update:users</code> scope:\n<pre>\nPOST /api/v2/users/PRIMARY_ACCOUNT_USER_ID/identities\nAuthorization: \"Bearer YOUR_API_V2_TOKEN\"\n{\n  \"provider\": \"SECONDARY_ACCOUNT_PROVIDER\",\n  \"connection_id\": \"SECONDARY_ACCOUNT_CONNECTION_ID(OPTIONAL)\",\n  \"user_id\": \"SECONDARY_ACCOUNT_USER_ID\"\n}\n</pre>In this case you need to send <code>provider</code> and <code>user_id</code> in the body. Optionally you can also send the <code>connection_id</code> param which is suitable for identifying a particular database connection for the 'auth0' provider.</li></ul>On successful linking, the endpoint returns the new array of the primary account identities."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}