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var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
Content: WideString;
Locale_id: WideString;
Active: WideString;
Created_at: WideString;
Default: WideString;
Id: WideString;
Outdated: WideString;
Updated_at: WideString;
v_Url: WideString;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

http.BasicAuth := 1;
http.Login := 'login';
http.Password := 'password';

http.SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/json');

resp := http.QuickRequest('POST','https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);

jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');

    Exit;
  end;

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

// {
//   "variant": {
//     "content": "<string>",
//     "locale_id": "<integer>",
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "default": "<boolean>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "outdated": "<boolean>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "url": "<string>"
//   }
// }

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

Content := jResp.StringOf('variant.content');
Locale_id := jResp.StringOf('variant.locale_id');
Active := jResp.StringOf('variant.active');
Created_at := jResp.StringOf('variant.created_at');
Default := jResp.StringOf('variant.default');
Id := jResp.StringOf('variant.id');
Outdated := jResp.StringOf('variant.outdated');
Updated_at := jResp.StringOf('variant.updated_at');
v_Url := jResp.StringOf('variant.url');

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Variant",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items",
        ":dynamic_content_item_id",
        "variants"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "dynamic_content_item_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "You can only create one variant for each locale id. If a locale variant already exists, the request is rejected.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items",
            ":dynamic_content_item_id",
            "variants"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "dynamic_content_item_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"variant\": {\n    \"content\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}