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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

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

    CkHttpW 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.

    // {
    //   "blocked": true,
    //   "email_verified": true,
    //   "email": "",
    //   "verify_email": true,
    //   "phone_number": "",
    //   "phone_verified": true,
    //   "verify_phone_number": true,
    //   "password": "",
    //   "verify_password": true,
    //   "user_metadata": {},
    //   "app_metadata": {},
    //   "connection": "",
    //   "username": "",
    //   "client_id": ""
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateBool(L"blocked",true);
    json.UpdateBool(L"email_verified",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"email",L"");
    json.UpdateBool(L"verify_email",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"phone_number",L"");
    json.UpdateBool(L"phone_verified",true);
    json.UpdateBool(L"verify_phone_number",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"password",L"");
    json.UpdateBool(L"verify_password",true);
    json.UpdateNewObject(L"user_metadata");
    json.UpdateNewObject(L"app_metadata");
    json.UpdateString(L"connection",L"");
    json.UpdateString(L"username",L"");
    json.UpdateString(L"client_id",L"");

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

    CkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    CkHttpResponseW *resp = http.PTextSb(L"PATCH",L"https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id",sbRequestBody,L"utf-8",L"application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",resp->get_StatusCode());
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp->bodyStr());
    delete resp;
    }

Curl Command

curl -X PATCH
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{auth0_token}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "blocked": true,
  "email_verified": true,
  "email": "",
  "verify_email": true,
  "phone_number": "",
  "phone_verified": true,
  "verify_phone_number": true,
  "password": "",
  "verify_password": true,
  "user_metadata": {},
  "app_metadata": {},
  "connection": "",
  "username": "",
  "client_id": ""
}'
https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update a user",
  "request": {
    "method": "PATCH",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{auth0_token}}"
      },
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\r\n  \"blocked\": true,\r\n  \"email_verified\": true,\r\n  \"email\": \"\",\r\n  \"verify_email\": true,\r\n  \"phone_number\": \"\",\r\n  \"phone_verified\": true,\r\n  \"verify_phone_number\": true,\r\n  \"password\": \"\",\r\n  \"verify_password\": true,\r\n  \"user_metadata\": {},\r\n  \"app_metadata\": {},\r\n  \"connection\": \"\",\r\n  \"username\": \"\",\r\n  \"client_id\": \"\"\r\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{auth0_domain}}/api/v2/users/:id",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{auth0_domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "users",
        ":id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "type": "any"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Updates a user with the object's properties received in the request's body (the object should be a JSON object).<br/>These are the attributes that can be updated at the root level:<ul><li>blocked</li><li>email_verified</li><li>email</li><li>verify_email</li><li>password</li><li>phone_number</li><li>phone_verified</li><li>verify_password</li><li>user_metadata</li><li>app_metadata</li><li>username</li></ul>Some considerations:<ul><li>The properties of the new object will replace the old ones.</li><li>The metadata fields are an exception to this rule (<code>user_metadata</code> and <code>app_metadata</code>). These properties are merged instead of being replaced but be careful, the merge only occurs on the first level.</li><li>If you are updating <code>email_verified</code>, <code>phone_verified</code>, <code>username</code> or <code>password</code> you need to specify the <code>connection</code> property too.</li><li>If your are updating <code>email</code> or <code>phone_number</code> you need to specify the <code>connection</code> and the <code>client_id</code> properties.</ul><h5>Updating a field (non-metadata property)</h5>To mark the email address of a user as verified, the body to send should be:<pre><code>{ \"email_verified\": true }</code></pre><h5>Updating a user metadata root property</h5>Let's asume that our test user has the following <code>user_metadata</code>:<pre><code>{ \"user_metadata\" : { \"profileCode\": 1479 } }</code></pre>To add the field <code>addresses</code> the body to send should be:<pre><code>{ \"user_metadata\" : { \"addresses\": {\"work_address\": \"100 Industrial Way\"} }}</code></pre>The modified object ends up with the following <code>user_metadata</code> property:<pre><code>{\n  \"user_metadata\": {\n    \"profileCode\": 1479,\n    \"addresses\": { \"work_address\": \"100 Industrial Way\" }\n  }\n}</code></pre><h5>Updating an inner user metadata property</h5>Starting from previous user metadata, if we want to add the field <code>\"home_address\": \"742 Evergreen Terrace\"</code> in <code>addresses</code> we should send the whole addresses object (since this object is on the first level, it will be merged in, but it's own properties won't). The body to send should be:\n<pre><code>{\n  \"user_metadata\": {\n    \"addresses\": {\n      \"work_address\": \"100 Industrial Way\",\n      \"home_address\": \"742 Evergreen Terrace\"\n    }\n  }\n}</code></pre>The modified object ends up with the following <code>user_metadata</code> property:<pre><code>{\n  \"user_metadata\": {\n    \"profileCode\": 1479,\n    \"addresses\": {\n      \"work_address\": \"100 Industrial Way\",\n      \"home_address\": \"742 Evergreen Terrace\"\n    }\n  }\n}</code></pre>"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}