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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long
http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "username"
http.Password = "password"
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "author": {
' "type": "business",
' "displayName": "Steve",
' "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
' },
' "content": {
' "type": "text",
' "text": "Hello!"
' },
' "metadata": {
' "lang": "en-ca"
' }
' }
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("author.type","business")
success = json.UpdateString("author.displayName","Steve")
success = json.UpdateString("author.avatarUrl","https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg")
success = json.UpdateString("content.type","text")
success = json.UpdateString("content.text","Hello!")
success = json.UpdateString("metadata.lang","en-ca")
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "messages": [
' {
' "id": "5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977",
' "received": "2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z",
' "author": {
' "type": "business",
' "displayName": "Steve",
' "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
' },
' "content": {
' "type": "text",
' "text": "Hello!"
' },
' "metadata": {
' "lang": "en-ca"
' },
' "source": {
' "type": "api:conversations"
' }
' }
' ]
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim id As String
Dim received As String
Dim v_Type As String
Dim DisplayName As String
Dim AvatarUrl As String
Dim contentType As String
Dim Text As String
Dim Lang As String
Dim sourceType As String
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
received = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].received")
v_Type = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.type")
DisplayName = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.displayName")
AvatarUrl = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.avatarUrl")
contentType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.type")
Text = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.text")
Lang = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].metadata.lang")
sourceType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.type")
i = i + 1
Loop
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-u 'username:password'
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"author": {
"type": "business",
"displayName": "Steve",
"avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
},
"content": {
"type": "text",
"text": "Hello!"
},
"metadata": {
"lang": "en-ca"
}
}'
https://domain.com/
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Post Message",
"_postman_id": "28e280a8-5ef8-4ca0-90fc-788603ddd036",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"author\": {\n \"type\": \"business\",\n \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n },\n \"content\": {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n },\n \"metadata\": {\n \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages",
"description": "Send a message in a particular conversation."
},
"response": [
{
"id": "f660acde-ae81-4787-b433-18bf650ddef6",
"name": "Created",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": {
"content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
"type": "text/plain"
},
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer <token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"author\": {\n \"type\": \"business\",\n \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n },\n \"content\": {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n },\n \"metadata\": {\n \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"v2",
"apps",
":appId",
"conversations",
":conversationId",
"messages"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "appId"
},
{
"key": "conversationId"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977\",\n \"received\": \"2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z\",\n \"author\": {\n \"type\": \"business\",\n \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n },\n \"content\": {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n },\n \"metadata\": {\n \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n },\n \"source\": {\n \"type\": \"api:conversations\"\n }\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
