VB6 / Support API / Create Automation
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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 = "login"
http.Password = "password"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations")
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)
' {
' "automation": {
' "actions": [
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' },
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' }
' ],
' "active": "<boolean>",
' "conditions": {
' "all": [
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "operator": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' },
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "operator": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' }
' ],
' "any": [
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "operator": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' },
' {
' "field": "<string>",
' "operator": "<string>",
' "value": "<string>"
' }
' ]
' },
' "created_at": "<dateTime>",
' "default": "<boolean>",
' "id": "<integer>",
' "position": "<integer>",
' "raw_title": "<string>",
' "title": "<string>",
' "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim field As String
Dim value As String
Dim operator As String
Dim Active As String
Active = jResp.StringOf("automation.active")
Dim Created_at As String
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("automation.created_at")
Dim Default As String
Default = jResp.StringOf("automation.default")
Dim Id As String
Id = jResp.StringOf("automation.id")
Dim Position As String
Position = jResp.StringOf("automation.position")
Dim Raw_title As String
Raw_title = jResp.StringOf("automation.raw_title")
Dim Title As String
Title = jResp.StringOf("automation.title")
Dim Updated_at As String
Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("automation.updated_at")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("automation.actions")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
field = jResp.StringOf("automation.actions[i].field")
value = jResp.StringOf("automation.actions[i].value")
i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("automation.conditions.all")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
field = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].field")
operator = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].operator")
value = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].value")
i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("automation.conditions.any")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
field = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].field")
operator = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].operator")
value = jResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].value")
i = i + 1
Loop
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Automation",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"automations"
]
},
"description": "Creates an automation.\n\nNew automations must be unique and have at least one condition that is true only once or an action that nullifies at least one of the conditions. Active automations can have overlapping conditions but can't be identical.\n\nThe request must include the following conditions in the `all` array:\n\n- At least one time-based condition\n- At least one condition that checks one of the following fields: `status`, `type`, `group_id`, `assignee_id`, or `requester_id`.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* 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/automations",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"automations"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"automation\": {\n \"actions\": [\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"conditions\": {\n \"all\": [\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"any\": [\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"field\": \"<string>\",\n \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n \"title\": \"<string>\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
