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VB.NET / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Insert Contact Roles

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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "contact_roles": [
'     {
'       "name": "Sales Lead",
'       "sequence_number": 1
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "Quality Control",
'       "sequence_number": 2
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("contact_roles[0].name","Sales Lead")
json.UpdateInt("contact_roles[0].sequence_number",1)
json.UpdateString("contact_roles[1].name","Quality Control")
json.UpdateInt("contact_roles[1].sequence_number",2)

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/roles","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



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

' {
'   "contact_roles": [
'     {
'       "code": "SUCCESS",
'       "details": {
'         "id": "738964000002300003"
'       },
'       "message": "contact role added",
'       "status": "success"
'     },
'     {
'       "code": "SUCCESS",
'       "details": {
'         "id": "738964000002300004"
'       },
'       "message": "contact role added",
'       "status": "success"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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



Dim code As String
Dim Id As String
Dim message As String
Dim status As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("contact_roles")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    code = jResp.StringOf("contact_roles[i].code")
    Id = jResp.StringOf("contact_roles[i].details.id")
    message = jResp.StringOf("contact_roles[i].message")
    status = jResp.StringOf("contact_roles[i].status")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "contact_roles": [
        {
            "name": "Sales Lead",
            "sequence_number": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Quality Control",
            "sequence_number": 2
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/roles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Insert Contact Roles",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 1\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Quality Control\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 2\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts",
        "roles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "SUCCESS RESPONSE",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 1\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Quality Control\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 2\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:00:05 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "233"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-06-18T13:56:39+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientVersion",
          "value": "4126581"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientsubVersion",
          "value": "4db5c971143ce609008746cb1d40f588"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"code\": \"SUCCESS\",\n            \"details\": {\n                \"id\": \"738964000002300003\"\n            },\n            \"message\": \"contact role added\",\n            \"status\": \"success\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"code\": \"SUCCESS\",\n            \"details\": {\n                \"id\": \"738964000002300004\"\n            },\n            \"message\": \"contact role added\",\n            \"status\": \"success\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "INVALID_REQUEST_METHOD",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "COPY",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 1\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Quality Control\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 2\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:01:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "124"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "deny"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_REQUEST_METHOD\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"The http request method type is not a valid one\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 1\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Quality Control\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 2\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Unauthorized",
      "code": 401,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:01:17 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "98"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"Authentication failed\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "DUPLICATE_DATA",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 1\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:01:36 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "119"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-06-18T13:56:39+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientVersion",
          "value": "4126581"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientsubVersion",
          "value": "4db5c971143ce609008746cb1d40f588"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"code\": \"DUPLICATE_DATA\",\n            \"details\": {\n                \"api_name\": \"name\"\n            },\n            \"message\": \"duplicate data\",\n            \"status\": \"error\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "INVALID_DATA",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"Sales Lead1\",\n            \"sequence_number\": 100\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:01:55 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "126"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-06-18T13:56:39+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientVersion",
          "value": "4126581"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientsubVersion",
          "value": "4db5c971143ce609008746cb1d40f588"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"code\": \"INVALID_DATA\",\n            \"details\": {\n                \"api_name\": \"sequence_number\"\n            },\n            \"message\": \"invalid data\",\n            \"status\": \"error\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "MANDATORY_NOT_FOUND",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"sequence_number\": 100\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/roles",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2",
            "Contacts",
            "roles"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:02:12 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "134"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-06-18T13:56:39+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientVersion",
          "value": "4126581"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientsubVersion",
          "value": "4db5c971143ce609008746cb1d40f588"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"contact_roles\": [\n        {\n            \"code\": \"MANDATORY_NOT_FOUND\",\n            \"details\": {\n                \"api_name\": \"name\"\n            },\n            \"message\": \"required field not found\",\n            \"status\": \"error\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}