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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

http.BasicAuth = True
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": "user",
//     "userId": "5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8"
//   },
//   "type": "conversation:read"
// }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("author.type","user")
success = json.UpdateString("author.userId","5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8")
success = json.UpdateString("type","conversation:read")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

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

System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")

    Return
End If

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u 'username:password'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "author": {
        "type": "user",
        "userId": "5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8"
    },
    "type": "conversation:read"
}'
https://domain.com/

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Post Activity",
  "_postman_id": "5c795888-a93c-412f-9a6a-08f8f9363920",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"user\",\n        \"userId\": \"5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"conversation:read\"\n}"
    },
    "url": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/activity",
    "description": "Notify Sunshine Conversations of different conversation activities. Supported activity types are:\n* Typing activity\n* Conversation read event\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "id": "0b684a54-f943-4b76-ac08-2dc014091c85",
      "name": "Ok",
      "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\": \"user\",\n        \"userId\": \"5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"conversation:read\"\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/activity",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "activity"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{}"
    }
  ]
}