C / Support API / Create User Field
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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
HCkHttp http;
BOOL success;
HCkHttpResponse resp;
HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
HCkJsonObject jResp;
int respStatusCode;
const char *name;
const char *value;
const char *id;
const char *position;
const char *raw_name;
const char *url;
const char *Key;
const char *v_Type;
const char *Title;
const char *Active;
const char *Created_at;
const char *Description;
const char *Id;
const char *Position;
const char *Raw_description;
const char *Raw_title;
const char *Regexp_for_validation;
const char *Relationship_target_type;
const char *System;
const char *Tag;
const char *Updated_at;
const char *v_Url;
int i;
int count_i;
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = CkHttp_Create();
CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);
CkHttp_putLogin(http,"login");
CkHttp_putPassword(http,"password");
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Accept","application/json");
resp = CkHttp_QuickRequest(http,"POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields");
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
return;
}
sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);
printf("Response Body:\n");
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));
respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
printf("Response Header:\n");
printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
printf("Failed.\n");
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
return;
}
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "user_field": {
// "key": "<string>",
// "type": "<string>",
// "title": "<string>",
// "active": "<boolean>",
// "created_at": "<dateTime>",
// "custom_field_options": [
// {
// "name": "<string>",
// "value": "<string>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "position": "<integer>",
// "raw_name": "<string>",
// "url": "<string>"
// },
// {
// "name": "<string>",
// "value": "<string>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "position": "<integer>",
// "raw_name": "<string>",
// "url": "<string>"
// }
// ],
// "description": "<string>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "position": "<integer>",
// "raw_description": "<string>",
// "raw_title": "<string>",
// "regexp_for_validation": "<string>",
// "relationship_filter": {},
// "relationship_target_type": "<string>",
// "system": "<boolean>",
// "tag": "<string>",
// "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
// "url": "<string>"
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
// Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
Key = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.key");
v_Type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.type");
Title = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.title");
Active = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.active");
Created_at = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.created_at");
Description = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.description");
Id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.id");
Position = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.position");
Raw_description = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.raw_description");
Raw_title = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.raw_title");
Regexp_for_validation = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.regexp_for_validation");
Relationship_target_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.relationship_target_type");
System = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.system");
Tag = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.tag");
Updated_at = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.updated_at");
v_Url = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.url");
i = 0;
count_i = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options");
while (i < count_i) {
CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].name");
value = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].value");
id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].id");
position = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].position");
raw_name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name");
url = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"user_field.custom_field_options[i].url");
i = i + 1;
}
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
}
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create User Field",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/user_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"user_fields"
]
},
"description": "Creates any of the following custom field types:\n\n* text (default when no \"type\" is specified)\n* textarea\n* checkbox\n* date\n* integer\n* decimal\n* regexp\n* dropdown\n* lookup\n\nSee [About custom field types](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203661866) in Zendesk help.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\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/user_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"user_fields"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"user_field\": {\n \"key\": \"<string>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"title\": \"<string>\",\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"custom_field_options\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n \"regexp_for_validation\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship_filter\": {},\n \"relationship_target_type\": \"<string>\",\n \"system\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tag\": \"<string>\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
