Python / Support API / Search Organizations by External ID
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import sys
import chilkat2
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = chilkat2.Http()
http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "login"
http.Password = "password"
queryParams = chilkat2.JsonObject()
queryParams.UpdateString("external_id","<integer>")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search",queryParams)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
print(http.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
print("Response Header:")
print(resp.Header)
print("Failed.")
sys.exit()
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "count": "<integer>",
# "next_page": "<string>",
# "organizations": [
# {
# "created_at": "<string>",
# "details": "<string>",
# "domain_names": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "external_id": "<string>",
# "group_id": "<integer>",
# "id": "<integer>",
# "name": "<string>",
# "notes": "<string>",
# "organization_fields": {
# "eiusmod_f": "<string>"
# },
# "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
# "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
# "tags": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "updated_at": "<string>",
# "url": "<string>"
# },
# {
# "created_at": "<string>",
# "details": "<string>",
# "domain_names": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "external_id": "<string>",
# "group_id": "<integer>",
# "id": "<integer>",
# "name": "<string>",
# "notes": "<string>",
# "organization_fields": {
# "nulla2": "<string>"
# },
# "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
# "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
# "tags": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "updated_at": "<string>",
# "url": "<string>"
# }
# ],
# "previous_page": "<string>"
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
count = jResp.StringOf("count")
next_page = jResp.StringOf("next_page")
previous_page = jResp.StringOf("previous_page")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations")
while i < count_i :
jResp.I = i
created_at = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].created_at")
details = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].details")
external_id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].external_id")
group_id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].group_id")
id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].id")
name = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].name")
notes = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].notes")
Eiusmod_f = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.eiusmod_f")
shared_comments = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_comments")
shared_tickets = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_tickets")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].updated_at")
url = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].url")
Nulla2 = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.nulla2")
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].domain_names")
while j < count_j :
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].domain_names[j]")
j = j + 1
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].tags")
while j < count_j :
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].tags[j]")
j = j + 1
i = i + 1
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -G -d "external_id=%3Cinteger%3E"
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Search Organizations by External ID",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
},
"description": "If you set the `external_id` value of an organization to associate it to an external record, you can use the external id to search for the organization.\n\n#### Allowed For:\n\n* Admins\n* Agents assigned to a custom role with permissions to add or modify organizations (Enterprise only)\n\nSee [Creating custom agent roles](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203662026#topic_cxn_hig_bd) in the Support Help Center.\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Success response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n \"organizations\": [\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"eiusmod_f\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"nulla2\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"previous_page\": \"<string>\"\n}"
}
]
}
