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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"

http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/targets")
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)

# {
#   "target": {
#     "project_id": "<string>",
#     "resource": "<string>",
#     "target_url": "<string>",
#     "title": "<string>",
#     "token": "<string>",
#     "type": "<string>",
#     "active": "<boolean>",
#     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "id": "<integer>",
#     "message_id": "<string>",
#     "password": "<string>",
#     "todo_list_id": "<string>",
#     "username": "<string>"
#   }
# }

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

Project_id = jResp.StringOf("target.project_id")
Resource = jResp.StringOf("target.resource")
Target_url = jResp.StringOf("target.target_url")
Title = jResp.StringOf("target.title")
Token = jResp.StringOf("target.token")
v_Type = jResp.StringOf("target.type")
Active = jResp.StringOf("target.active")
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("target.created_at")
Id = jResp.StringOf("target.id")
Message_id = jResp.StringOf("target.message_id")
Password = jResp.StringOf("target.password")
Todo_list_id = jResp.StringOf("target.todo_list_id")
Username = jResp.StringOf("target.username")

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/targets

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Target",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/targets",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "targets"
      ]
    },
    "description": "#### 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/targets",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "targets"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"target\": {\n    \"project_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"resource\": \"<string>\",\n    \"target_url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"token\": \"<string>\",\n    \"type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"message_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"password\": \"<string>\",\n    \"todo_list_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"username\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}