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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http;
bool success;
http.put_BasicAuth(true);
http.put_Login("login");
http.put_Password("password");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
CkHttpResponse *resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields");
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
resp->GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject jResp;
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";
int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
std::cout << resp->header() << "\r\n";
std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
delete resp;
return;
}
delete 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.
const char *name = 0;
const char *value = 0;
const char *id = 0;
const char *position = 0;
const char *raw_name = 0;
const char *url = 0;
const char *Key = jResp.stringOf("user_field.key");
const char *v_Type = jResp.stringOf("user_field.type");
const char *Title = jResp.stringOf("user_field.title");
const char *Active = jResp.stringOf("user_field.active");
const char *Created_at = jResp.stringOf("user_field.created_at");
const char *Description = jResp.stringOf("user_field.description");
const char *Id = jResp.stringOf("user_field.id");
const char *Position = jResp.stringOf("user_field.position");
const char *Raw_description = jResp.stringOf("user_field.raw_description");
const char *Raw_title = jResp.stringOf("user_field.raw_title");
const char *Regexp_for_validation = jResp.stringOf("user_field.regexp_for_validation");
const char *Relationship_target_type = jResp.stringOf("user_field.relationship_target_type");
const char *System = jResp.stringOf("user_field.system");
const char *Tag = jResp.stringOf("user_field.tag");
const char *Updated_at = jResp.stringOf("user_field.updated_at");
const char *v_Url = jResp.stringOf("user_field.url");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("user_field.custom_field_options");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
name = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].name");
value = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].value");
id = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].id");
position = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].position");
raw_name = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name");
url = jResp.stringOf("user_field.custom_field_options[i].url");
i = i + 1;
}
}
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}"
}
]
}
