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C# / Zoom API / Perform batch poll creation

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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/:meetingId/batch_polls");
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");

    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "polls": [
//     {
//       "id": "ex eiusmod",
//       "title": "Meeting Usefulness",
//       "status": "Excepteur Lorem dolor exercitation",
//       "anonymous": false,
//       "poll_type": 2,
//       "questions": [
//         {
//           "name": "How useful was this meeting?",
//           "type": "single",
//           "answer_required": false,
//           "answers": [
//             "Extremely useful",
//             "Somewhat useful",
//             "Not useful at all"
//           ],
//           "right_answers": [
//             "Not useful at all"
//           ]
//         }
//       ]
//     },
//     {
//       "id": "mollit do",
//       "title": "Learn something new",
//       "status": "ended",
//       "anonymous": false,
//       "poll_type": 2,
//       "questions": [
//         {
//           "name": "How are you?",
//           "type": "multiple",
//           "answer_required": false,
//           "answers": [
//             "Good",
//             "Not so good"
//           ],
//           "right_answers": [
//             "Good"
//           ]
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

string id;
string title;
string status;
bool anonymous;
int poll_type;
int j;
int count_j;
string name;
string v_type;
bool answer_required;
int k;
int count_k;
string strVal;

int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("polls");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    id = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].id");
    title = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].title");
    status = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].status");
    anonymous = jResp.BoolOf("polls[i].anonymous");
    poll_type = jResp.IntOf("polls[i].poll_type");
    j = 0;
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("polls[i].questions");
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = j;
        name = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].questions[j].name");
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].questions[j].type");
        answer_required = jResp.BoolOf("polls[i].questions[j].answer_required");
        k = 0;
        count_k = jResp.SizeOfArray("polls[i].questions[j].answers");
        while (k < count_k) {
            jResp.K = k;
            strVal = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].questions[j].answers[k]");
            k = k + 1;
        }

        k = 0;
        count_k = jResp.SizeOfArray("polls[i].questions[j].right_answers");
        while (k < count_k) {
            jResp.K = k;
            strVal = jResp.StringOf("polls[i].questions[j].right_answers[k]");
            k = k + 1;
        }

        j = j + 1;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/:meetingId/batch_polls

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Perform batch poll creation",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/batch_polls",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "meetings",
        ":meetingId",
        "batch_polls"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "meetingId",
          "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "description": "(Required) "
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Polls allow the meeting host to survey attendees. Use this API to create batch [polls](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-Meetings) for a meeting.<br><br>\n\n**Scopes**: `meeting:write:admin` `meeting:write`<br>\n **[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Light`<br>\n**Prerequisites**:<br>\n* Host user type must be **Pro** or higher plan.\n* Polling feature must be enabled in the host's account.\n* Meeting must be a scheduled meeting. Instant meetings do not have polling features enabled."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201` <br>\nMeeting Poll Created",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/batch_polls",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "meetings",
            ":meetingId",
            "batch_polls"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "meetingId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) "
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"polls\": [\n  {\n   \"id\": \"ex eiusmod\",\n   \"title\": \"Meeting Usefulness\",\n   \"status\": \"Excepteur Lorem dolor exercitation\",\n   \"anonymous\": false,\n   \"poll_type\": 2,\n   \"questions\": [\n    {\n     \"name\": \"How useful was this meeting?\",\n     \"type\": \"single\",\n     \"answer_required\": false,\n     \"answers\": [\n      \"Extremely useful\",\n      \"Somewhat useful\",\n      \"Not useful at all\"\n     ],\n     \"right_answers\": [\n      \"Not useful at all\"\n     ]\n    }\n   ]\n  },\n  {\n   \"id\": \"mollit do\",\n   \"title\": \"Learn something new\",\n   \"status\": \"ended\",\n   \"anonymous\": false,\n   \"poll_type\": 2,\n   \"questions\": [\n    {\n     \"name\": \"How are you?\",\n     \"type\": \"multiple\",\n     \"answer_required\": false,\n     \"answers\": [\n      \"Good\",\n      \"Not so good\"\n     ],\n     \"right_answers\": [\n      \"Good\"\n     ]\n    }\n   ]\n  }\n ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404` **Not Found** <br>\n**Error Code:** `300` <br>\nInvalid Meeting ID.\n**Error Code:** `300` <br>\nMeeting id does not exist.\n**Error Code:** `3000` <br>\nCannot access meeting information.\n**Error Code:** `3001`<br>\nMeeting does not ",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/batch_polls",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "meetings",
            ":meetingId",
            "batch_polls"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "meetingId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) "
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}