C# / Zoom API / Create a meeting poll
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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;
Chilkat.HttpRequest req = new Chilkat.HttpRequest();
req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.Path = "/v2/meetings/:meetingId/polls";
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";
req.AddParam("title","a");
req.AddParam("poll_type","a3");
req.AddParam("anonymous","a3false");
req.AddParam("questions","a3false[{\"name\":\"ad in ullamco elit\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in \",\"do sint ipsum\"],\"right_answers\":[\"deserunt id\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"sint ipsum irure\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"sit officia\",\"irure est nostrud nul\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"qui\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"veniam\",\"voluptate reprehenderit irure\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":29173071,\"answer_max_character\":27567154,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":58887175,\"rating_max_value\":-45787201,\"rating_min_label\":\"ea commodo\",\"rating_max_label\":\"ipsum dolore\"},{\"name\":\"ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation\",\"type\":\"single\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"Excepteur Ut\",\"exercitation voluptate\"],\"right_answers\":[\"occaecat do esse\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut Lorem dolor do\",\"ullamco cillum tempor pariatur\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"officia l\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"nulla pariatur\",\"voluptate aliqua sint\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":68878731,\"answer_max_character\":-60270992,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":61727066,\"rating_max_value\":-36610809,\"rating_min_label\":\"in ut\",\"rating_max_label\":\"proident officia\"}]");
req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer <access_token>");
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.SynchronousRequest("api.zoom.us",443,true,req);
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)
// {
// "id": "abcdaaaeefffhhh",
// "status": "notstart",
// "title": "Meeting Usefulness",
// "anonymous": false,
// "poll_type": 2,
// "questions": [
// {
// "name": "How useful was this meeting?",
// "type": "multiple",
// "answer_required": false,
// "answers": [
// "Extremely useful",
// "Somewhat useful",
// "Not useful at all"
// ],
// "right_answers": [
// "Not useful at all"
// ]
// }
// ]
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
string name;
string v_type;
bool answer_required;
int j;
int count_j;
string strVal;
string id = jResp.StringOf("id");
string status = jResp.StringOf("status");
string title = jResp.StringOf("title");
bool anonymous = jResp.BoolOf("anonymous");
int poll_type = jResp.IntOf("poll_type");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
name = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].name");
v_type = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].type");
answer_required = jResp.BoolOf("questions[i].answer_required");
j = 0;
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions[i].answers");
while (j < count_j) {
jResp.J = j;
strVal = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].answers[j]");
j = j + 1;
}
j = 0;
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions[i].right_answers");
while (j < count_j) {
jResp.J = j;
strVal = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].right_answers[j]");
j = j + 1;
}
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
--form 'title=a'
--form 'poll_type=a3'
--form 'anonymous=a3false'
--form 'questions=a3false[{"name":"ad in ullamco elit","type":"rating_scale","show_as_dropdown":false,"answer_required":false,"answers":["in ","do sint ipsum"],"right_answers":["deserunt id"],"prompts":[{"prompt_question":"sint ipsum irure","prompt_right_answers":["sit officia","irure est nostrud nul"]},{"prompt_question":"qui","prompt_right_answers":["veniam","voluptate reprehenderit irure"]}],"answer_min_character":29173071,"answer_max_character":27567154,"case_sensitive":false,"rating_min_value":58887175,"rating_max_value":-45787201,"rating_min_label":"ea commodo","rating_max_label":"ipsum dolore"},{"name":"ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation","type":"single","show_as_dropdown":false,"answer_required":false,"answers":["Excepteur Ut","exercitation voluptate"],"right_answers":["occaecat do esse"],"prompts":[{"prompt_question":"laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut","prompt_right_answers":["ut Lorem dolor do","ullamco cillum tempor pariatur"]},{"prompt_question":"officia l","prompt_right_answers":["nulla pariatur","voluptate aliqua sint"]}],"answer_min_character":68878731,"answer_max_character":-60270992,"case_sensitive":false,"rating_min_value":61727066,"rating_max_value":-36610809,"rating_min_label":"in ut","rating_max_label":"proident officia"}]'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/:meetingId/polls
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a meeting poll",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "oauth2"
},
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "multipart/form-data"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "a",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "3",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"ad in ullamco elit\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in \",\"do sint ipsum\"],\"right_answers\":[\"deserunt id\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"sint ipsum irure\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"sit officia\",\"irure est nostrud nul\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"qui\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"veniam\",\"voluptate reprehenderit irure\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":29173071,\"answer_max_character\":27567154,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":58887175,\"rating_max_value\":-45787201,\"rating_min_label\":\"ea commodo\",\"rating_max_label\":\"ipsum dolore\"},{\"name\":\"ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation\",\"type\":\"single\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"Excepteur Ut\",\"exercitation voluptate\"],\"right_answers\":[\"occaecat do esse\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut Lorem dolor do\",\"ullamco cillum tempor pariatur\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"officia l\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"nulla pariatur\",\"voluptate aliqua sint\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":68878731,\"answer_max_character\":-60270992,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":61727066,\"rating_max_value\":-36610809,\"rating_min_label\":\"in ut\",\"rating_max_label\":\"proident officia\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"meetings",
":meetingId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "meetingId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The meeting's ID. \n\n When storing this value in your database, you must store it as a **long** format integer and **not** an integer. Meeting IDs can exceed 10 digits."
}
]
},
"description": "Polls allow the meeting host to survey attendees. Use this API to create a [poll](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>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"meetings",
":meetingId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "meetingId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The meeting's ID. \n\n When storing this value in your database, you must store it as a **long** format integer and **not** an integer. Meeting IDs can exceed 10 digits."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Location",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "Location of created Meeting Poll"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"abcdaaaeefffhhh\",\n \"status\": \"notstart\",\n \"title\": \"Meeting Usefulness\",\n \"anonymous\": false,\n \"poll_type\": 2,\n \"questions\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"How useful was this meeting?\",\n \"type\": \"multiple\",\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}"
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `400` **Bad Request** <br>\n **Error Code:** `4400` <br>\n* Meeting polls disabled. To enable this feature, enable the \"Meeting Polls/Quizzes\" setting in the Zoom web portal's \"Settings\" interface. \n* Advanced meeting polls disabled. T",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"meetings",
":meetingId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "meetingId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The meeting's ID. \n\n When storing this value in your database, you must store it as a **long** format integer and **not** an integer. Meeting IDs can exceed 10 digits."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**Error Code:** `404` <br>\nMeeting not found",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/meetings/:meetingId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"meetings",
":meetingId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "meetingId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The meeting's ID. \n\n When storing this value in your database, you must store it as a **long** format integer and **not** an integer. Meeting IDs can exceed 10 digits."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
}
]
}