C# / Zoom API / Upload virtual background file
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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/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds";
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";
req.AddParam("file","adipisicing Ut cupidatat");
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": "_Tcj7354w6eHw",
// "name": "u=mdbhhfg3y7&fm=2fdjs0.jpg",
// "type": "image",
// "is_default": false,
// "size": 53434
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
string id = jResp.StringOf("id");
string name = jResp.StringOf("name");
string v_type = jResp.StringOf("type");
bool is_default = jResp.BoolOf("is_default");
int size = jResp.IntOf("size");
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
--form 'file=adipisicing Ut cupidatat'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Upload virtual background file",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "multipart/form-data"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "file",
"value": "adipisicing Ut cupidatat",
"description": "The virtual background's file path.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":userId",
"settings",
"virtual_backgrounds"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user's ID. To get a user's ID, use the [**List users**](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/users) API. For user-level apps, pass the `me` value instead of the user ID value."
}
]
},
"description": "Use this API to [upload a virtual background file](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background) to a user's profile. For user-level apps, pass [the `me` value](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/using-zoom-apis#mekeyword) instead of the `userId` parameter. \n\n **Note:** \n* A user profile cannot exceed more than 10 virtual background files. \n* You can only upload image files that are in JPG/JPEG, GIF or PNG format. \n* Video files must be in MP4 or MOV file format with a minimum resolution of 480 by 360 pixels (360p) and a maximum resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p). \n* The virtual background file size cannot exceed 15 megabytes (MB). \n\n**Scopes:** `user:write`, `user:write:admin` <br> **[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium` \n\n**Prerequisites:** \n* The [**Virtual Background**](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background#h_2ef28080-fce9-4ac2-b567-dc958afab1b7) feature must be enabled on the account."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201` **Created**",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "file",
"value": "adipisicing Ut cupidatat",
"description": "The virtual background's file path.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":userId",
"settings",
"virtual_backgrounds"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user's ID. To get a user's ID, use the [**List users**](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/users) API. For user-level apps, pass the `me` value instead of the user ID value."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"_Tcj7354w6eHw\",\n \"name\": \"u=mdbhhfg3y7&fm=2fdjs0.jpg\",\n \"type\": \"image\",\n \"is_default\": false,\n \"size\": 53434\n}"
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `400` **Bad Request** \n\n**Error Code:** `120`<br>\nNo file uploaded, verify that a file has been uploaded.<br>\nFile size cannot exceed 15M.<br>\nA maximum of 10 files are allowed for a user.<br>\nOnly jpg/jpeg, gif or png image file can",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "file",
"value": "adipisicing Ut cupidatat",
"description": "The virtual background's file path.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":userId",
"settings",
"virtual_backgrounds"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user's ID. To get a user's ID, use the [**List users**](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/users) API. For user-level apps, pass the `me` value instead of the user ID value."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404` **Not Found** <br>\nGroup not found.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "file",
"value": "adipisicing Ut cupidatat",
"description": "The virtual background's file path.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/users/:userId/settings/virtual_backgrounds",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":userId",
"settings",
"virtual_backgrounds"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user's ID. To get a user's ID, use the [**List users**](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/users) API. For user-level apps, pass the `me` value instead of the user ID value."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
}
]
}
