C# / Support API / Search Organizations by External ID
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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;
http.BasicAuth = true;
http.Login = "login";
http.Password = "password";
Chilkat.JsonObject queryParams = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
queryParams.UpdateString("external_id","<integer>");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search",queryParams);
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)
// {
// "count": "<integer>",
// "next_page": "<string>",
// "organizations": [
// {
// "created_at": "<string>",
// "details": "<string>",
// "domain_names": [
// "<string>",
// "<string>"
// ],
// "external_id": "<string>",
// "group_id": "<integer>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "name": "<string>",
// "notes": "<string>",
// "organization_fields": {
// "eiusmod_f": "<string>"
// },
// "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
// "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
// "tags": [
// "<string>",
// "<string>"
// ],
// "updated_at": "<string>",
// "url": "<string>"
// },
// {
// "created_at": "<string>",
// "details": "<string>",
// "domain_names": [
// "<string>",
// "<string>"
// ],
// "external_id": "<string>",
// "group_id": "<integer>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "name": "<string>",
// "notes": "<string>",
// "organization_fields": {
// "nulla2": "<string>"
// },
// "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
// "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
// "tags": [
// "<string>",
// "<string>"
// ],
// "updated_at": "<string>",
// "url": "<string>"
// }
// ],
// "previous_page": "<string>"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
string created_at;
string details;
string external_id;
string group_id;
string id;
string name;
string notes;
string Eiusmod_f;
string shared_comments;
string shared_tickets;
string updated_at;
string url;
string Nulla2;
int j;
int count_j;
string strVal;
string count = jResp.StringOf("count");
string next_page = jResp.StringOf("next_page");
string previous_page = jResp.StringOf("previous_page");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
created_at = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].created_at");
details = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].details");
external_id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].external_id");
group_id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].group_id");
id = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].id");
name = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].name");
notes = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].notes");
Eiusmod_f = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.eiusmod_f");
shared_comments = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_comments");
shared_tickets = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_tickets");
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].updated_at");
url = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].url");
Nulla2 = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.nulla2");
j = 0;
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].domain_names");
while (j < count_j) {
jResp.J = j;
strVal = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].domain_names[j]");
j = j + 1;
}
j = 0;
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].tags");
while (j < count_j) {
jResp.J = j;
strVal = jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].tags[j]");
j = j + 1;
}
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -G -d "external_id=%3Cinteger%3E"
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Search Organizations by External ID",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
},
"description": "If you set the `external_id` value of an organization to associate it to an external record, you can use the external id to search for the organization.\n\n#### Allowed For:\n\n* Admins\n* Agents assigned to a custom role with permissions to add or modify organizations (Enterprise only)\n\nSee [Creating custom agent roles](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203662026#topic_cxn_hig_bd) in the Support Help Center.\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Success response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n \"organizations\": [\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"eiusmod_f\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"nulla2\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"previous_page\": \"<string>\"\n}"
}
]
}
