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C# / Support API / Create Custom Ticket Status

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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";

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "custom_status": {
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "agent_label": "<string>",
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "end_user_description": "<string>",
//     "end_user_label": "<string>",
//     "status_category": "new"
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("custom_status.active","<boolean>");
json.UpdateString("custom_status.agent_label","<string>");
json.UpdateString("custom_status.description","<string>");
json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_description","<string>");
json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_label","<string>");
json.UpdateString("custom_status.status_category","new");

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses","application/json",json);
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)

// {
//   "custom_status": {
//     "status_category": "open",
//     "agent_label": "<string>",
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "default": "<boolean>",
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "end_user_description": "<string>",
//     "end_user_label": "<string>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "raw_agent_label": "<string>",
//     "raw_description": "<string>",
//     "raw_end_user_description": "<string>",
//     "raw_end_user_label": "<string>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
//   }
// }

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

string Status_category = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.status_category");
string Agent_label = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.agent_label");
string Active = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.active");
string Created_at = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.created_at");
string Default = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.default");
string Description = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.description");
string End_user_description = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_description");
string End_user_label = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_label");
string Id = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.id");
string Raw_agent_label = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_agent_label");
string Raw_description = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_description");
string Raw_end_user_description = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_description");
string Raw_end_user_label = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_label");
string Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.updated_at");

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "custom_status": {
    "active": "<boolean>",
    "agent_label": "<string>",
    "description": "<string>",
    "end_user_description": "<string>",
    "end_user_label": "<string>",
    "status_category": "new"
  }
}'
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Custom Ticket Status",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"status_category\": \"new\"\n  }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "custom_statuses"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Takes a `custom_status` object that specifies the custom ticket status properties to create.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"status_category\": \"new\"\n  }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "custom_statuses"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"status_category\": \"open\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"raw_agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}