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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";

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

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/views/preview");
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)

// {
//   "columns": [
//     {
//       "Duis8": -59589120,
//       "ullamco_0": "Ut nostrud qui elit dolor"
//     },
//     {
//       "officia_13e": -39842370,
//       "ipsum_7": "sunt",
//       "in_a8": true
//     }
//   ],
//   "groups": [
//     {
//       "laborum_a27": false
//     },
//     {
//       "ea85c": 69952708.53230786,
//       "occaecat_04": 58869893,
//       "qui82a": "L"
//     }
//   ],
//   "rows": [
//     {
//       "velit21": -89119970
//     },
//     {
//       "ex_f": 92255473.59295204,
//       "Excepteur_92": "sunt",
//       "cillum4": 24641748
//     }
//   ],
//   "view": {
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "conditions": {
//       "laborum_8": 404871.0763479173,
//       "consequata": -40432952
//     },
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "default": "<boolean>",
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "execution": {
//       "deserunt6": false,
//       "eu7df": "veniam",
//       "utd70": -40480339.58192083,
//       "aute_03": true,
//       "culpa_5b2": -78225658
//     },
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "position": "<integer>",
//     "restriction": {
//       "exercitatione1": "in",
//       "magna_b_3": -90768253.5149942
//     },
//     "title": "<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

int Duis8;
string ullamco_0;
int officia_13e;
string ipsum_7;
bool in_a8;
bool laborum_a27;
string ea85c;
int occaecat_04;
string qui82a;
int velit21;
string ex_f;
string Excepteur_92;
int cillum4;

string Active = jResp.StringOf("view.active");
string Laborum_8 = jResp.StringOf("view.conditions.laborum_8");
int Consequata = jResp.IntOf("view.conditions.consequata");
string Created_at = jResp.StringOf("view.created_at");
string Default = jResp.StringOf("view.default");
string Description = jResp.StringOf("view.description");
bool Deserunt6 = jResp.BoolOf("view.execution.deserunt6");
string Eu7df = jResp.StringOf("view.execution.eu7df");
string Utd70 = jResp.StringOf("view.execution.utd70");
bool Aute_03 = jResp.BoolOf("view.execution.aute_03");
int Culpa_5b2 = jResp.IntOf("view.execution.culpa_5b2");
string Id = jResp.StringOf("view.id");
string Position = jResp.StringOf("view.position");
string Exercitatione1 = jResp.StringOf("view.restriction.exercitatione1");
string Magna_b_3 = jResp.StringOf("view.restriction.magna_b_3");
string Title = jResp.StringOf("view.title");
string Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("view.updated_at");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("columns");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    Duis8 = jResp.IntOf("columns[i].Duis8");
    ullamco_0 = jResp.StringOf("columns[i].ullamco_0");
    officia_13e = jResp.IntOf("columns[i].officia_13e");
    ipsum_7 = jResp.StringOf("columns[i].ipsum_7");
    in_a8 = jResp.BoolOf("columns[i].in_a8");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("groups");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    laborum_a27 = jResp.BoolOf("groups[i].laborum_a27");
    ea85c = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].ea85c");
    occaecat_04 = jResp.IntOf("groups[i].occaecat_04");
    qui82a = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].qui82a");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("rows");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    velit21 = jResp.IntOf("rows[i].velit21");
    ex_f = jResp.StringOf("rows[i].ex_f");
    Excepteur_92 = jResp.StringOf("rows[i].Excepteur_92");
    cillum4 = jResp.IntOf("rows[i].cillum4");
    i = i + 1;
}

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/views/preview

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Preview Views",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/views/preview",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "views",
        "preview"
      ]
    },
    "description": "You can preview views by constructing the conditions in the proper format and nesting them under the `view` property. See [Conditions reference](/documentation/ticketing/reference-guides/conditions-reference/). The output can also be controlled by passing in any of the following parameters and nesting them under the `output` property.\n\n| Name            | Type    | Comment\n| --------------- | ------- | -------\n| columns         | Array   | The ticket fields to display. System fields are looked up by name, custom fields by title or id. See the [View columns](#view-columns) table\n| group_by        | String  | When present, the field by which the tickets are grouped\n| group_order     | String  | The direction the tickets are grouped. May be one of \"asc\" or \"desc\"\n| sort_order      | String  | The direction the tickets are sorted. May be one of \"asc\" or \"desc\"\n| sort_by         | String  | The ticket field used for sorting. This will either be a title or a custom field id.\n\nThis endpoint is rate limited to 5 requests per minute, per view, per agent.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/views/preview",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "views",
            "preview"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"columns\": [\n    {\n      \"Duis8\": -59589120,\n      \"ullamco_0\": \"Ut nostrud qui elit dolor\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"officia_13e\": -39842370,\n      \"ipsum_7\": \"sunt\",\n      \"in_a8\": true\n    }\n  ],\n  \"groups\": [\n    {\n      \"laborum_a27\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"ea85c\": 69952708.53230786,\n      \"occaecat_04\": 58869893,\n      \"qui82a\": \"L\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"rows\": [\n    {\n      \"velit21\": -89119970\n    },\n    {\n      \"ex_f\": 92255473.59295204,\n      \"Excepteur_92\": \"sunt\",\n      \"cillum4\": 24641748\n    }\n  ],\n  \"view\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"conditions\": {\n      \"laborum_8\": 404871.0763479173,\n      \"consequata\": -40432952\n    },\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"execution\": {\n      \"deserunt6\": false,\n      \"eu7df\": \"veniam\",\n      \"utd70\": -40480339.58192083,\n      \"aute_03\": true,\n      \"culpa_5b2\": -78225658\n    },\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"restriction\": {\n      \"exercitatione1\": \"in\",\n      \"magna_b_3\": -90768253.5149942\n    },\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}