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var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
name: WideString;
value: WideString;
id: WideString;
position: WideString;
raw_name: WideString;
url: WideString;
Key: WideString;
v_Type: WideString;
Title: WideString;
Active: WideString;
Created_at: WideString;
Description: WideString;
Id: WideString;
Position: WideString;
Raw_description: WideString;
Raw_title: WideString;
Regexp_for_validation: WideString;
Relationship_target_type: WideString;
System: WideString;
Tag: WideString;
Updated_at: WideString;
v_Url: WideString;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

begin
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

http.BasicAuth := 1;
http.Login := 'login';
http.Password := 'password';

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

resp := http.QuickRequest('POST','https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);

jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');

    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "user_field": {
//     "key": "<string>",
//     "type": "<string>",
//     "title": "<string>",
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "custom_field_options": [
//       {
//         "name": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>",
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "position": "<integer>",
//         "raw_name": "<string>",
//         "url": "<string>"
//       },
//       {
//         "name": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>",
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "position": "<integer>",
//         "raw_name": "<string>",
//         "url": "<string>"
//       }
//     ],
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "position": "<integer>",
//     "raw_description": "<string>",
//     "raw_title": "<string>",
//     "regexp_for_validation": "<string>",
//     "relationship_filter": {},
//     "relationship_target_type": "<string>",
//     "system": "<boolean>",
//     "tag": "<string>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "url": "<string>"
//   }
// }

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

Key := jResp.StringOf('user_field.key');
v_Type := jResp.StringOf('user_field.type');
Title := jResp.StringOf('user_field.title');
Active := jResp.StringOf('user_field.active');
Created_at := jResp.StringOf('user_field.created_at');
Description := jResp.StringOf('user_field.description');
Id := jResp.StringOf('user_field.id');
Position := jResp.StringOf('user_field.position');
Raw_description := jResp.StringOf('user_field.raw_description');
Raw_title := jResp.StringOf('user_field.raw_title');
Regexp_for_validation := jResp.StringOf('user_field.regexp_for_validation');
Relationship_target_type := jResp.StringOf('user_field.relationship_target_type');
System := jResp.StringOf('user_field.system');
Tag := jResp.StringOf('user_field.tag');
Updated_at := jResp.StringOf('user_field.updated_at');
v_Url := jResp.StringOf('user_field.url');
i := 0;
count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('user_field.custom_field_options');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    jResp.I := i;
    name := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].name');
    value := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].value');
    id := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].id');
    position := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].position');
    raw_name := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name');
    url := jResp.StringOf('user_field.custom_field_options[i].url');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create User Field",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/user_fields",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "user_fields"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates any of the following custom field types:\n\n* text (default when no \"type\" is specified)\n* textarea\n* checkbox\n* date\n* integer\n* decimal\n* regexp\n* dropdown\n* lookup\n\nSee [About custom field types](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203661866) in Zendesk help.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/user_fields",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "user_fields"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"user_field\": {\n    \"key\": \"<string>\",\n    \"type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"custom_field_options\": [\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"regexp_for_validation\": \"<string>\",\n    \"relationship_filter\": {},\n    \"relationship_target_type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"system\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"tag\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}