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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
strVal: PWideChar;
id: PWideChar;
value: PWideChar;
Subject: PWideChar;
Assignee_id: PWideChar;
Can_be_solved_by_me: PWideChar;
Created_at: PWideChar;
Custom_status_id: PWideChar;
Description: PWideChar;
Due_at: PWideChar;
Followup_source_id: PWideChar;
Group_id: PWideChar;
Id: PWideChar;
Is_public: PWideChar;
Organization_id: PWideChar;
Priority: PWideChar;
Recipient: PWideChar;
Requester_id: PWideChar;
Solved: PWideChar;
Status: PWideChar;
Ticket_form_id: PWideChar;
v_Type: PWideChar;
Updated_at: PWideChar;
v_Url: PWideChar;
Channel: PWideChar;
Est__: Boolean;
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 := CkHttp_Create();

CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,True);
CkHttp_putLogin(http,'login');
CkHttp_putPassword(http,'password');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Accept','application/json');

resp := CkHttp_QuickRequest(http,'POST','https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/requests');
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

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

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

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

// {
//   "request": {
//     "subject": "<string>",
//     "assignee_id": "<integer>",
//     "can_be_solved_by_me": "<boolean>",
//     "collaborator_ids": [
//       "<integer>",
//       "<integer>"
//     ],
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "custom_fields": [
//       {
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       },
//       {
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       }
//     ],
//     "custom_status_id": "<integer>",
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "due_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "email_cc_ids": [
//       "<integer>",
//       "<integer>"
//     ],
//     "followup_source_id": "<integer>",
//     "group_id": "<integer>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "is_public": "<boolean>",
//     "organization_id": "<integer>",
//     "priority": "<string>",
//     "recipient": "<string>",
//     "requester_id": "<integer>",
//     "solved": "<boolean>",
//     "status": "<string>",
//     "ticket_form_id": "<integer>",
//     "type": "<string>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "url": "<string>",
//     "via": {
//       "channel": "<string>",
//       "source": {
//         "est__": false
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

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

Subject := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.subject');
Assignee_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.assignee_id');
Can_be_solved_by_me := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.can_be_solved_by_me');
Created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.created_at');
Custom_status_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.custom_status_id');
Description := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.description');
Due_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.due_at');
Followup_source_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.followup_source_id');
Group_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.group_id');
Id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.id');
Is_public := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.is_public');
Organization_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.organization_id');
Priority := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.priority');
Recipient := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.recipient');
Requester_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.requester_id');
Solved := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.solved');
Status := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.status');
Ticket_form_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.ticket_form_id');
v_Type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.type');
Updated_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.updated_at');
v_Url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.url');
Channel := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.via.channel');
Est__ := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'request.via.source.est__');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'request.collaborator_ids');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    strVal := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.collaborator_ids[i]');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'request.custom_fields');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.custom_fields[i].id');
    value := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.custom_fields[i].value');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'request.email_cc_ids');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    strVal := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'request.email_cc_ids[i]');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Request",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/requests",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "requests"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Accepts a `request` object that sets one or more properties.\n\n#### Allowed for\n\n* End users\n* Anonymous users (rate limit of 5 requests per hour for [trial accounts](/documentation/developer-tools/getting-started/getting-a-trial-or-sponsored-account-for-development/))\n\n#### Additional properties\n\nIn addition to the writable request properties in the [JSON Format table](#json-format) above, you can set the following properties when creating a request.\n\n| Name                | Type   | Mandatory | Comment\n| ----------------    | -------| --------- | -------\n| comment             | object | yes       | Describes the problem, incident, question, or task. See [Request comments](#request-comments)\n| collaborators       | array  | no        | Adds collaborators (cc's) to the request. An email notification is sent to them when the ticket is created. See [Setting collaborators](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/creating-and-managing-requests#setting-collaborators)\n| requester           | object | yes*      | \\*Required for anonymous requests. Specifies the requester of the anonymous request. See [Creating anonymous requests](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/creating-and-managing-requests#creating-anonymous-requests)\n\n#### Creating follow-up requests\n\nOnce a ticket is closed (as distinct from solved), it can't be reopened. However, you can create a new request that references the closed ticket. To create the follow-up request, include a `via_followup_source_id` property in the `request` object that specifies the closed ticket. The parameter only works with closed tickets. It has no effect with other tickets.\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/requests",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "requests"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"request\": {\n    \"subject\": \"<string>\",\n    \"assignee_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"can_be_solved_by_me\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"collaborator_ids\": [\n      \"<integer>\",\n      \"<integer>\"\n    ],\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"custom_fields\": [\n      {\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"custom_status_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"due_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"email_cc_ids\": [\n      \"<integer>\",\n      \"<integer>\"\n    ],\n    \"followup_source_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"is_public\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"priority\": \"<string>\",\n    \"recipient\": \"<string>\",\n    \"requester_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"solved\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"status\": \"<string>\",\n    \"ticket_form_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"via\": {\n      \"channel\": \"<string>\",\n      \"source\": {\n        \"est__\": false\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}