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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
name: PWideChar;
value: PWideChar;
id: PWideChar;
position: PWideChar;
raw_name: PWideChar;
url: PWideChar;
Key: PWideChar;
v_Type: PWideChar;
Title: PWideChar;
Active: PWideChar;
Created_at: PWideChar;
Description: PWideChar;
Id: PWideChar;
Position: PWideChar;
Raw_description: PWideChar;
Raw_title: PWideChar;
Regexp_for_validation: PWideChar;
Relationship_target_type: PWideChar;
System: PWideChar;
Tag: PWideChar;
Updated_at: PWideChar;
v_Url: PWideChar;
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/user_fields');
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)
// {
// "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 := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.key');
v_Type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.type');
Title := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.title');
Active := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.active');
Created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.created_at');
Description := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.description');
Id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.id');
Position := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.position');
Raw_description := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.raw_description');
Raw_title := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.raw_title');
Regexp_for_validation := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.regexp_for_validation');
Relationship_target_type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.relationship_target_type');
System := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.system');
Tag := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.tag');
Updated_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.updated_at');
v_Url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.url');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options');
while i < count_i do
begin
CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].name');
value := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].value');
id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].id');
position := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].position');
raw_name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name');
url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user_field.custom_field_options[i].url');
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/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}"
}
]
}
