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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
Name: PWideChar;
Active: PWideChar;
Alias: PWideChar;
Chat_only: PWideChar;
Created_at: PWideChar;
Custom_role_id: PWideChar;
Default_group_id: PWideChar;
Details: PWideChar;
v_Email: PWideChar;
External_id: PWideChar;
Iana_time_zone: PWideChar;
Id: PWideChar;
Last_login_at: PWideChar;
Locale: PWideChar;
Locale_id: PWideChar;
Moderator: PWideChar;
Notes: PWideChar;
Only_private_comments: PWideChar;
Organization_id: PWideChar;
Phone: PWideChar;
Dolorea1: Boolean;
Deserunt3: PWideChar;
Remote_photo_url: PWideChar;
Report_csv: PWideChar;
Restricted_agent: PWideChar;
Role: PWideChar;
Role_type: PWideChar;
v_Shared: PWideChar;
Shared_agent: PWideChar;
Shared_phone_number: PWideChar;
Signature: PWideChar;
Suspended: PWideChar;
Tags: PWideChar;
Ticket_restriction: PWideChar;
Time_zone: PWideChar;
Two_factor_auth_enabled: PWideChar;
Updated_at: PWideChar;
v_Url: PWideChar;
Nostrudacc: PWideChar;
In_80e: PWideChar;
Proident_e2: Boolean;
Voluptate_98: Integer;
Verified: PWideChar;

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');

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

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

// {
//   "user": {
//     "name": "<string>",
//     "email": "<string>",
//     "custom_role_id": "<integer>",
//     "external_id": "<string>",
//     "identities": [
//       {
//         "type": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       },
//       {
//         "type": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       }
//     ],
//     "organization": {
//       "name": "<string>"
//     },
//     "organization_id": "<integer>",
//     "role": "<string>"
//   }
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.name','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.email','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.custom_role_id','<integer>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.external_id','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.identities[0].type','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.identities[0].value','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.identities[1].type','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.identities[1].value','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.organization.name','<string>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.organization_id','<integer>');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'user.role','<string>');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Accept','application/json');

resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/users/create_or_update','application/json',json);
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": {
//     "name": "<string>",
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "alias": "<string>",
//     "chat_only": "<boolean>",
//     "created_at": "<string>",
//     "custom_role_id": "<integer>",
//     "default_group_id": "<integer>",
//     "details": "<string>",
//     "email": "<string>",
//     "external_id": "<string>",
//     "iana_time_zone": "<string>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "last_login_at": "<string>",
//     "locale": "<string>",
//     "locale_id": "<integer>",
//     "moderator": "<boolean>",
//     "notes": "<string>",
//     "only_private_comments": "<boolean>",
//     "organization_id": "<integer>",
//     "phone": "<string>",
//     "photo": {
//       "dolorea1": false,
//       "deserunt3": 95124319.10825741
//     },
//     "remote_photo_url": "<string>",
//     "report_csv": "<boolean>",
//     "restricted_agent": "<boolean>",
//     "role": "<string>",
//     "role_type": "<integer>",
//     "shared": "<boolean>",
//     "shared_agent": "<boolean>",
//     "shared_phone_number": "<boolean>",
//     "signature": "<string>",
//     "suspended": "<boolean>",
//     "tags": "<array>",
//     "ticket_restriction": "<string>",
//     "time_zone": "<string>",
//     "two_factor_auth_enabled": "<boolean>",
//     "updated_at": "<string>",
//     "url": "<string>",
//     "user_fields": {
//       "nostrudacc": -12929960.546221554,
//       "in_80e": 25167751.960886702,
//       "proident_e2": true,
//       "voluptate_98": -58995022
//     },
//     "verified": "<boolean>"
//   }
// }

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

Name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.name');
Active := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.active');
Alias := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.alias');
Chat_only := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.chat_only');
Created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.created_at');
Custom_role_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.custom_role_id');
Default_group_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.default_group_id');
Details := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.details');
v_Email := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.email');
External_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.external_id');
Iana_time_zone := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.iana_time_zone');
Id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.id');
Last_login_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.last_login_at');
Locale := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.locale');
Locale_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.locale_id');
Moderator := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.moderator');
Notes := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.notes');
Only_private_comments := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.only_private_comments');
Organization_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.organization_id');
Phone := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.phone');
Dolorea1 := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'user.photo.dolorea1');
Deserunt3 := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.photo.deserunt3');
Remote_photo_url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.remote_photo_url');
Report_csv := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.report_csv');
Restricted_agent := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.restricted_agent');
Role := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.role');
Role_type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.role_type');
v_Shared := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.shared');
Shared_agent := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.shared_agent');
Shared_phone_number := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.shared_phone_number');
Signature := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.signature');
Suspended := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.suspended');
Tags := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.tags');
Ticket_restriction := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.ticket_restriction');
Time_zone := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.time_zone');
Two_factor_auth_enabled := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.two_factor_auth_enabled');
Updated_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.updated_at');
v_Url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.url');
Nostrudacc := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.user_fields.nostrudacc');
In_80e := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.user_fields.in_80e');
Proident_e2 := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'user.user_fields.proident_e2');
Voluptate_98 := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'user.user_fields.voluptate_98');
Verified := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'user.verified');

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

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "user": {
    "name": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "custom_role_id": "<integer>",
    "external_id": "<string>",
    "identities": [
      {
        "type": "<string>",
        "value": "<string>"
      },
      {
        "type": "<string>",
        "value": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "organization": {
      "name": "<string>"
    },
    "organization_id": "<integer>",
    "role": "<string>"
  }
}'
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/users/create_or_update

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Or Update User",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"user\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"email\": \"<string>\",\n    \"custom_role_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"identities\": [\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"organization\": {\n      \"name\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"role\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/create_or_update",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "users",
        "create_or_update"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates a user if the user does not already exist, or updates an existing user\nidentified by e-mail address or external ID.\n\nIf you don't specify a role parameter, the new user is assigned the role of end user.\n\nIf you need to create users without sending out a verification email, include a `\"skip_verify_email\": true` property in the body.\n\n#### Response Status Code\n\n- If the user exists in Zendesk, a successful request returns a 200 status code with \"Location: /api/v2/users/{user_id}.json\".\n- If the user does not exist in Zendesk, a successful request returns a 201 status code with \"Location: /api/v2/users/{new_user_id}.json\".\n\n#### Rate Limit\n\nThe rate limit is 5 requests per minute for each unique end user profile. For example, you can make 10 calls per second as long as you make five calls for one user and five calls for another user.\nThe rate limiting mechanism behaves as described in\n[Usage Limits](/api-reference/introduction/rate-limits/#monitoring-your-request-activity)\nin the API introduction. Zendesk recommends that you obey the Retry-After header values.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents, with restrictions on certain actions\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful response, when user exits",
      "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  \"user\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"email\": \"<string>\",\n    \"custom_role_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"identities\": [\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"organization\": {\n      \"name\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"role\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/create_or_update",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "users",
            "create_or_update"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"user\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"alias\": \"<string>\",\n    \"chat_only\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"custom_role_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"default_group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"details\": \"<string>\",\n    \"email\": \"<string>\",\n    \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"iana_time_zone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"last_login_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"moderator\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n    \"only_private_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"photo\": {\n      \"dolorea1\": false,\n      \"deserunt3\": 95124319.10825741\n    },\n    \"remote_photo_url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"report_csv\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"restricted_agent\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"role\": \"<string>\",\n    \"role_type\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"shared\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"shared_agent\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"shared_phone_number\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"signature\": \"<string>\",\n    \"suspended\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"tags\": \"<array>\",\n    \"ticket_restriction\": \"<string>\",\n    \"time_zone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"two_factor_auth_enabled\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"user_fields\": {\n      \"nostrudacc\": -12929960.546221554,\n      \"in_80e\": 25167751.960886702,\n      \"proident_e2\": true,\n      \"voluptate_98\": -58995022\n    },\n    \"verified\": \"<boolean>\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Created response, when user is new",
      "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  \"user\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"email\": \"<string>\",\n    \"custom_role_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"identities\": [\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"type\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"organization\": {\n      \"name\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"role\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/create_or_update",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "users",
            "create_or_update"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"user\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"alias\": \"<string>\",\n    \"chat_only\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"custom_role_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"default_group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"details\": \"<string>\",\n    \"email\": \"<string>\",\n    \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"iana_time_zone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"last_login_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"moderator\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n    \"only_private_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"organization_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"photo\": {\n      \"dolorea1\": false,\n      \"deserunt3\": 95124319.10825741\n    },\n    \"remote_photo_url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"report_csv\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"restricted_agent\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"role\": \"<string>\",\n    \"role_type\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"shared\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"shared_agent\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"shared_phone_number\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"signature\": \"<string>\",\n    \"suspended\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"tags\": \"<array>\",\n    \"ticket_restriction\": \"<string>\",\n    \"time_zone\": \"<string>\",\n    \"two_factor_auth_enabled\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"user_fields\": {\n      \"nostrudacc\": -12929960.546221554,\n      \"in_80e\": 25167751.960886702,\n      \"proident_e2\": true,\n      \"voluptate_98\": -58995022\n    },\n    \"verified\": \"<boolean>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}