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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/dynamic_content/items");
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)

// {
//   "item": {
//     "name": "<string>",
//     "default_locale_id": "<integer>",
//     "variants": [
//       {
//         "content": "<string>",
//         "locale_id": "<integer>",
//         "active": "<boolean>",
//         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//         "default": "<boolean>",
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "outdated": "<boolean>",
//         "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//         "url": "<string>"
//       },
//       {
//         "content": "<string>",
//         "locale_id": "<integer>",
//         "active": "<boolean>",
//         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//         "default": "<boolean>",
//         "id": "<integer>",
//         "outdated": "<boolean>",
//         "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//         "url": "<string>"
//       }
//     ],
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "outdated": "<boolean>",
//     "placeholder": "<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

string content;
string locale_id;
string active;
string created_at;
string default;
string id;
string outdated;
string updated_at;
string url;

string Name = jResp.StringOf("item.name");
string Default_locale_id = jResp.StringOf("item.default_locale_id");
string Created_at = jResp.StringOf("item.created_at");
string Id = jResp.StringOf("item.id");
string Outdated = jResp.StringOf("item.outdated");
string Placeholder = jResp.StringOf("item.placeholder");
string Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("item.updated_at");
string v_Url = jResp.StringOf("item.url");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("item.variants");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    content = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].content");
    locale_id = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].locale_id");
    active = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].active");
    created_at = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].created_at");
    default = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].default");
    id = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].id");
    outdated = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].outdated");
    updated_at = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].updated_at");
    url = jResp.StringOf("item.variants[i].url");
    i = i + 1;
}

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Item",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a new content item, with one or more variants in the item's `variants` array. See [Specifying item variants](#specifying-item-variants).\n\nThe `default_locale_id` and variant `locale_id` values must be one of the locales the account has active. You can get the list with the [List Locales](/api-reference/ticketing/account-configuration/locales/#list-locales) endpoint.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, Agents\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/dynamic_content/items",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"item\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"default_locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"variants\": [\n      {\n        \"content\": \"<string>\",\n        \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"content\": \"<string>\",\n        \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"placeholder\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}