Java / Support API / Create Ticket Field
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import com.chilkatsoft.*;
public class ChilkatExample {
static {
try {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
} catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
System.exit(1);
}
}
public static void main(String argv[])
{
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
boolean success;
http.put_BasicAuth(true);
http.put_Login("login");
http.put_Password("password");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
CkHttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields");
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
System.out.println("Response Body:");
System.out.println(jResp.emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
System.out.println("Response Header:");
System.out.println(resp.header());
System.out.println("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "ticket_field": {
// "type": "<string>",
// "title": "<string>",
// "active": "<boolean>",
// "agent_description": "<string>",
// "collapsed_for_agents": "<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>"
// }
// ],
// "custom_statuses": [
// {
// "active": "<boolean>",
// "agent_label": "<string>",
// "created_at": "<dateTime>",
// "default": "<boolean>",
// "description": "<string>",
// "end_user_description": "<string>",
// "end_user_label": "<string>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "status_category": "solved",
// "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
// },
// {
// "active": "<boolean>",
// "agent_label": "<string>",
// "created_at": "<dateTime>",
// "default": "<boolean>",
// "description": "<string>",
// "end_user_description": "<string>",
// "end_user_label": "<string>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "status_category": "open",
// "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
// }
// ],
// "description": "<string>",
// "editable_in_portal": "<boolean>",
// "id": "<integer>",
// "position": "<integer>",
// "raw_description": "<string>",
// "raw_title": "<string>",
// "raw_title_in_portal": "<string>",
// "regexp_for_validation": "<string>",
// "relationship_filter": {},
// "relationship_target_type": "<string>",
// "removable": "<boolean>",
// "required": "<boolean>",
// "required_in_portal": "<boolean>",
// "sub_type_id": "<integer>",
// "system_field_options": [
// {
// "name": "<string>",
// "value": "<string>"
// },
// {
// "name": "<string>",
// "value": "<string>"
// }
// ],
// "tag": "<string>",
// "title_in_portal": "<string>",
// "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
// "url": "<string>",
// "visible_in_portal": "<boolean>"
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
String name;
String value;
String id;
String position;
String raw_name;
String url;
String active;
String agent_label;
String created_at;
String default;
String description;
String end_user_description;
String end_user_label;
String status_category;
String updated_at;
String v_Type = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.type");
String Title = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.title");
String Active = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.active");
String Agent_description = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.agent_description");
String Collapsed_for_agents = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.collapsed_for_agents");
String Created_at = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.created_at");
String Description = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.description");
String Editable_in_portal = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.editable_in_portal");
String Id = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.id");
String Position = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.position");
String Raw_description = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.raw_description");
String Raw_title = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.raw_title");
String Raw_title_in_portal = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.raw_title_in_portal");
String Regexp_for_validation = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.regexp_for_validation");
String Relationship_target_type = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.relationship_target_type");
String Removable = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.removable");
String Required = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.required");
String Required_in_portal = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.required_in_portal");
String Sub_type_id = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.sub_type_id");
String Tag = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.tag");
String Title_in_portal = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.title_in_portal");
String Updated_at = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.updated_at");
String v_Url = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.url");
String Visible_in_portal = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.visible_in_portal");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_field_options");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
name = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].name");
value = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].value");
id = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].id");
position = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].position");
raw_name = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name");
url = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].url");
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_statuses");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
active = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].active");
agent_label = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].agent_label");
created_at = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].created_at");
default = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].default");
description = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].description");
end_user_description = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_description");
end_user_label = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_label");
id = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].id");
status_category = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].status_category");
updated_at = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].updated_at");
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.system_field_options");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
name = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].name");
value = jResp.stringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].value");
i = i+1;
}
}
}
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Ticket Field",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/ticket_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"ticket_fields"
]
},
"description": "Creates any of the following custom field types:\n\n| Custom field type | Description |\n|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| text | Default custom field type when `type` is not specified |\n| textarea | For multi-line text |\n| checkbox | To capture a boolean value. Allowed values are true or false |\n| date | Example: 2021-04-16 |\n| integer | String composed of numbers. May contain an optional decimal point |\n| decimal | For numbers containing decimals |\n| regexp | Matches the Regex pattern found in the custom field settings |\n| partialcreditcard | A credit card number. Only the last 4 digits are retained |\n| multiselect | Enables users to choose multiple options from a dropdown menu |\n| tagger | Single-select dropdown menu. It contains one or more tag values belonging to the field's options. Example: ( {\"id\": 21938362, \"value\": [\"hd_3000\", \"hd_5555\"]}) |\n| lookup | A field to create a relationship (see [lookup relationships](/api-reference/ticketing/lookup_relationships/lookup_relationships/)) to another object such as a user, ticket, or organization |\n\nSee [About custom field types](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203661866) in the Zendesk Help Center.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n\n#### Field limits\n\nWe recommend the following best practices for ticket fields limits. Creating more than these amounts can affect performance.\n\n* 400 ticket fields per account if your account doesn't have ticket forms\n* 400 ticket fields per ticket form if your account has ticket forms\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/ticket_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"ticket_fields"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"ticket_field\": {\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"title\": \"<string>\",\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"collapsed_for_agents\": \"<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 \"custom_statuses\": [\n {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"status_category\": \"solved\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n },\n {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"status_category\": \"open\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n }\n ],\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"editable_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n \"regexp_for_validation\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship_filter\": {},\n \"relationship_target_type\": \"<string>\",\n \"removable\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"required\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"required_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"sub_type_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"system_field_options\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"tag\": \"<string>\",\n \"title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\",\n \"visible_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
