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lianja / Support API / Create Automation

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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loHttp.BasicAuth = .T.
loHttp.Login = "login"
loHttp.Password = "password"

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

loResp = loHttp.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations")
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)

loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loResp
    release loHttp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

release loResp

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

// {
//   "automation": {
//     "actions": [
//       {
//         "field": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       },
//       {
//         "field": "<string>",
//         "value": "<string>"
//       }
//     ],
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "conditions": {
//       "all": [
//         {
//           "field": "<string>",
//           "operator": "<string>",
//           "value": "<string>"
//         },
//         {
//           "field": "<string>",
//           "operator": "<string>",
//           "value": "<string>"
//         }
//       ],
//       "any": [
//         {
//           "field": "<string>",
//           "operator": "<string>",
//           "value": "<string>"
//         },
//         {
//           "field": "<string>",
//           "operator": "<string>",
//           "value": "<string>"
//         }
//       ]
//     },
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "default": "<boolean>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "position": "<integer>",
//     "raw_title": "<string>",
//     "title": "<string>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
//   }
// }

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

lcActive = loJResp.StringOf("automation.active")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("automation.created_at")
lcDefault = loJResp.StringOf("automation.default")
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("automation.id")
lcPosition = loJResp.StringOf("automation.position")
lcRaw_title = loJResp.StringOf("automation.raw_title")
lcTitle = loJResp.StringOf("automation.title")
lcUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("automation.updated_at")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("automation.actions")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcField = loJResp.StringOf("automation.actions[i].field")
    lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("automation.actions[i].value")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("automation.conditions.all")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcField = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].field")
    lcOperator = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].operator")
    lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.all[i].value")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("automation.conditions.any")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcField = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].field")
    lcOperator = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].operator")
    lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("automation.conditions.any[i].value")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loHttp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Automation",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "automations"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates an automation.\n\nNew automations must be unique and have at least one condition that is true only once or an action that nullifies at least one of the conditions. Active automations can have overlapping conditions but can't be identical.\n\nThe request must include the following conditions in the `all` array:\n\n- At least one time-based condition\n- At least one condition that checks one of the following fields: `status`, `type`, `group_id`, `assignee_id`, or `requester_id`.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* 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/automations",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "automations"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"automation\": {\n    \"actions\": [\n      {\n        \"field\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"field\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"conditions\": {\n      \"all\": [\n        {\n          \"field\": \"<string>\",\n          \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n          \"value\": \"<string>\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"field\": \"<string>\",\n          \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n          \"value\": \"<string>\"\n        }\n      ],\n      \"any\": [\n        {\n          \"field\": \"<string>\",\n          \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n          \"value\": \"<string>\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"field\": \"<string>\",\n          \"operator\": \"<string>\",\n          \"value\": \"<string>\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}