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Perl / Support API / Create Custom Ticket Status

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

$http->put_BasicAuth(1);
$http->put_Login("login");
$http->put_Password("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.

# {
#   "custom_status": {
#     "active": "<boolean>",
#     "agent_label": "<string>",
#     "description": "<string>",
#     "end_user_description": "<string>",
#     "end_user_label": "<string>",
#     "status_category": "new"
#   }
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.active","<boolean>");
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.agent_label","<string>");
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.description","<string>");
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_description","<string>");
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_label","<string>");
$json->UpdateString("custom_status.status_category","new");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "custom_status": {
#     "status_category": "open",
#     "agent_label": "<string>",
#     "active": "<boolean>",
#     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "default": "<boolean>",
#     "description": "<string>",
#     "end_user_description": "<string>",
#     "end_user_label": "<string>",
#     "id": "<integer>",
#     "raw_agent_label": "<string>",
#     "raw_description": "<string>",
#     "raw_end_user_description": "<string>",
#     "raw_end_user_label": "<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

$Status_category = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.status_category");
$Agent_label = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.agent_label");
$Active = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.active");
$Created_at = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.created_at");
$Default = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.default");
$Description = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.description");
$End_user_description = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.end_user_description");
$End_user_label = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.end_user_label");
$Id = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.id");
$Raw_agent_label = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.raw_agent_label");
$Raw_description = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.raw_description");
$Raw_end_user_description = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_description");
$Raw_end_user_label = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_label");
$Updated_at = $jResp->stringOf("custom_status.updated_at");

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "custom_status": {
    "active": "<boolean>",
    "agent_label": "<string>",
    "description": "<string>",
    "end_user_description": "<string>",
    "end_user_label": "<string>",
    "status_category": "new"
  }
}'
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Custom Ticket Status",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"status_category\": \"new\"\n  }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "custom_statuses"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Takes a `custom_status` object that specifies the custom ticket status properties to create.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created",
      "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  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"status_category\": \"new\"\n  }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "custom_statuses"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"custom_status\": {\n    \"status_category\": \"open\",\n    \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"raw_agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}