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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Status_category
string ls_Agent_label
string ls_Active
string ls_Created_at
string ls_Default
string ls_Description
string ls_End_user_description
string ls_End_user_label
string ls_Id
string ls_Raw_agent_label
string ls_Raw_description
string ls_Raw_end_user_description
string ls_Raw_end_user_label
string ls_Updated_at

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1
loo_Http.Login = "login"
loo_Http.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"
//   }
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.active","<boolean>")
loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.agent_label","<string>")
loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.description","<string>")
loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_description","<string>")
loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_label","<string>")
loo_Json.UpdateString("custom_status.status_category","new")

loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PostJson3("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses","application/json",loo_Json)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

// 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

ls_Status_category = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.status_category")
ls_Agent_label = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.agent_label")
ls_Active = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.active")
ls_Created_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.created_at")
ls_Default = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.default")
ls_Description = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.description")
ls_End_user_description = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_description")
ls_End_user_label = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_label")
ls_Id = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.id")
ls_Raw_agent_label = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_agent_label")
ls_Raw_description = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_description")
ls_Raw_end_user_description = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_description")
ls_Raw_end_user_label = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_label")
ls_Updated_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("custom_status.updated_at")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp

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}"
    }
  ]
}