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PowerBuilder / Support API / Create Target

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Project_id
string ls_Resource
string ls_Target_url
string ls_Title
string ls_Token
string ls_V_Type
string ls_Active
string ls_Created_at
string ls_Id
string ls_Message_id
string ls_Password
string ls_Todo_list_id
string ls_Username

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.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"

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

loo_Resp = loo_Http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/targets")
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.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_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

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

// {
//   "target": {
//     "project_id": "<string>",
//     "resource": "<string>",
//     "target_url": "<string>",
//     "title": "<string>",
//     "token": "<string>",
//     "type": "<string>",
//     "active": "<boolean>",
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "message_id": "<string>",
//     "password": "<string>",
//     "todo_list_id": "<string>",
//     "username": "<string>"
//   }
// }

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

ls_Project_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.project_id")
ls_Resource = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.resource")
ls_Target_url = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.target_url")
ls_Title = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.title")
ls_Token = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.token")
ls_V_Type = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.type")
ls_Active = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.active")
ls_Created_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.created_at")
ls_Id = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.id")
ls_Message_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.message_id")
ls_Password = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.password")
ls_Todo_list_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.todo_list_id")
ls_Username = loo_JResp.StringOf("target.username")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Target",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/targets",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "targets"
      ]
    },
    "description": "#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\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/targets",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "targets"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"target\": {\n    \"project_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"resource\": \"<string>\",\n    \"target_url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"token\": \"<string>\",\n    \"type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"message_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"password\": \"<string>\",\n    \"todo_list_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"username\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}