Powershell / Support API / Search Organizations by External ID
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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$http.BasicAuth = $true
$http.Login = "login"
$http.Password = "password"
$queryParams = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$queryParams.UpdateString("external_id","<integer>")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
$resp = $http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search",$queryParams)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
$($http.LastErrorText)
exit
}
$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false
$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())
$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
$("Response Header:")
$($resp.Header)
$("Failed.")
exit
}
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "count": "<integer>",
# "next_page": "<string>",
# "organizations": [
# {
# "created_at": "<string>",
# "details": "<string>",
# "domain_names": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "external_id": "<string>",
# "group_id": "<integer>",
# "id": "<integer>",
# "name": "<string>",
# "notes": "<string>",
# "organization_fields": {
# "eiusmod_f": "<string>"
# },
# "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
# "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
# "tags": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "updated_at": "<string>",
# "url": "<string>"
# },
# {
# "created_at": "<string>",
# "details": "<string>",
# "domain_names": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "external_id": "<string>",
# "group_id": "<integer>",
# "id": "<integer>",
# "name": "<string>",
# "notes": "<string>",
# "organization_fields": {
# "nulla2": "<string>"
# },
# "shared_comments": "<boolean>",
# "shared_tickets": "<boolean>",
# "tags": [
# "<string>",
# "<string>"
# ],
# "updated_at": "<string>",
# "url": "<string>"
# }
# ],
# "previous_page": "<string>"
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$count = $jResp.StringOf("count")
$next_page = $jResp.StringOf("next_page")
$previous_page = $jResp.StringOf("previous_page")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
$jResp.I = $i
$created_at = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].created_at")
$details = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].details")
$external_id = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].external_id")
$group_id = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].group_id")
$id = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].id")
$name = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].name")
$notes = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].notes")
$Eiusmod_f = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.eiusmod_f")
$shared_comments = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_comments")
$shared_tickets = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].shared_tickets")
$updated_at = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].updated_at")
$url = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].url")
$Nulla2 = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].organization_fields.nulla2")
$j = 0
$count_j = $jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].domain_names")
while ($j -lt $count_j) {
$jResp.J = $j
$strVal = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].domain_names[j]")
$j = $j + 1
}
$j = 0
$count_j = $jResp.SizeOfArray("organizations[i].tags")
while ($j -lt $count_j) {
$jResp.J = $j
$strVal = $jResp.StringOf("organizations[i].tags[j]")
$j = $j + 1
}
$i = $i + 1
}
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -G -d "external_id=%3Cinteger%3E"
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/organizations/search
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Search Organizations by External ID",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
},
"description": "If you set the `external_id` value of an organization to associate it to an external record, you can use the external id to search for the organization.\n\n#### Allowed For:\n\n* Admins\n* Agents assigned to a custom role with permissions to add or modify organizations (Enterprise only)\n\nSee [Creating custom agent roles](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203662026#topic_cxn_hig_bd) in the Support Help Center.\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Success response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/organizations/search?external_id=<integer>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"organizations",
"search"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "external_id",
"value": "<integer>",
"description": "(Required) The external id of an organization"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n \"organizations\": [\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"eiusmod_f\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"details\": \"<string>\",\n \"domain_names\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"external_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"group_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"notes\": \"<string>\",\n \"organization_fields\": {\n \"nulla2\": \"<string>\"\n },\n \"shared_comments\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"shared_tickets\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"<string>\",\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"updated_at\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"previous_page\": \"<string>\"\n}"
}
]
}
