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Powershell / Support API / Update Many Automations

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-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"

$http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

$resp = $http.QuickRequest("PUT","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations/update_many")
if ($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)

# {
#   "automations": [
#     {
#       "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>"
#     },
#     {
#       "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>"
#     }
#   ],
#   "count": "<integer>",
#   "next_page": "<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 = $jResp.SizeOfArray("automations")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $active = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].active")
    $created_at = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].created_at")
    $default = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].default")
    $id = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].id")
    $position = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].position")
    $raw_title = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].raw_title")
    $title = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].title")
    $updated_at = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].updated_at")
    $j = 0
    $count_j = $jResp.SizeOfArray("automations[i].actions")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $jResp.J = $j
        $field = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].actions[j].field")
        $value = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].actions[j].value")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $j = 0
    $count_j = $jResp.SizeOfArray("automations[i].conditions.all")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $jResp.J = $j
        $field = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.all[j].field")
        $operator = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.all[j].operator")
        $value = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.all[j].value")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $j = 0
    $count_j = $jResp.SizeOfArray("automations[i].conditions.any")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $jResp.J = $j
        $field = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.any[j].field")
        $operator = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.any[j].operator")
        $value = $jResp.StringOf("automations[i].conditions.any[j].value")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Many Automations",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations/update_many",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "automations",
        "update_many"
      ]
    },
    "description": "**Note**: You might be restricted from updating some default automations. If included in a bulk update, the unrestricted automations will be updated.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\n\n#### Request Parameters\n\nThe PUT request expects an `automations` object that lists the automations to update.\n\nEach automation may have the following properties:\n\n| Name     | Mandatory | Description\n| -------- | --------- | -----------\n| id       | yes       | The ID of the automation to update\n| position | no        | The new position of the automation\n| active   | no        | The active status of the automation (true or false)\n\n#### Example Request\n\n```js\n{\n  \"automations\": [\n    {\"id\": 25, \"position\": 3},\n    {\"id\": 23, \"position\": 5},\n    {\"id\": 27, \"position\": 9},\n    {\"id\": 22, \"position\": 7}\n  ]\n}\n```\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations/update_many",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "automations",
            "update_many"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"automations\": [\n    {\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    {\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  ],\n  \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n  \"previous_page\": \"<string>\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}