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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 = $http.QuickRequest("PATCH","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_objects/:custom_object_key")
if ($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)

# {
#   "custom_object": {
#     "key": "<string>",
#     "title": "<string>",
#     "title_pluralized": "<string>",
#     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "created_by_user_id": "<string>",
#     "description": "<string>",
#     "raw_description": "<string>",
#     "raw_title": "<string>",
#     "raw_title_pluralized": "<string>",
#     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "updated_by_user_id": "<string>",
#     "url": "<string>"
#   }
# }

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

$Key = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.key")
$Title = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.title")
$Title_pluralized = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.title_pluralized")
$Created_at = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.created_at")
$Created_by_user_id = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.created_by_user_id")
$Description = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.description")
$Raw_description = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.raw_description")
$Raw_title = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.raw_title")
$Raw_title_pluralized = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.raw_title_pluralized")
$Updated_at = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.updated_at")
$Updated_by_user_id = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.updated_by_user_id")
$v_Url = $jResp.StringOf("custom_object.url")

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Custom Object",
  "request": {
    "method": "PATCH",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_objects/:custom_object_key",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "custom_objects",
        ":custom_object_key"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "custom_object_key",
          "value": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Updates an individual custom object. The updating rules are as follows:\n* Takes a `custom_object` object that specifies the properties to update\n* The `key` property cannot be updated\n#### Allowed For\n* Admins"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_objects/:custom_object_key",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "custom_objects",
            ":custom_object_key"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "custom_object_key"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"custom_object\": {\n    \"key\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title_pluralized\": \"<string>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"created_by_user_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_title_pluralized\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"updated_by_user_id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}