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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

http.put_BasicAuth(True)
http.put_Login("login")
http.put_Password("password")

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

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("PUT","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id")
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

jResp = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(False)

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.emit())

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header())
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

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

# {
#   "variant": {
#     "content": "<string>",
#     "locale_id": "<integer>",
#     "active": "<boolean>",
#     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "default": "<boolean>",
#     "id": "<integer>",
#     "outdated": "<boolean>",
#     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "url": "<string>"
#   }
# }

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

Content = jResp.stringOf("variant.content")
Locale_id = jResp.stringOf("variant.locale_id")
Active = jResp.stringOf("variant.active")
Created_at = jResp.stringOf("variant.created_at")
Default = jResp.stringOf("variant.default")
Id = jResp.stringOf("variant.id")
Outdated = jResp.stringOf("variant.outdated")
Updated_at = jResp.stringOf("variant.updated_at")
v_Url = jResp.stringOf("variant.url")

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X PUT
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Variant",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items",
        ":dynamic_content_item_id",
        "variants",
        ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "dynamic_content_item_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        },
        {
          "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Updates the specified variant. You don't need to include all the properties. If you just want to update content, for example, then include just that.\n\nYou can't switch the active state of the default variant of an item. Similarly, you can't switch the default to false if the variant is the default. You must make another variant default instead.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, Agents\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/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items",
            ":dynamic_content_item_id",
            "variants",
            ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "dynamic_content_item_id"
            },
            {
              "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"variant\": {\n    \"content\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}