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SQL Server / Twitter API v2 / Block a user ID

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    DECLARE @sbRequestBody int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbRequestBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbRequestBody, 'Append', @success OUT, '// Replace id-you-want-to-block with the ID you wish to block' + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbRequestBody, 'Append', @success OUT, '{' + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbRequestBody, 'Append', @success OUT, '    "target_user_id": "id-you-want-to-block"' + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbRequestBody, 'Append', @success OUT, '}'

    -- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', '<access_token>'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PTextSb', @resp OUT, 'POST', 'https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/blocking', @sbRequestBody, 'utf-8', 'application/text', 0, 0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '// Replace id-you-want-to-block with the ID you wish to block
{
    "target_user_id": "id-you-want-to-block"
}'
https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/blocking

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Block a user ID",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth1",
      "oauth1": [
        {
          "key": "consumerKey",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "tokenSecret",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "consumerSecret",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "addParamsToHeader",
          "value": true,
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        {
          "key": "signatureMethod",
          "value": "HMAC-SHA1",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "version",
          "value": "1.0",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "addEmptyParamsToSign",
          "value": false,
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "// Replace id-you-want-to-block with the ID you wish to block\n{\n    \"target_user_id\": \"id-you-want-to-block\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/blocking",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "users",
        ":id",
        "blocking"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows a user ID to block another user.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/users/blocks/api-reference/post-users-user_id-blocking) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}