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TCL / Zoom API / Create a channel

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

set req [new_CkHttpRequest]

CkHttpRequest_put_HttpVerb $req "POST"
CkHttpRequest_put_Path $req "/v2/chat/users/:userId/channels"
CkHttpRequest_put_ContentType $req "multipart/form-data"
CkHttpRequest_AddParam $req "commodo pariatur" ""

CkHttpRequest_AddStringForUpload2 $req "" "" "" "" "commodo pariatur2"

CkHttpRequest_AddParam $req "members" "commodo pariatur2[{\"email\":\"JYf2Jw@cwWEvssuRBRvdy.qba\"},{\"email\":\"qDmT-y@zKQCxRvyuVeHgBe.iyjb\"}]"

CkHttpRequest_AddHeader $req "Authorization" "Bearer <access_token>"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_SynchronousRequest $http "api.zoom.us" 443 1 $req]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkHttpRequest $req
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkHttpRequest $req
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

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

# {
#   "id": "id8977ullamco",
#   "name": "Happy Channel",
#   "type": 1,
#   "jid": "nisi73624365536st"
# }

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

set id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "id"]
set name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "name"]
set v_type [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jResp "type"]
set jid [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "jid"]

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkHttpRequest $req
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'name=commodo pariatur'
	--form 'type=commodo pariatur2'
	--form 'members=commodo pariatur2[{"email":"JYf2Jw@cwWEvssuRBRvdy.qba"},{"email":"qDmT-y@zKQCxRvyuVeHgBe.iyjb"}]'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/chat/users/:userId/channels

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a channel",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "multipart/form-data"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "name",
          "value": "commodo pariatur",
          "description": "Name of the channel.",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "type",
          "value": "2",
          "description": "Type of the channel. The value can be one of the following:<br>\n`1`: Private channel. In this type of channel, members must be invited to join a channel.<br>\n`2`: Private channel with members that belong to one Zoom account. Members in this channel should be invited and the members should be from the same organization.<br>\n`3`: Public channel. Anyone can search for this channel and join the channel.<br>\n`4`: New chat. This is an instant channel which can be created by adding members to a new chat.  (This can only be one of 1,2,3)",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "members",
          "value": "[{\"email\":\"JYf2Jw@cwWEvssuRBRvdy.qba\"},{\"email\":\"qDmT-y@zKQCxRvyuVeHgBe.iyjb\"}]",
          "description": "Member(s) to include in the channel. A max of 5 members can be added to the channel at once with this API.",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "chat",
        "users",
        ":userId",
        "channels"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "userId",
          "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Use this API to create a channel for a user. For user-level apps, pass [the `me` value](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/using-zoom-apis#mekeyword) instead of the `userId` parameter.\n\nZoom chat channels allow users to communicate via chat in private or public groups.\n\n**Scopes:** `chat_channel:write` or `chat_channel:write:admin`<br>**[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium`\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#e1f5fe; color:#01579b; padding:8px\"> <b>Note:</b> This API supports both user-managed apps and account-level apps. However, in an <b>account-level</b> <a href=\"https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/getting-started/app-types/create-oauth-app\">OAuth app</a>, to create a channel on behalf of another user in the same Zoom account, the user calling this API must have a <a href=\"https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001078646-Using-role-management#:~:text=Each%20user%20in%20a%20Zoom,owner%2C%20administrator%2C%20or%20member.&text=Role%2Dbased%20access%20control%20enables,needs%20to%20view%20or%20edit.\">role</a> that has the <b>Edit</b> permission for the <b>Chat channels</b> feature.</p>"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "**Status Code**: `201` <br>\nChannel created.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "name",
              "value": "occaecat in aliquip nulla",
              "description": "Name of the channel.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "3",
              "description": "Type of the channel. The value can be one of the following:<br>\n`1`: Private channel. In this type of channel, members must be invited to join a channel.<br>\n`2`: Private channel with members that belong to one Zoom account. Members in this channel should be invited and the members should be from the same organization.<br>\n`3`: Public channel. Anyone can search for this channel and join the channel.<br>\n`4`: New chat. This is an instant channel which can be created by adding members to a new chat.  (This can only be one of 1,2,3)",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "members",
              "value": "[{\"email\":\"gtSSd5@lffjSGxDBEFSxCtWv.xnr\"},{\"email\":\"qz4@reFKpgzaYYBkbBzLtCAnRH.pwrf\"}]",
              "description": "Member(s) to include in the channel. A max of 5 members can be added to the channel at once with this API.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "channels"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"id\": \"id8977ullamco\",\n \"name\": \"Happy Channel\",\n \"type\": 1,\n \"jid\": \"nisi73624365536st\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `400`<br>\nNot found.<br>\n**Error Code**: `5301`<br>\nRequest to create a channel failed.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "name",
              "value": "occaecat in aliquip nulla",
              "description": "Name of the channel.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "3",
              "description": "Type of the channel. The value can be one of the following:<br>\n`1`: Private channel. In this type of channel, members must be invited to join a channel.<br>\n`2`: Private channel with members that belong to one Zoom account. Members in this channel should be invited and the members should be from the same organization.<br>\n`3`: Public channel. Anyone can search for this channel and join the channel.<br>\n`4`: New chat. This is an instant channel which can be created by adding members to a new chat.  (This can only be one of 1,2,3)",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "members",
              "value": "[{\"email\":\"gtSSd5@lffjSGxDBEFSxCtWv.xnr\"},{\"email\":\"qz4@reFKpgzaYYBkbBzLtCAnRH.pwrf\"}]",
              "description": "Member(s) to include in the channel. A max of 5 members can be added to the channel at once with this API.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "channels"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404`<br>\n**Error Code**: `1001`<br>\nUser does not exist: $userId.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "name",
              "value": "occaecat in aliquip nulla",
              "description": "Name of the channel.",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "3",
              "description": "Type of the channel. The value can be one of the following:<br>\n`1`: Private channel. In this type of channel, members must be invited to join a channel.<br>\n`2`: Private channel with members that belong to one Zoom account. Members in this channel should be invited and the members should be from the same organization.<br>\n`3`: Public channel. Anyone can search for this channel and join the channel.<br>\n`4`: New chat. This is an instant channel which can be created by adding members to a new chat.  (This can only be one of 1,2,3)",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "members",
              "value": "[{\"email\":\"gtSSd5@lffjSGxDBEFSxCtWv.xnr\"},{\"email\":\"qz4@reFKpgzaYYBkbBzLtCAnRH.pwrf\"}]",
              "description": "Member(s) to include in the channel. A max of 5 members can be added to the channel at once with this API.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "channels"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "userId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}