TCL / Support API / Create Automation
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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]
CkHttp_put_BasicAuth $http 1
CkHttp_put_Login $http "login"
CkHttp_put_Password $http "password"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Accept" "application/json"
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_QuickRequest $http "POST" "https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations"]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
delete_CkHttp $http
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_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
exit
}
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "automation": {
# "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>"
# }
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
set Active [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.active"]
set Created_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.created_at"]
set Default [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.default"]
set Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.id"]
set Position [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.position"]
set Raw_title [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.raw_title"]
set Title [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.title"]
set Updated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.updated_at"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "automation.actions"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
set field [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.actions[i].field"]
set value [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.actions[i].value"]
set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "automation.conditions.all"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
set field [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.all[i].field"]
set operator [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.all[i].operator"]
set value [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.all[i].value"]
set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "automation.conditions.any"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
set field [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.any[i].field"]
set operator [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.any[i].operator"]
set value [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "automation.conditions.any[i].value"]
set i [expr $i + 1]
}
delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/automations
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Automation",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"automations"
]
},
"description": "Creates an automation.\n\nNew automations must be unique and have at least one condition that is true only once or an action that nullifies at least one of the conditions. Active automations can have overlapping conditions but can't be identical.\n\nThe request must include the following conditions in the `all` array:\n\n- At least one time-based condition\n- At least one condition that checks one of the following fields: `status`, `type`, `group_id`, `assignee_id`, or `requester_id`.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Created response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/automations",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"automations"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"automation\": {\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}"
}
]
}
