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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/dynamic_content/items"]
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)

# {
#   "item": {
#     "name": "<string>",
#     "default_locale_id": "<integer>",
#     "variants": [
#       {
#         "content": "<string>",
#         "locale_id": "<integer>",
#         "active": "<boolean>",
#         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#         "default": "<boolean>",
#         "id": "<integer>",
#         "outdated": "<boolean>",
#         "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
#         "url": "<string>"
#       },
#       {
#         "content": "<string>",
#         "locale_id": "<integer>",
#         "active": "<boolean>",
#         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#         "default": "<boolean>",
#         "id": "<integer>",
#         "outdated": "<boolean>",
#         "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
#         "url": "<string>"
#       }
#     ],
#     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
#     "id": "<integer>",
#     "outdated": "<boolean>",
#     "placeholder": "<string>",
#     "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

set Name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.name"]
set Default_locale_id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.default_locale_id"]
set Created_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.created_at"]
set Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.id"]
set Outdated [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.outdated"]
set Placeholder [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.placeholder"]
set Updated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.updated_at"]
set v_Url [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.url"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "item.variants"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set content [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].content"]
    set locale_id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].locale_id"]
    set active [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].active"]
    set created_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].created_at"]
    set default [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].default"]
    set id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].id"]
    set outdated [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].outdated"]
    set updated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].updated_at"]
    set url [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "item.variants[i].url"]
    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/dynamic_content/items

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Item",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a new content item, with one or more variants in the item's `variants` array. See [Specifying item variants](#specifying-item-variants).\n\nThe `default_locale_id` and variant `locale_id` values must be one of the locales the account has active. You can get the list with the [List Locales](/api-reference/ticketing/account-configuration/locales/#list-locales) endpoint.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, 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/dynamic_content/items",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"item\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"default_locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"variants\": [\n      {\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      {\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    ],\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"placeholder\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}