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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 "DELETE" "https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/users/destroy_many?ids=<string>&external_ids=<string>"]
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)

# {
#   "job_status": {
#     "id": "<string>",
#     "message": "<string>",
#     "progress": "<integer>",
#     "results": [
#       {
#         "id": "<integer>",
#         "index": "<integer>"
#       },
#       {
#         "id": "<integer>",
#         "index": "<integer>"
#       }
#     ],
#     "status": "<string>",
#     "total": "<integer>",
#     "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 Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.id"]
set Message [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.message"]
set Progress [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.progress"]
set Status [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.status"]
set Total [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.total"]
set v_Url [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.url"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "job_status.results"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.results[i].id"]
    set index [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_status.results[i].index"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X DELETE
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/users/destroy_many?ids=<string>&external_ids=<string>

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Bulk Delete Users",
  "request": {
    "method": "DELETE",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/destroy_many?ids=<string>&external_ids=<string>",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "users",
        "destroy_many"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "ids",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "Id of the users to delete. Comma separated"
        },
        {
          "key": "external_ids",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "External Id of the users to delete. Comma separated"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Accepts a comma-separated list of up to 100 user ids.\n\nThe request takes an `ids` or an `external_ids` query parameter.\n\n#### Allowed for\n\n- Admins\n\n#### Response\n\nThis endpoint returns a `job_status` [JSON object](/api-reference/ticketing/ticket-management/job_statuses/#json-format) and queues a background job to do the work.\nUse the [Show Job Status](/api-reference/ticketing/ticket-management/job_statuses/#show-job-status) endpoint to check for the job's completion.\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "DELETE",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/destroy_many?ids=<string>&external_ids=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "users",
            "destroy_many"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "ids",
              "value": "<string>",
              "description": "Id of the users to delete. Comma separated"
            },
            {
              "key": "external_ids",
              "value": "<string>",
              "description": "External Id of the users to delete. Comma separated"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"job_status\": {\n    \"id\": \"<string>\",\n    \"message\": \"<string>\",\n    \"progress\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"results\": [\n      {\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"index\": \"<integer>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"index\": \"<integer>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"status\": \"<string>\",\n    \"total\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}