Chilkat Online Tools

unicodeC / Support API / Create Group

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *Name;
    const wchar_t *Created_at;
    const wchar_t *Default;
    const wchar_t *Deleted;
    const wchar_t *Description;
    const wchar_t *Id;
    const wchar_t *Is_public;
    const wchar_t *Updated_at;
    const wchar_t *v_Url;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    CkHttpW_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);
    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"login");
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"password");

    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Accept",L"application/json");

    resp = CkHttpW_QuickRequest(http,L"POST",L"https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/groups");
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

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

    // {
    //   "group": {
    //     "name": "<string>",
    //     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
    //     "default": "<boolean>",
    //     "deleted": "<boolean>",
    //     "description": "<string>",
    //     "id": "<integer>",
    //     "is_public": "<boolean>",
    //     "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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    Name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.name");
    Created_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.created_at");
    Default = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.default");
    Deleted = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.deleted");
    Description = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.description");
    Id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.id");
    Is_public = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.is_public");
    Updated_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.updated_at");
    v_Url = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"group.url");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/groups

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Group",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/groups",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "groups"
      ]
    },
    "description": "#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n* Agents assigned to a custom role with permissions to manage groups (Enterprise only)\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/groups",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "groups"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"group\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"deleted\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"is_public\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}