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VB6 / Salesforce Platform APIs / Update a Batch of Favorites

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "favorites": [
'     {
'       "id": "0MVR00000004DhnOAE",
'       "name": "Q4 Perf"
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("favorites[0].id","0MVR00000004DhnOAE")
success = json.UpdateString("favorites[0].name","Q4 Perf")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites/batch",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "favorites": [
'     {
'       "accessCount": 1,
'       "iconColor": "5867E8",
'       "iconUrl": "https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png",
'       "id": "0MV4H0000004qIeWAI",
'       "lastAccessDate": "2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z",
'       "name": "RenamedAllAcountsListView",
'       "objectType": "Account",
'       "sortOrder": 1,
'       "subtitle": "Accounts",
'       "target": "00B58000002ssinEAA",
'       "targetType": "ListView"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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

Dim accessCount As Long
Dim iconColor As String
Dim iconUrl As String
Dim id As String
Dim lastAccessDate As String
Dim name As String
Dim objectType As String
Dim sortOrder As Long
Dim subtitle As String
Dim target As String
Dim targetType As String

Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("favorites")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    accessCount = jResp.IntOf("favorites[i].accessCount")
    iconColor = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].iconColor")
    iconUrl = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].iconUrl")
    id = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].id")
    lastAccessDate = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].lastAccessDate")
    name = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].name")
    objectType = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].objectType")
    sortOrder = jResp.IntOf("favorites[i].sortOrder")
    subtitle = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].subtitle")
    target = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].target")
    targetType = jResp.StringOf("favorites[i].targetType")
    i = i + 1
Loop

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "favorites": [
        {
            "id": "0MVR00000004DhnOAE",
            "name": "Q4 Perf"
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites/batch

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update a Batch of Favorites",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"favorites\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": \"0MVR00000004DhnOAE\",\n            \"name\": \"Q4 Perf\"\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites/batch",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "ui-api",
        "favorites",
        "batch"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Update all favorites at once. The sort order is updated to the given relative ordering. Any favorites missing from the request body are deleted."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update a Batch of Favorites",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"favorites\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n            \"name\": \"RenamedAllAcountsListView\"\n        }\n    ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites/batch",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "ui-api",
            "favorites",
            "batch"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:07:35 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"favorites\": [\n        {\n            \"accessCount\": 1,\n            \"iconColor\": \"5867E8\",\n            \"iconUrl\": \"https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png\",\n            \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n            \"lastAccessDate\": \"2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z\",\n            \"name\": \"RenamedAllAcountsListView\",\n            \"objectType\": \"Account\",\n            \"sortOrder\": 1,\n            \"subtitle\": \"Accounts\",\n            \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n            \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}