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VB6 / Support API / Update Variant

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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

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "login"
http.Password = "password"

http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequest("PUT","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id")
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)

' {
'   "variant": {
'     "content": "<string>",
'     "locale_id": "<integer>",
'     "active": "<boolean>",
'     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "default": "<boolean>",
'     "id": "<integer>",
'     "outdated": "<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

Dim Content As String
Content = jResp.StringOf("variant.content")
Dim Locale_id As String
Locale_id = jResp.StringOf("variant.locale_id")
Dim Active As String
Active = jResp.StringOf("variant.active")
Dim Created_at As String
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("variant.created_at")
Dim Default As String
Default = jResp.StringOf("variant.default")
Dim Id As String
Id = jResp.StringOf("variant.id")
Dim Outdated As String
Outdated = jResp.StringOf("variant.outdated")
Dim Updated_at As String
Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("variant.updated_at")
Dim v_Url As String
v_Url = jResp.StringOf("variant.url")

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X PUT
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Variant",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items",
        ":dynamic_content_item_id",
        "variants",
        ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "dynamic_content_item_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        },
        {
          "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Updates the specified variant. You don't need to include all the properties. If you just want to update content, for example, then include just that.\n\nYou can't switch the active state of the default variant of an item. Similarly, you can't switch the default to false if the variant is the default. You must make another variant default instead.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items",
            ":dynamic_content_item_id",
            "variants",
            ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "dynamic_content_item_id"
            },
            {
              "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"variant\": {\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}"
    }
  ]
}