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VB6 / Support API / List User Field Options

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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 sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields/:user_field_id/options",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

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 = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print http.LastHeader
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "count": "<integer>",
'   "custom_field_options": [
'     {
'       "name": "<string>",
'       "value": "<string>",
'       "id": "<integer>",
'       "position": "<integer>",
'       "raw_name": "<string>",
'       "url": "<string>"
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "<string>",
'       "value": "<string>",
'       "id": "<integer>",
'       "position": "<integer>",
'       "raw_name": "<string>",
'       "url": "<string>"
'     }
'   ],
'   "next_page": "<string>",
'   "previous_page": "<string>"
' }

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

Dim name As String
Dim value As String
Dim id As String
Dim position As String
Dim raw_name As String
Dim url As String

Dim count As String
count = jResp.StringOf("count")
Dim next_page As String
next_page = jResp.StringOf("next_page")
Dim previous_page As String
previous_page = jResp.StringOf("previous_page")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("custom_field_options")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].name")
    value = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].value")
    id = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].id")
    position = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].position")
    raw_name = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].raw_name")
    url = jResp.StringOf("custom_field_options[i].url")
    i = i + 1
Loop

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X GET
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/user_fields/:user_field_id/options

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "List User Field Options",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/user_fields/:user_field_id/options",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "user_fields",
        ":user_field_id",
        "options"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "user_field_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Returns a list of custom user field options for the given dropdown user field.\n\n#### Pagination\n\n* Cursor pagination (recommended)\n* Offset pagination\n\nSee [Pagination](/api-reference/introduction/pagination/).\n\nReturns a maximum of 100 records per page.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/user_fields/:user_field_id/options",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "user_fields",
            ":user_field_id",
            "options"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "user_field_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"custom_field_options\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"<string>\",\n      \"value\": \"<string>\",\n      \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n      \"url\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"<string>\",\n      \"value\": \"<string>\",\n      \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n      \"url\": \"<string>\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n  \"previous_page\": \"<string>\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}