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VB6 / Support API / Bulk Delete Users

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

' {
'   "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

Dim id As String
Dim index As String

Dim Id As String
Id = jResp.StringOf("job_status.id")
Dim Message As String
Message = jResp.StringOf("job_status.message")
Dim Progress As String
Progress = jResp.StringOf("job_status.progress")
Dim Status As String
Status = jResp.StringOf("job_status.status")
Dim Total As String
Total = jResp.StringOf("job_status.total")
Dim v_Url As String
v_Url = jResp.StringOf("job_status.url")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("job_status.results")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("job_status.results[i].id")
    index = jResp.StringOf("job_status.results[i].index")
    i = i + 1
Loop

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}"
    }
  ]
}