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VB.NET / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Variables Groups

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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","{{authorization-token}}")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/{{variable_group_api_name}}",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

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

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


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

' {
'   "variable_groups": [
'     {
'       "display_label": "Group2",
'       "api_name": "Group2",
'       "name": "Group2",
'       "description": null,
'       "id": "738964000002058078"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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



Dim display_label As String
Dim api_name As String
Dim name As String
Dim description As String
Dim id As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("variable_groups")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    display_label = jResp.StringOf("variable_groups[i].display_label")
    api_name = jResp.StringOf("variable_groups[i].api_name")
    name = jResp.StringOf("variable_groups[i].name")
    description = jResp.StringOf("variable_groups[i].description")
    id = jResp.StringOf("variable_groups[i].id")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Authorization: {{authorization-token}}"
https://domain.com/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/{{variable_group_api_name}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Variables Groups",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/{{variable_group_api_name}}",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2.1",
        "settings",
        "variable_groups",
        "{{variable_group_api_name}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "To get the details of any variable group. Specify the unique ID or the API name of the variable group in your API request to get the data for that particular variable group."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "SUCCESS RESPONSE",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/Group2",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2.1",
            "settings",
            "variable_groups",
            "Group2"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 07 May 2021 11:25:54 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "129"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-05-07T12:00:40+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientVersion",
          "value": "4016256"
        },
        {
          "key": "clientsubVersion",
          "value": "8ef7aa3133ce0e105307c407d89b23d9"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=15768000"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"variable_groups\": [\n        {\n            \"display_label\": \"Group2\",\n            \"api_name\": \"Group2\",\n            \"name\": \"Group2\",\n            \"description\": null,\n            \"id\": \"738964000002058078\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "INVALID_URL_PATTERN",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_group/Group2",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2.1",
            "settings",
            "variable_group",
            "Group2"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 07 May 2021 11:26:16 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "131"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-ACCESSTOKEN-RESET",
          "value": "2021-05-07T12:00:40+00:00"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Disposition",
          "value": "attachment; filename=response.json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "en-US"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_URL_PATTERN\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"Please check if the URL trying to access is a correct one\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "INVALID_REQUEST_METHOD",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "COPY",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/Group2",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2.1",
            "settings",
            "variable_groups",
            "Group2"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 07 May 2021 11:26:47 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "124"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "deny"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_REQUEST_METHOD\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"The http request method type is not a valid one\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/Group2",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2.1",
            "settings",
            "variable_groups",
            "Group2"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Unauthorized",
      "code": 401,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 07 May 2021 11:27:05 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "98"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"Authentication failed\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCH",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "{{authorization-token}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/settings/variable_groups/Group2",
          "host": [
            "{{api-domain}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "crm",
            "v2.1",
            "settings",
            "variable_groups",
            "Group2"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Unauthorized",
      "code": 401,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "ZGS"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Thu, 13 May 2021 08:37:03 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "113"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Download-Options",
          "value": "noopen"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"code\": \"OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCH\",\n    \"details\": {},\n    \"message\": \"invalid oauth scope to access this URL\",\n    \"status\": \"error\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}