VB.NET / Zoom API / Get user’s IM messages
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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
Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateString("chat_user","quis officia in reprehenderit")
queryParams.UpdateString("channel","quis officia in reprehenderit")
queryParams.UpdateString("date","quis officia in reprehenderit")
queryParams.UpdateInt("page_size",30)
queryParams.UpdateString("next_page_token","quis officia in reprehenderit")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api.zoom.us/v2/im/users/:userId/chat/messages",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "date": "string [date]",
' "page_size": "integer",
' "next_page_token": "string",
' "messages": [
' {
' "id": "string",
' "message": "string",
' "sender": "string",
' "date_time": "string [date-time]",
' "timstamp": "Long"
' }
' ]
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim date_time As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim id As String
Dim message As String
Dim sender As String
Dim timstamp As String
Dim date As String = jResp.StringOf("date")
Dim page_size As String = jResp.StringOf("page_size")
Dim next_page_token As String = jResp.StringOf("next_page_token")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
message = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].message")
sender = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].sender")
jResp.DtOf("messages[i].date_time",False,date_time)
timstamp = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].timstamp")
i = i + 1
End While
Curl Command
curl -G -d "chat_user=quis%20officia%20in%20reprehenderit"
-d "channel=quis%20officia%20in%20reprehenderit"
-d "date=quis%20officia%20in%20reprehenderit"
-d "page_size=30"
-d "next_page_token=quis%20officia%20in%20reprehenderit"
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.zoom.us/v2/im/users/:userId/chat/messages
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get user’s IM messages",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "oauth2"
},
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/im/users/:userId/chat/messages?chat_user=quis officia in reprehenderit&channel=quis officia in reprehenderit&date=quis officia in reprehenderit&page_size=30&next_page_token=quis officia in reprehenderit",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"im",
"users",
":userId",
"chat",
"messages"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "chat_user",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "Chat user's ID or email address."
},
{
"key": "channel",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "IM Channel's ID."
},
{
"key": "date",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "IM message's query date time, format as yyyy-MM-dd."
},
{
"key": "page_size",
"value": "30",
"description": "The number of records returned within a single API call."
},
{
"key": "next_page_token",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "The next page token is used to paginate through large result sets. A next page token will be returned whenever the set of available results exceeds the current page size. The expiration period for this token is 15 minutes."
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user ID or email address."
}
]
},
"description": "Get IM Chat messages for a specified period of time. This API only supports Oauth2.<br>\n**Scopes:** `imchat:read`<br>\n**[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium`\n<br><br>\n <p style=\"background-color:#e1f5fe; color:#000000; padding:8px\"><b>Deprecated:</b> By end of 2021, Zoom is deprecating this API in favor of a consolidated set of APIs. The API will still be available for you to use, though Zoom will no longer provide support for it. For further information, see <a href=\"https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/stay-up-to-date/announcements#im-api-notice\">Announcements: IM APIs Deprecation</a>.</p>\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `200`<br>\nUser's IM messages returned.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/im/users/:userId/chat/messages?chat_user=quis officia in reprehenderit&channel=quis officia in reprehenderit&date=quis officia in reprehenderit&page_size=30&next_page_token=quis officia in reprehenderit",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"im",
"users",
":userId",
"chat",
"messages"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "chat_user",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit"
},
{
"key": "channel",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit"
},
{
"key": "date",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit"
},
{
"key": "page_size",
"value": "30"
},
{
"key": "next_page_token",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "userId",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "(Required) The user ID or email address."
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"date\": \"string [date]\",\n \"page_size\": \"integer\",\n \"next_page_token\": \"string\",\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"message\": \"string\",\n \"sender\": \"string\",\n \"date_time\": \"string [date-time]\",\n \"timstamp\": \"Long\"\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
