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VB.NET / Zoom API / Send 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 req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/"
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data"
req.AddParam("message","irure esse dolor")

req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer <access_token>")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.SynchronousRequest("reprehenderit",80,False,req)
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)

' {
'   "id": "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 = jResp.StringOf("id")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'message=irure esse dolor'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/im/users/me/chat/messages?chat_user=quis officia in reprehenderit

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Send IM messages",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "multipart/form-data"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "message",
          "value": "irure esse dolor",
          "description": "IM message content.",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/im/users/me/chat/messages?chat_user=quis officia in reprehenderit",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "im",
        "users",
        "me",
        "chat",
        "messages"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "chat_user",
          "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "description": "The email address (registered with Zoom) or the userId of the chat user."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Send chat message to a user. <aside>Note: This API only supports OAuth 2.0.</aside><br><br>**Scope:** `imchat:write`\n \n **[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium` "
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201`<br>\nMessage Sent.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "message",
              "value": "irure esse dolor",
              "description": "IM message content.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/im/users/me/chat/messages?chat_user=quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "im",
            "users",
            "me",
            "chat",
            "messages"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "chat_user",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"id\": \"string\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}