VB.NET / Zoom API / Create a webinar's poll
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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 = "/v2/webinars/:webinarId/polls"
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data"
req.AddParam("title","a")
req.AddParam("poll_type","a3")
req.AddParam("anonymous","a3false")
req.AddParam("questions","a3false[{""name"":""ad in ullamco elit"",""type"":""rating_scale"",""show_as_dropdown"":false,""answer_required"":false,""answers"":[""in "",""do sint ipsum""],""right_answers"":[""deserunt id""],""prompts"":[{""prompt_question"":""sint ipsum irure"",""prompt_right_answers"":[""sit officia"",""irure est nostrud nul""]},{""prompt_question"":""qui"",""prompt_right_answers"":[""veniam"",""voluptate reprehenderit irure""]}],""answer_min_character"":29173071,""answer_max_character"":27567154,""case_sensitive"":false,""rating_min_value"":58887175,""rating_max_value"":-45787201,""rating_min_label"":""ea commodo"",""rating_max_label"":""ipsum dolore""},{""name"":""ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation"",""type"":""single"",""show_as_dropdown"":false,""answer_required"":false,""answers"":[""Excepteur Ut"",""exercitation voluptate""],""right_answers"":[""occaecat do esse""],""prompts"":[{""prompt_question"":""laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut"",""prompt_right_answers"":[""ut Lorem dolor do"",""ullamco cillum tempor pariatur""]},{""prompt_question"":""officia l"",""prompt_right_answers"":[""nulla pariatur"",""voluptate aliqua sint""]}],""answer_min_character"":68878731,""answer_max_character"":-60270992,""case_sensitive"":false,""rating_min_value"":61727066,""rating_max_value"":-36610809,""rating_min_label"":""in ut"",""rating_max_label"":""proident officia""}]")
req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer <access_token>")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.SynchronousRequest("api.zoom.us",443,True,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": "cdjfhdsdfd",
' "status": "ended",
' "title": "Learn something new",
' "anonymous": false,
' "poll_type": 2,
' "questions": [
' {
' "name": "How are you?",
' "type": "multiple",
' "answer_required": false,
' "answers": [
' "Good",
' "Not so good"
' ],
' "right_answers": [
' "Good"
' ]
' }
' ]
' }
' 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 v_type As String
Dim answer_required As Boolean
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim strVal As String
Dim id As String = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim status As String = jResp.StringOf("status")
Dim title As String = jResp.StringOf("title")
Dim anonymous As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("anonymous")
Dim poll_type As Integer = jResp.IntOf("poll_type")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
name = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].name")
v_type = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].type")
answer_required = jResp.BoolOf("questions[i].answer_required")
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions[i].answers")
While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].answers[j]")
j = j + 1
End While
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("questions[i].right_answers")
While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("questions[i].right_answers[j]")
j = j + 1
End While
i = i + 1
End While
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
--form 'title=a'
--form 'poll_type=a3'
--form 'anonymous=a3false'
--form 'questions=a3false[{"name":"ad in ullamco elit","type":"rating_scale","show_as_dropdown":false,"answer_required":false,"answers":["in ","do sint ipsum"],"right_answers":["deserunt id"],"prompts":[{"prompt_question":"sint ipsum irure","prompt_right_answers":["sit officia","irure est nostrud nul"]},{"prompt_question":"qui","prompt_right_answers":["veniam","voluptate reprehenderit irure"]}],"answer_min_character":29173071,"answer_max_character":27567154,"case_sensitive":false,"rating_min_value":58887175,"rating_max_value":-45787201,"rating_min_label":"ea commodo","rating_max_label":"ipsum dolore"},{"name":"ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation","type":"single","show_as_dropdown":false,"answer_required":false,"answers":["Excepteur Ut","exercitation voluptate"],"right_answers":["occaecat do esse"],"prompts":[{"prompt_question":"laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut","prompt_right_answers":["ut Lorem dolor do","ullamco cillum tempor pariatur"]},{"prompt_question":"officia l","prompt_right_answers":["nulla pariatur","voluptate aliqua sint"]}],"answer_min_character":68878731,"answer_max_character":-60270992,"case_sensitive":false,"rating_min_value":61727066,"rating_max_value":-36610809,"rating_min_label":"in ut","rating_max_label":"proident officia"}]'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/:webinarId/polls
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a webinar's poll",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "oauth2"
},
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "multipart/form-data"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "a",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "3",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"ad in ullamco elit\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in \",\"do sint ipsum\"],\"right_answers\":[\"deserunt id\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"sint ipsum irure\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"sit officia\",\"irure est nostrud nul\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"qui\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"veniam\",\"voluptate reprehenderit irure\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":29173071,\"answer_max_character\":27567154,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":58887175,\"rating_max_value\":-45787201,\"rating_min_label\":\"ea commodo\",\"rating_max_label\":\"ipsum dolore\"},{\"name\":\"ut eiusmod adipisicing exercitation\",\"type\":\"single\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"Excepteur Ut\",\"exercitation voluptate\"],\"right_answers\":[\"occaecat do esse\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"laboris eiusmod commodo ipsum ut\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut Lorem dolor do\",\"ullamco cillum tempor pariatur\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"officia l\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"nulla pariatur\",\"voluptate aliqua sint\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":68878731,\"answer_max_character\":-60270992,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":61727066,\"rating_max_value\":-36610809,\"rating_min_label\":\"in ut\",\"rating_max_label\":\"proident officia\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/webinars/:webinarId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"webinars",
":webinarId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "webinarId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The webinar's ID."
}
]
},
"description": "Create a [poll](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203749865-Polling-for-Webinars) for a webinar.<br><br>\n**Scopes:** `webinar:write:admin` `webinar:write`<br>\n \n **[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Light`<br>\n\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201`<br>\nWebinar Poll Created",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/webinars/:webinarId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"webinars",
":webinarId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "webinarId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The webinar's ID."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Location",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "Location of created Webinar Poll"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"cdjfhdsdfd\",\n \"status\": \"ended\",\n \"title\": \"Learn something new\",\n \"anonymous\": false,\n \"poll_type\": 2,\n \"questions\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"How are you?\",\n \"type\": \"multiple\",\n \"answer_required\": false,\n \"answers\": [\n \"Good\",\n \"Not so good\"\n ],\n \"right_answers\": [\n \"Good\"\n ]\n }\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `300`<br>Invalid webinarId.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/webinars/:webinarId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"webinars",
":webinarId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "webinarId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The webinar's ID."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Multiple Choices",
"code": 300,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `400` **Bad Request** <br>\n **Error Code:** `4400` <br>\n* Webinar polls disabled. To enable this feature, enable the \"Webinar Polls/Quizzes\" setting in the Zoom web portal's \"Settings\" interface. \n* Advanced webinar polls disabled. T",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/webinars/:webinarId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"webinars",
":webinarId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "webinarId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The webinar's ID."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404`<br>\nWebinar not found.<br>",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "title",
"value": "fugiat exercitation proident magna ullamco",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "poll_type",
"value": "1",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "anonymous",
"value": "false",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
},
{
"key": "questions",
"value": "[{\"name\":\"irure ex velit consectetur\",\"type\":\"rating_scale\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"commodo in in ad\",\"do officia dolore eu\"],\"right_answers\":[\"laborum officia\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"minim in mollit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"in cillum amet\",\"cupida\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"eiusmod culpa\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"irure fugiat\",\"eiusmod et occaecat magna sed\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":93145901,\"answer_max_character\":91006906,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":37530130,\"rating_max_value\":-38740448,\"rating_min_label\":\"quis non proident Duis\",\"rating_max_label\":\"irure pariatur nisi\"},{\"name\":\"labore cillum\",\"type\":\"rank_order\",\"show_as_dropdown\":false,\"answer_required\":false,\"answers\":[\"in aliqua cillum\",\"irure fugiat qui et\"],\"right_answers\":[\"dolor in u\"],\"prompts\":[{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat reprehenderit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"reprehenderit deserunt\",\"c\"]},{\"prompt_question\":\"occaecat velit\",\"prompt_right_answers\":[\"ut mollit eu ipsum\",\"qui et tempor aute\"]}],\"answer_min_character\":72197843,\"answer_max_character\":-2000739,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"rating_min_value\":25766114,\"rating_max_value\":-12152537,\"rating_min_label\":\"adipisicing mollit in et\",\"rating_max_label\":\"Lorem magna non id\"}]",
"description": "undefined",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/webinars/:webinarId/polls",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"webinars",
":webinarId",
"polls"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "webinarId",
"value": "68423085",
"description": "(Required) The webinar's ID."
}
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
}
]
}
