VB.NET / Support API / Create Custom Ticket Status
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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.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "login"
http.Password = "password"
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "custom_status": {
' "active": "<boolean>",
' "agent_label": "<string>",
' "description": "<string>",
' "end_user_description": "<string>",
' "end_user_label": "<string>",
' "status_category": "new"
' }
' }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("custom_status.active","<boolean>")
json.UpdateString("custom_status.agent_label","<string>")
json.UpdateString("custom_status.description","<string>")
json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_description","<string>")
json.UpdateString("custom_status.end_user_label","<string>")
json.UpdateString("custom_status.status_category","new")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses","application/json",json)
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)
' {
' "custom_status": {
' "status_category": "open",
' "agent_label": "<string>",
' "active": "<boolean>",
' "created_at": "<dateTime>",
' "default": "<boolean>",
' "description": "<string>",
' "end_user_description": "<string>",
' "end_user_label": "<string>",
' "id": "<integer>",
' "raw_agent_label": "<string>",
' "raw_description": "<string>",
' "raw_end_user_description": "<string>",
' "raw_end_user_label": "<string>",
' "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim Status_category As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.status_category")
Dim Agent_label As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.agent_label")
Dim Active As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.active")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.created_at")
Dim Default As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.default")
Dim Description As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.description")
Dim End_user_description As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_description")
Dim End_user_label As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.end_user_label")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.id")
Dim Raw_agent_label As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_agent_label")
Dim Raw_description As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_description")
Dim Raw_end_user_description As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_description")
Dim Raw_end_user_label As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.raw_end_user_label")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("custom_status.updated_at")
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Accept: application/json"
-d '{
"custom_status": {
"active": "<boolean>",
"agent_label": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"end_user_description": "<string>",
"end_user_label": "<string>",
"status_category": "new"
}
}'
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/custom_statuses
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Custom Ticket Status",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"custom_status\": {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"status_category\": \"new\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"custom_statuses"
]
},
"description": "Takes a `custom_status` object that specifies the custom ticket status properties to create.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Created",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"custom_status\": {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"status_category\": \"new\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/custom_statuses",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"custom_statuses"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"custom_status\": {\n \"status_category\": \"open\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
