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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"

http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequest("PUT","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id")
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)

' {
'   "variant": {
'     "content": "<string>",
'     "locale_id": "<integer>",
'     "active": "<boolean>",
'     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "default": "<boolean>",
'     "id": "<integer>",
'     "outdated": "<boolean>",
'     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "url": "<string>"
'   }
' }

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




Dim Content As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.content")
Dim Locale_id As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.locale_id")
Dim Active As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.active")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.created_at")
Dim Default As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.default")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.id")
Dim Outdated As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.outdated")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.updated_at")
Dim v_Url As String = jResp.StringOf("variant.url")

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X PUT
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Variant",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "dynamic_content",
        "items",
        ":dynamic_content_item_id",
        "variants",
        ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "dynamic_content_item_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        },
        {
          "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Updates the specified variant. You don't need to include all the properties. If you just want to update content, for example, then include just that.\n\nYou can't switch the active state of the default variant of an item. Similarly, you can't switch the default to false if the variant is the default. You must make another variant default instead.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins, Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/dynamic_content/items/:dynamic_content_item_id/variants/:dynammic_content_variant_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "dynamic_content",
            "items",
            ":dynamic_content_item_id",
            "variants",
            ":dynammic_content_variant_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "dynamic_content_item_id"
            },
            {
              "key": "dynammic_content_variant_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"variant\": {\n    \"content\": \"<string>\",\n    \"locale_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"outdated\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}