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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("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields")
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)

' {
'   "ticket_field": {
'     "type": "<string>",
'     "title": "<string>",
'     "active": "<boolean>",
'     "agent_description": "<string>",
'     "collapsed_for_agents": "<boolean>",
'     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "custom_field_options": [
'       {
'         "name": "<string>",
'         "value": "<string>",
'         "id": "<integer>",
'         "position": "<integer>",
'         "raw_name": "<string>",
'         "url": "<string>"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "<string>",
'         "value": "<string>",
'         "id": "<integer>",
'         "position": "<integer>",
'         "raw_name": "<string>",
'         "url": "<string>"
'       }
'     ],
'     "custom_statuses": [
'       {
'         "active": "<boolean>",
'         "agent_label": "<string>",
'         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'         "default": "<boolean>",
'         "description": "<string>",
'         "end_user_description": "<string>",
'         "end_user_label": "<string>",
'         "id": "<integer>",
'         "status_category": "solved",
'         "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
'       },
'       {
'         "active": "<boolean>",
'         "agent_label": "<string>",
'         "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'         "default": "<boolean>",
'         "description": "<string>",
'         "end_user_description": "<string>",
'         "end_user_label": "<string>",
'         "id": "<integer>",
'         "status_category": "open",
'         "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
'       }
'     ],
'     "description": "<string>",
'     "editable_in_portal": "<boolean>",
'     "id": "<integer>",
'     "position": "<integer>",
'     "raw_description": "<string>",
'     "raw_title": "<string>",
'     "raw_title_in_portal": "<string>",
'     "regexp_for_validation": "<string>",
'     "relationship_filter": {},
'     "relationship_target_type": "<string>",
'     "removable": "<boolean>",
'     "required": "<boolean>",
'     "required_in_portal": "<boolean>",
'     "sub_type_id": "<integer>",
'     "system_field_options": [
'       {
'         "name": "<string>",
'         "value": "<string>"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "<string>",
'         "value": "<string>"
'       }
'     ],
'     "tag": "<string>",
'     "title_in_portal": "<string>",
'     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "url": "<string>",
'     "visible_in_portal": "<boolean>"
'   }
' }

' 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 value As String
Dim id As String
Dim position As String
Dim raw_name As String
Dim url As String
Dim active As String
Dim agent_label As String
Dim created_at As String
Dim default As String
Dim description As String
Dim end_user_description As String
Dim end_user_label As String
Dim status_category As String
Dim updated_at As String

Dim v_Type As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.type")
Dim Title As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.title")
Dim Active As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.active")
Dim Agent_description As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.agent_description")
Dim Collapsed_for_agents As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.collapsed_for_agents")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.created_at")
Dim Description As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.description")
Dim Editable_in_portal As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.editable_in_portal")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.id")
Dim Position As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.position")
Dim Raw_description As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_description")
Dim Raw_title As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_title")
Dim Raw_title_in_portal As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_title_in_portal")
Dim Regexp_for_validation As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.regexp_for_validation")
Dim Relationship_target_type As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.relationship_target_type")
Dim Removable As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.removable")
Dim Required As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.required")
Dim Required_in_portal As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.required_in_portal")
Dim Sub_type_id As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.sub_type_id")
Dim Tag As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.tag")
Dim Title_in_portal As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.title_in_portal")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.updated_at")
Dim v_Url As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.url")
Dim Visible_in_portal As String = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.visible_in_portal")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_field_options")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].name")
    value = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].value")
    id = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].id")
    position = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].position")
    raw_name = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name")
    url = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].url")
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_statuses")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    active = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].active")
    agent_label = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].agent_label")
    created_at = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].created_at")
    default = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].default")
    description = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].description")
    end_user_description = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_description")
    end_user_label = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_label")
    id = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].id")
    status_category = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].status_category")
    updated_at = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].updated_at")
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.system_field_options")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].name")
    value = jResp.StringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].value")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -X POST
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Ticket Field",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/ticket_fields",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "ticket_fields"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates any of the following custom field types:\n\n| Custom field type | Description                                                                                                                                                     |\n|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| text              | Default custom field type when `type` is not specified                                                                                                          |\n| textarea          | For multi-line text                                                                                                                                             |\n| checkbox          | To capture a boolean value. Allowed values are true or false                                                                                                    |\n| date              | Example: 2021-04-16                                                                                                                                   |\n| integer           | String composed of numbers. May contain an optional decimal point                                                                                               |\n| decimal           | For numbers containing decimals                                                                                                                                 |\n| regexp            | Matches the Regex pattern found in the custom field settings                                                                                                    |\n| partialcreditcard | A credit card number. Only the last 4 digits are retained                                                                                                                                      |\n| multiselect       | Enables users to choose multiple options from a dropdown menu                                                                                                |\n| tagger            | Single-select dropdown menu. It contains one or more tag values belonging to the field's options. Example: ( {\"id\": 21938362, \"value\": [\"hd_3000\", \"hd_5555\"]}) |\n| lookup            | A field to create a relationship (see [lookup relationships](/api-reference/ticketing/lookup_relationships/lookup_relationships/)) to another object such as a user, ticket, or organization |\n\nSee [About custom field types](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203661866) in the Zendesk Help Center.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n\n#### Field limits\n\nWe recommend the following best practices for ticket fields limits. Creating more than these amounts can affect performance.\n\n* 400 ticket fields per account if your account doesn't have ticket forms\n* 400 ticket fields per ticket form if your account has ticket forms\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/ticket_fields",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "ticket_fields"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"ticket_field\": {\n    \"type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"agent_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"collapsed_for_agents\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"custom_field_options\": [\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"url\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"custom_statuses\": [\n      {\n        \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n        \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"description\": \"<string>\",\n        \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n        \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"status_category\": \"solved\",\n        \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n        \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n        \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n        \"description\": \"<string>\",\n        \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n        \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n        \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n        \"status_category\": \"open\",\n        \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"editable_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"raw_title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n    \"regexp_for_validation\": \"<string>\",\n    \"relationship_filter\": {},\n    \"relationship_target_type\": \"<string>\",\n    \"removable\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"required\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"required_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"sub_type_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"system_field_options\": [\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"name\": \"<string>\",\n        \"value\": \"<string>\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"tag\": \"<string>\",\n    \"title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"visible_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}