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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/users/:user_id/identities")
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)

' {
'   "identity": {
'     "user_id": "<integer>",
'     "type": "google",
'     "value": "<string>",
'     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "deliverable_state": "<string>",
'     "id": "<integer>",
'     "primary": "<boolean>",
'     "undeliverable_count": "<integer>",
'     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "url": "<string>",
'     "verified": "<boolean>"
'   }
' }

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




Dim User_id As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.user_id")
Dim v_Type As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.type")
Dim Value As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.value")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.created_at")
Dim Deliverable_state As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.deliverable_state")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.id")
Dim Primary As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.primary")
Dim Undeliverable_count As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.undeliverable_count")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.updated_at")
Dim v_Url As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.url")
Dim Verified As String = jResp.StringOf("identity.verified")

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Identity",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/users/:user_id/identities",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "users",
        ":user_id",
        "identities"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "user_id",
          "value": "<integer>"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Adds an identity to a user's profile. An agent can add an identity to any user profile.\n\nSupported identity types:\n\n| Type             | Example |\n| ---------------- | ------- |\n| email            | `{ \"type\" : \"email\", \"value\" : \"someone@example.com\" }` |\n| twitter          | `{ \"type\" : \"twitter\", \"value\" : \"screen_name\" }` |\n| facebook         | `{ \"type\" : \"facebook\", \"value\" : \"855769377321\" }` |\n| google           | `{ \"type\" : \"google\", \"value\" : \"example@gmail.com\" }` |\n| agent_forwarding | `{ \"type\" : \"agent_forwarding\", \"value\" : \"+1 555-123-4567\" }` |\n| phone_number     | `{ \"type\" : \"phone_number\", \"value\" : \"+1 555-123-4567\" }` |\n\nTo create an identity without sending out a verification email, include a `\"skip_verify_email\": true` property.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\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/users/:user_id/identities",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "users",
            ":user_id",
            "identities"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "user_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"identity\": {\n    \"user_id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"type\": \"google\",\n    \"value\": \"<string>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"deliverable_state\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"primary\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"undeliverable_count\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\",\n    \"verified\": \"<boolean>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}