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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/views/preview")
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)

' {
'   "columns": [
'     {
'       "Duis8": -59589120,
'       "ullamco_0": "Ut nostrud qui elit dolor"
'     },
'     {
'       "officia_13e": -39842370,
'       "ipsum_7": "sunt",
'       "in_a8": true
'     }
'   ],
'   "groups": [
'     {
'       "laborum_a27": false
'     },
'     {
'       "ea85c": 69952708.53230786,
'       "occaecat_04": 58869893,
'       "qui82a": "L"
'     }
'   ],
'   "rows": [
'     {
'       "velit21": -89119970
'     },
'     {
'       "ex_f": 92255473.59295204,
'       "Excepteur_92": "sunt",
'       "cillum4": 24641748
'     }
'   ],
'   "view": {
'     "active": "<boolean>",
'     "conditions": {
'       "laborum_8": 404871.0763479173,
'       "consequata": -40432952
'     },
'     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'     "default": "<boolean>",
'     "description": "<string>",
'     "execution": {
'       "deserunt6": false,
'       "eu7df": "veniam",
'       "utd70": -40480339.58192083,
'       "aute_03": true,
'       "culpa_5b2": -78225658
'     },
'     "id": "<integer>",
'     "position": "<integer>",
'     "restriction": {
'       "exercitatione1": "in",
'       "magna_b_3": -90768253.5149942
'     },
'     "title": "<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 Duis8 As Integer
Dim ullamco_0 As String
Dim officia_13e As Integer
Dim ipsum_7 As String
Dim in_a8 As Boolean
Dim laborum_a27 As Boolean
Dim ea85c As String
Dim occaecat_04 As Integer
Dim qui82a As String
Dim velit21 As Integer
Dim ex_f As String
Dim Excepteur_92 As String
Dim cillum4 As Integer

Dim Active As String = jResp.StringOf("view.active")
Dim Laborum_8 As String = jResp.StringOf("view.conditions.laborum_8")
Dim Consequata As Integer = jResp.IntOf("view.conditions.consequata")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("view.created_at")
Dim Default As String = jResp.StringOf("view.default")
Dim Description As String = jResp.StringOf("view.description")
Dim Deserunt6 As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("view.execution.deserunt6")
Dim Eu7df As String = jResp.StringOf("view.execution.eu7df")
Dim Utd70 As String = jResp.StringOf("view.execution.utd70")
Dim Aute_03 As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("view.execution.aute_03")
Dim Culpa_5b2 As Integer = jResp.IntOf("view.execution.culpa_5b2")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("view.id")
Dim Position As String = jResp.StringOf("view.position")
Dim Exercitatione1 As String = jResp.StringOf("view.restriction.exercitatione1")
Dim Magna_b_3 As String = jResp.StringOf("view.restriction.magna_b_3")
Dim Title As String = jResp.StringOf("view.title")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("view.updated_at")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("columns")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    Duis8 = jResp.IntOf("columns[i].Duis8")
    ullamco_0 = jResp.StringOf("columns[i].ullamco_0")
    officia_13e = jResp.IntOf("columns[i].officia_13e")
    ipsum_7 = jResp.StringOf("columns[i].ipsum_7")
    in_a8 = jResp.BoolOf("columns[i].in_a8")
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("groups")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    laborum_a27 = jResp.BoolOf("groups[i].laborum_a27")
    ea85c = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].ea85c")
    occaecat_04 = jResp.IntOf("groups[i].occaecat_04")
    qui82a = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].qui82a")
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("rows")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    velit21 = jResp.IntOf("rows[i].velit21")
    ex_f = jResp.StringOf("rows[i].ex_f")
    Excepteur_92 = jResp.StringOf("rows[i].Excepteur_92")
    cillum4 = jResp.IntOf("rows[i].cillum4")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Preview Views",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/views/preview",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "views",
        "preview"
      ]
    },
    "description": "You can preview views by constructing the conditions in the proper format and nesting them under the `view` property. See [Conditions reference](/documentation/ticketing/reference-guides/conditions-reference/). The output can also be controlled by passing in any of the following parameters and nesting them under the `output` property.\n\n| Name            | Type    | Comment\n| --------------- | ------- | -------\n| columns         | Array   | The ticket fields to display. System fields are looked up by name, custom fields by title or id. See the [View columns](#view-columns) table\n| group_by        | String  | When present, the field by which the tickets are grouped\n| group_order     | String  | The direction the tickets are grouped. May be one of \"asc\" or \"desc\"\n| sort_order      | String  | The direction the tickets are sorted. May be one of \"asc\" or \"desc\"\n| sort_by         | String  | The ticket field used for sorting. This will either be a title or a custom field id.\n\nThis endpoint is rate limited to 5 requests per minute, per view, per agent.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Agents\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/views/preview",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "views",
            "preview"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"columns\": [\n    {\n      \"Duis8\": -59589120,\n      \"ullamco_0\": \"Ut nostrud qui elit dolor\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"officia_13e\": -39842370,\n      \"ipsum_7\": \"sunt\",\n      \"in_a8\": true\n    }\n  ],\n  \"groups\": [\n    {\n      \"laborum_a27\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"ea85c\": 69952708.53230786,\n      \"occaecat_04\": 58869893,\n      \"qui82a\": \"L\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"rows\": [\n    {\n      \"velit21\": -89119970\n    },\n    {\n      \"ex_f\": 92255473.59295204,\n      \"Excepteur_92\": \"sunt\",\n      \"cillum4\": 24641748\n    }\n  ],\n  \"view\": {\n    \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"conditions\": {\n      \"laborum_8\": 404871.0763479173,\n      \"consequata\": -40432952\n    },\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"execution\": {\n      \"deserunt6\": false,\n      \"eu7df\": \"veniam\",\n      \"utd70\": -40480339.58192083,\n      \"aute_03\": true,\n      \"culpa_5b2\": -78225658\n    },\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"restriction\": {\n      \"exercitatione1\": \"in\",\n      \"magna_b_3\": -90768253.5149942\n    },\n    \"title\": \"<string>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}