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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

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "city": "<string>",
'   "street": "<string>",
'   "state": "<string>",
'   "company_name": "<string>",
'   "country": "<string>",
'   "department": null,
'   "fax": null,
'   "first_name": null,
'   "id": "<long>",
'   "last_name": null,
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "mobile": null,
'   "note": null,
'   "personal": false,
'   "phone_1": null,
'   "phone_2": null,
'   "salutation": "<integer>",
'   "suffix_1": null,
'   "suffix_2": null,
'   "title": null,
'   "zip_code": null,
'   "created_at": "<string>",
'   "updated_at": "<string>"
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("city","<string>")
json.UpdateString("street","<string>")
json.UpdateString("state","<string>")
json.UpdateString("company_name","<string>")
json.UpdateString("country","<string>")
json.UpdateNull("department")
json.UpdateNull("fax")
json.UpdateNull("first_name")
json.UpdateString("id","<long>")
json.UpdateNull("last_name")
json.UpdateString("login_id","<long>")
json.UpdateNull("mobile")
json.UpdateNull("note")
json.UpdateBool("personal",False)
json.UpdateNull("phone_1")
json.UpdateNull("phone_2")
json.UpdateString("salutation","<integer>")
json.UpdateNull("suffix_1")
json.UpdateNull("suffix_2")
json.UpdateNull("title")
json.UpdateNull("zip_code")
json.UpdateString("created_at","<string>")
json.UpdateString("updated_at","<string>")

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","{{apiKey}}")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/customers/:customerId/contacts","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)

' {
'   "city": "<string>",
'   "street": "<string>",
'   "state": "<string>",
'   "company_name": "<string>",
'   "country": "<string>",
'   "department": null,
'   "fax": null,
'   "first_name": null,
'   "id": "<long>",
'   "last_name": null,
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "mobile": null,
'   "note": null,
'   "personal": false,
'   "phone_1": null,
'   "phone_2": null,
'   "salutation": "<integer>",
'   "suffix_1": null,
'   "suffix_2": null,
'   "title": null,
'   "zip_code": null,
'   "created_at": "<string>",
'   "updated_at": "<string>"
' }

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




Dim city As String = jResp.StringOf("city")
Dim street As String = jResp.StringOf("street")
Dim state As String = jResp.StringOf("state")
Dim company_name As String = jResp.StringOf("company_name")
Dim country As String = jResp.StringOf("country")
Dim department As String = jResp.StringOf("department")
Dim fax As String = jResp.StringOf("fax")
Dim first_name As String = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
Dim id As String = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim last_name As String = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
Dim login_id As String = jResp.StringOf("login_id")
Dim mobile As String = jResp.StringOf("mobile")
Dim note As String = jResp.StringOf("note")
Dim personal As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("personal")
Dim phone_1 As String = jResp.StringOf("phone_1")
Dim phone_2 As String = jResp.StringOf("phone_2")
Dim salutation As String = jResp.StringOf("salutation")
Dim suffix_1 As String = jResp.StringOf("suffix_1")
Dim suffix_2 As String = jResp.StringOf("suffix_2")
Dim title As String = jResp.StringOf("title")
Dim zip_code As String = jResp.StringOf("zip_code")
Dim created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
Dim updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: {{apiKey}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "city": "<string>",
  "street": "<string>",
  "state": "<string>",
  "company_name": "<string>",
  "country": "<string>",
  "department": null,
  "fax": null,
  "first_name": null,
  "id": "<long>",
  "last_name": null,
  "login_id": "<long>",
  "mobile": null,
  "note": null,
  "personal": false,
  "phone_1": null,
  "phone_2": null,
  "salutation": "<integer>",
  "suffix_1": null,
  "suffix_2": null,
  "title": null,
  "zip_code": null,
  "created_at": "<string>",
  "updated_at": "<string>"
}'
https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/customers/:customerId/contacts

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create new contact",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"city\": \"<string>\",\n  \"street\": \"<string>\",\n  \"state\": \"<string>\",\n  \"company_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"country\": \"<string>\",\n  \"department\": null,\n  \"fax\": null,\n  \"first_name\": null,\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"last_name\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"mobile\": null,\n  \"note\": null,\n  \"personal\": false,\n  \"phone_1\": null,\n  \"phone_2\": null,\n  \"salutation\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"suffix_1\": null,\n  \"suffix_2\": null,\n  \"title\": null,\n  \"zip_code\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n  \"updated_at\": \"<string>\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/customers/:customerId/contacts",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "customers",
        ":customerId",
        "contacts"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "customerId",
          "value": "<long>",
          "description": "(Required) ID of customer"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful operation",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"city\": \"<string>\",\n  \"street\": \"<string>\",\n  \"state\": \"<string>\",\n  \"company_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"country\": \"<string>\",\n  \"department\": null,\n  \"fax\": null,\n  \"first_name\": null,\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"last_name\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"mobile\": null,\n  \"note\": null,\n  \"personal\": false,\n  \"phone_1\": null,\n  \"phone_2\": null,\n  \"salutation\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"suffix_1\": null,\n  \"suffix_2\": null,\n  \"title\": null,\n  \"zip_code\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n  \"updated_at\": \"<string>\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/customers/:customerId/contacts",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "customers",
            ":customerId",
            "contacts"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "customerId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"city\": \"<string>\",\n  \"street\": \"<string>\",\n  \"state\": \"<string>\",\n  \"company_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"country\": \"<string>\",\n  \"department\": null,\n  \"fax\": null,\n  \"first_name\": null,\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"last_name\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"mobile\": null,\n  \"note\": null,\n  \"personal\": false,\n  \"phone_1\": null,\n  \"phone_2\": null,\n  \"salutation\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"suffix_1\": null,\n  \"suffix_2\": null,\n  \"title\": null,\n  \"zip_code\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n  \"updated_at\": \"<string>\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invalid contact",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"city\": \"<string>\",\n  \"street\": \"<string>\",\n  \"state\": \"<string>\",\n  \"company_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"country\": \"<string>\",\n  \"department\": null,\n  \"fax\": null,\n  \"first_name\": null,\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"last_name\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"mobile\": null,\n  \"note\": null,\n  \"personal\": false,\n  \"phone_1\": null,\n  \"phone_2\": null,\n  \"salutation\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"suffix_1\": null,\n  \"suffix_2\": null,\n  \"title\": null,\n  \"zip_code\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n  \"updated_at\": \"<string>\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/customers/:customerId/contacts",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "customers",
            ":customerId",
            "contacts"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "customerId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Too Many Requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"city\": \"<string>\",\n  \"street\": \"<string>\",\n  \"state\": \"<string>\",\n  \"company_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"country\": \"<string>\",\n  \"department\": null,\n  \"fax\": null,\n  \"first_name\": null,\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"last_name\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"mobile\": null,\n  \"note\": null,\n  \"personal\": false,\n  \"phone_1\": null,\n  \"phone_2\": null,\n  \"salutation\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"suffix_1\": null,\n  \"suffix_2\": null,\n  \"title\": null,\n  \"zip_code\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<string>\",\n  \"updated_at\": \"<string>\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/customers/:customerId/contacts",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "customers",
            ":customerId",
            "contacts"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "customerId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Too Many Requests",
      "code": 429,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}