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VBScript / Microsoft Graph / Create a To Do task in a list

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "title": "Postman created Task",
'   "linkedResources": [
'     {
'       "webUrl": "http://microsoft.com",
'       "applicationName": "Microsoft",
'       "displayName": "Microsoft"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("title","Postman created Task")
success = json.UpdateString("linkedResources[0].webUrl","http://microsoft.com")
success = json.UpdateString("linkedResources[0].applicationName","Microsoft")
success = json.UpdateString("linkedResources[0].displayName","Microsoft")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/{{TaskListId}}/tasks","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
   "title":"Postman created Task",
   "linkedResources":[
      {
         "webUrl":"http://microsoft.com",
         "applicationName":"Microsoft",
         "displayName":"Microsoft"
      }
   ]
}'
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/{{TaskListId}}/tasks

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a To Do task in a list",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "try {\r",
          "    if (responseBody.indexOf(\"InvalidAuthenticationToken\") !== -1)\r",
          "    {\r",
          "        console.log(\"You need to run *On behalf of a User | Get User Access Token* request first.\");\r",
          "    }\r",
          "    else\r",
          "    {\r",
          "        if (pm.response.status === \"Forbidden\")\r",
          "        {\r",
          "            console.log(\"You need to add user delegated permissions in your application to at least *Tasks.Read* in portal.azure.com and then consent as user or Grant admin consent in portal. And re-run *On behalf of a User | Get User Access Token* request to update access token. \");\r",
          "        }\r",
          "        else\r",
          "        {\r",
          "            var json = JSON.parse(responseBody);\r",
          "            postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"TaskId\", json.id);\r",
          "        }\r",
          "    }\r",
          "}\r",
          "catch (e) {\r",
          "    console.log(e);\r",
          "}\r",
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\r\n   \"title\":\"Postman created Task\",\r\n   \"linkedResources\":[\r\n      {\r\n         \"webUrl\":\"http://microsoft.com\",\r\n         \"applicationName\":\"Microsoft\",\r\n         \"displayName\":\"Microsoft\"\r\n      }\r\n   ]\r\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/{{TaskListId}}/tasks",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "graph",
        "microsoft",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1.0",
        "me",
        "todo",
        "lists",
        "{{TaskListId}}",
        "tasks"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}