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VBScript / Microsoft Graph / Create an HTML chat thread (beta)

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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.

' {
'   "body": {
'     "contentType": "html",
'     "content": "<div><div>\n<div><img alt=\"GIF Image\" height=\"250\" src=\"https://media3.giphy.com/media/f5xmRWRu4zxxh2mE5v/giphy.gif?cid=de9bf95eevnce0lknjlbneccchvdkn991jea1gtmw2zmvdke&rid=giphy.gif\" width=\"250\" style=\"max-height:250px; width:250px; height:250px\"></div>\n\n\n</div>\n</div>"
'   }
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("body.contentType","html")
success = json.UpdateString("body.content","<div><div>" & vbLf & "<div><img alt=""GIF Image"" height=""250"" src=""https://media3.giphy.com/media/f5xmRWRu4zxxh2mE5v/giphy.gif?cid=de9bf95eevnce0lknjlbneccchvdkn991jea1gtmw2zmvdke&rid=giphy.gif"" width=""250"" style=""max-height:250px; width:250px; height:250px""></div>" & vbLf & vbLf & vbLf & "</div>" & vbLf & "</div>")

' 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/beta/teams/{{TeamId}}/channels/{{ChannelId}}/messages","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 '{
  "body": {
    "contentType": "html",
    "content": "<div><div>\n<div><img alt=\"GIF Image\" height=\"250\" src=\"https://media3.giphy.com/media/f5xmRWRu4zxxh2mE5v/giphy.gif?cid=de9bf95eevnce0lknjlbneccchvdkn991jea1gtmw2zmvdke&amp;rid=giphy.gif\" width=\"250\" style=\"max-height:250px; width:250px; height:250px\"></div>\n\n\n</div>\n</div>"
  }
}'
https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/teams/{{TeamId}}/channels/{{ChannelId}}/messages

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create an HTML chat thread (beta)",
  "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 *Group.ReadWrite.All* AND *User.Read.All* 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(\"MessageId\", json.id);\r",
          "        }\r",
          "    }\r",
          "}\r",
          "catch (e) {\r",
          "    console.log(e);\r",
          "}\r",
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"body\": {\n    \"contentType\": \"html\",\n    \"content\": \"<div><div>\\n<div><img alt=\\\"GIF Image\\\" height=\\\"250\\\" src=\\\"https://media3.giphy.com/media/f5xmRWRu4zxxh2mE5v/giphy.gif?cid=de9bf95eevnce0lknjlbneccchvdkn991jea1gtmw2zmvdke&amp;rid=giphy.gif\\\" width=\\\"250\\\" style=\\\"max-height:250px; width:250px; height:250px\\\"></div>\\n\\n\\n</div>\\n</div>\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/teams/{{TeamId}}/channels/{{ChannelId}}/messages",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "graph",
        "microsoft",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "beta",
        "teams",
        "{{TeamId}}",
        "channels",
        "{{ChannelId}}",
        "messages"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}