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VBScript / Zoom API / Invite channel members

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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")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpRequest")
set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/v2/chat/users/:userId/channels/:channelId/members"
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data"

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonArray")
set jsonFormData1 = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonArray")

success = jsonFormData1.AddObjectAt(-1)
' jsonObj_1 is a Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jsonObj_1 = jsonFormData1.ObjectAt(jsonFormData1.Size - 1)
success = jsonObj_1.UpdateString("email","fginRuwuEMN4t@ObyHyajXMKSsFbxKeKsZgV.ccb")

success = jsonFormData1.AddObjectAt(-1)
' jsonObj_1 is a Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jsonObj_1 = jsonFormData1.ObjectAt(jsonFormData1.Size - 1)
success = jsonObj_1.UpdateString("email","6NUC-wUiAlD@IBTqKhhgULAWLvsbhASWcpI.hbk")

success = req.AddStringForUpload2("members","",jsonFormData1,"utf-8","application/json")

req.AddHeader "Authorization","Bearer <access_token>"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.SynchronousRequest("api.zoom.us",443,1,req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "ids": [
'     "abc4545fdgfdhg",
'     "lgfdkhg123456"
'   ],
'   "added_at": "2019-09-27T00:14:46Z"
' }

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

added_at = jResp.StringOf("added_at")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("ids")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("ids[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'members=[{"email":"fginRuwuEMN4t@ObyHyajXMKSsFbxKeKsZgV.ccb"},{"email":"6NUC-wUiAlD@IBTqKhhgULAWLvsbhASWcpI.hbk"}]'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/chat/users/:userId/channels/:channelId/members

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Invite channel members",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "multipart/form-data"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "members",
          "value": "[{\"email\":\"fginRuwuEMN4t@ObyHyajXMKSsFbxKeKsZgV.ccb\"},{\"email\":\"6NUC-wUiAlD@IBTqKhhgULAWLvsbhASWcpI.hbk\"}]",
          "description": "Members of a channel. You can invite up to a max number of 5 members with a single API call.",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels/:channelId/members",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "chat",
        "users",
        ":userId",
        "channels",
        ":channelId",
        "members"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "channelId",
          "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "description": "(Required) Channel ID: Unique Identifier of the channel."
        },
        {
          "key": "userId",
          "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
          "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user who is the owner of this channel."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Use this API to invite members that are in a user's contact list to a channel. For user-level apps, pass [the `me` value](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/using-zoom-apis#mekeyword) instead of the `userId` parameter.\n\n**Scopes:** `chat_channel:write:admin`<br>**[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Medium`\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#e1f5fe; color:#01579b; padding:8px\"> <b>Note:</b> For an <b>account-level</b> <a href=\"https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/getting-started/app-types/create-oauth-app\">OAuth app</a>, this API can only be used on behalf of a user who is assigned with a <a href=\"https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001078646-Using-role-management#:~:text=Each%20user%20in%20a%20Zoom,owner%2C%20administrator%2C%20or%20member.&text=Role%2Dbased%20access%20control%20enables,needs%20to%20view%20or%20edit.\"> role</a> that has the <b>Edit</b> permission for <b>Chat Channels</b>.</p>"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201`<br>\nMembers invited to the channel.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "members",
              "value": "[{\"email\":\"0vVtrEMU8hpNS-Z@BIoFNiX.gmf\"},{\"email\":\"7o5@OFnVHVwpgTfzOGfmBNHJryf.fbz\"}]",
              "description": "Members of a channel. You can invite up to a max number of 5 members with a single API call.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels/:channelId/members",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "channels",
            ":channelId",
            "members"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "channelId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Channel ID: Unique Identifier of the channel."
            },
            {
              "key": "userId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user who is the owner of this channel."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"ids\": [\n  \"abc4545fdgfdhg\",\n  \"lgfdkhg123456\"\n ],\n \"added_at\": \"2019-09-27T00:14:46Z\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "**Status Code:** `400`<br>\nBad request.<br>\n**Error Code:** `5301`<br>\nRequest to invite channel members failed.<br>\n**Error Code:** `200`<br>\nUnauthorized request. You do not have permission to invite channel members on this user's behalf.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "members",
              "value": "[{\"email\":\"0vVtrEMU8hpNS-Z@BIoFNiX.gmf\"},{\"email\":\"7o5@OFnVHVwpgTfzOGfmBNHJryf.fbz\"}]",
              "description": "Members of a channel. You can invite up to a max number of 5 members with a single API call.",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/chat/users/:userId/channels/:channelId/members",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "chat",
            "users",
            ":userId",
            "channels",
            ":channelId",
            "members"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "channelId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Channel ID: Unique Identifier of the channel."
            },
            {
              "key": "userId",
              "value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
              "description": "(Required) Unique identifier of the user who is the owner of this channel."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}