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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
resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/groups")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")

    Return
End If

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

// {
//   "group": {
//     "name": "<string>",
//     "created_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "default": "<boolean>",
//     "deleted": "<boolean>",
//     "description": "<string>",
//     "id": "<integer>",
//     "is_public": "<boolean>",
//     "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
//     "url": "<string>"
//   }
// }

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

Dim Name As String
Name = jResp.StringOf("group.name")
Dim Created_at As String
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("group.created_at")
Dim Default As String
Default = jResp.StringOf("group.default")
Dim Deleted As String
Deleted = jResp.StringOf("group.deleted")
Dim Description As String
Description = jResp.StringOf("group.description")
Dim Id As String
Id = jResp.StringOf("group.id")
Dim Is_public As String
Is_public = jResp.StringOf("group.is_public")
Dim Updated_at As String
Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("group.updated_at")
Dim v_Url As String
v_Url = jResp.StringOf("group.url")

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Group",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/groups",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "groups"
      ]
    },
    "description": "#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n* Agents assigned to a custom role with permissions to manage groups (Enterprise only)\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Created response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/groups",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "groups"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"group\": {\n    \"name\": \"<string>\",\n    \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"deleted\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"description\": \"<string>\",\n    \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n    \"is_public\": \"<boolean>\",\n    \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n    \"url\": \"<string>\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}