Visual Basic 6.0

SMSAPI - Create a Contact

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Create a Contact Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST https://api.smsapi.com/contacts -H "Authorization: Bearer token_api_oauth" \
' -d "phone_number=48500000000&email=bok@smsapi.com&first_name=Name&last_name=Last_name&gender=gender&description=description&city=city&groups=default"

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/contacts"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "phone_number","48500000000"
req.AddParam "email","bok@smsapi.com"
req.AddParam "first_name","Name"
req.AddParam "last_name","Last_name"
req.AddParam "gender","gender"
req.AddParam "description","description"
req.AddParam "city","city"
req.AddParam "groups","default"

req.AddHeader "Authorization","Bearer token_api_oauth"

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.smsapi.com/contacts",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "id": "5b802315a788494a04690d1d",
'   "first_name": "string",
'   "last_name": "string",
'   "phone_number": "48500000000",
'   "email": "bok@smsapi.com",
'   "gender": "gender",
'   "city": "city",
'   "date_created": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
'   "date_updated": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
'   "description": "description",
'   "groups": [
'     {
'       "id": "59a3ca1fa78849062837cd0c",
'       "name": "default",
'       "date_created": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
'       "date_updated": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
'       "description": "",
'       "created_by": "username",
'       "idx": null,
'       "contact_expire_after": null,
'       "contacts_count": null
'     }
'   ]
' }

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

Dim date_created As New DtObj
Dim date_updated As New DtObj
Dim name As String
Dim created_by As String
Dim idx As String
Dim contact_expire_after As String
Dim contacts_count As String

Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim first_name As String
first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
Dim last_name As String
last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
Dim phone_number As String
phone_number = jResp.StringOf("phone_number")
Dim email As String
email = jResp.StringOf("email")
Dim gender As String
gender = jResp.StringOf("gender")
Dim city As String
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
success = jResp.DtOf("date_created",0,date_created)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_updated",0,date_updated)
Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("groups")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].id")
    name = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].name")
    success = jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_created",0,date_created)
    success = jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_updated",0,date_updated)
    description = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].description")
    created_by = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].created_by")
    idx = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].idx")
    contact_expire_after = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contact_expire_after")
    contacts_count = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contacts_count")
    i = i + 1
Loop