C#

VoiceBase -- Upload a Media File with a JSON Configuration

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This example uploads a media file and also provides a configuration file. C#

bool success = false;

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

//  Insert your Bearer token here:
string accessToken = "VOICEBASE_TOKEN";

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

Chilkat.HttpRequest req = new Chilkat.HttpRequest();
req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.Path = "/v2-beta/media";
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";

//  Add the access (bearer) token to the request, which is a header
//  having the following format:
//  Authorization: Bearer <userAccessToken>
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbAuth = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
sbAuth.Append(accessToken);
req.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString());

success = req.AddFileForUpload2("media","qa_data/wav/msg_123_abc.wav","audio/x-wav");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(req.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  This is the JSON of the configuration to be added as a parameter to the upload:
//  (Obviously, if you want a callback, you would use a URL that goes to your own web server..)

//  	{ 
//  	   "configuration":{ 
//  	      "publish":{ 
//  	         "callbacks":[
//  	            { 
//  	               "url":"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/dss/update_vm_transcription.asp",
//  	               "method":"POST",
//  	               "include":[
//  	                  "transcripts",
//  	                  "keywords",
//  	                  "topics",
//  	                  "metadata"
//  	               ]
//  	            }
//  	         ]
//  	      },
//  	      "keywords":{ 
//  	         "groups":[]
//  	      }
//  	   }
//  	}

//  This code produces the above JSON.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/dss/update_vm_transcription.asp");
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].method","POST");
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[0]","transcripts");
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[1]","keywords");
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[2]","topics");
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[3]","metadata");

Chilkat.JsonObject jConfig = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.ObjectOf2("configuration",jConfig);

Chilkat.JsonObject jKeywords = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jConfig.AppendObject2("keywords",jKeywords);

Chilkat.JsonArray jGroups = new Chilkat.JsonArray();
jKeywords.AppendArray2("groups",jGroups);

//  Add the configuration JSON to the upload.
req.AddParam("configuration",json.Emit());

//  Do the upload..
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpSReq("apis.voicebase.com",443,true,req,resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Examine the response status code and body.
Debug.WriteLine("Response status code = " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));

//  The response should be JSON, even if an error.
json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
json.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

//  A successful response will have a status code = 200
if (resp.StatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
}
else {
    Debug.WriteLine("mediaId: " + json.StringOf("mediaId"));
    Debug.WriteLine("href: " + json.StringOf("_links.self.href"));
    Debug.WriteLine("status: " + json.StringOf("status"));
    Debug.WriteLine("Success.");
}

//  Here is an example of a successful response:

//  	{ 
//  	  "_links": { 
//  	    "self": { 
//  	      "href": "/v2-beta/media/856a1e85-c847-4c3c-b7a4-6cf15cd51db4"
//  	    }
//  	  },
//  	  "mediaId": "856a1e85-c847-4c3c-b7a4-6cf15cd51db4",
//  	  "status": "accepted",
//  	  "metadata": {}
//  	}