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Outlook Contacts Create a Contact

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Creates an Outlook Contact. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    // Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jsonToken.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Send the following POST:

    // POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts
    // Content-type: application/json
    // 
    // {
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com",
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ]
    // }

    // Build the JSON body of the POST.

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("givenName","Pavel");
    json.UpdateString("surname","Bansky");
    json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].address","pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com");
    json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].name","Pavel Bansky");
    json.UpdateString("businessPhones[0]","+1 732 555 0102");

    // Send the HTTP POST
    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Response status code = " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 201) {
        std::cout << "Failed" << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:

    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT\"",
    //   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:06Z",
    //   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
    //   "birthday": null,
    //   "fileAs": "",
    //   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "initials": null,
    //   "middleName": null,
    //   "nickName": null,
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "title": null,
    //   "yomiGivenName": null,
    //   "yomiSurname": null,
    //   "yomiCompanyName": null,
    //   "generation": null,
    //   "imAddresses": [
    //   ],
    //   "jobTitle": null,
    //   "companyName": null,
    //   "department": null,
    //   "officeLocation": null,
    //   "profession": null,
    //   "businessHomePage": null,
    //   "assistantName": null,
    //   "manager": null,
    //   "homePhones": [
    //   ],
    //   "mobilePhone": null,
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ],
    //   "spouseName": null,
    //   "personalNotes": "",
    //   "children": [
    //   ],
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "homeAddress": {},
    //   "businessAddress": {},
    //   "otherAddress": {}
    // }

    std::cout << "Contact created." << "\r\n";
    }