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Microsoft Teams - Create Team (complex request)

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Create a team with multiple channels, installed apps, and pinned tabs using delegated permissions

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Build the following HTTP request:

* POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams
* Content-Type: application/json
* 
* {
*     "template@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teamsTemplates('standard')",
*     "visibility": "Private",
*     "displayName": "Sample Engineering Team",
*     "description": "This is a sample engineering team, used to showcase the range of properties supported by this API",
*     "channels": [
*         {
*             "displayName": "Announcements",
*             "isFavoriteByDefault": true,
*             "description": "This is a sample announcements channel that is favorited by default. Use this channel to make important team, product, and service announcements."
*         },
*         {
*             "displayName": "Training",
*             "isFavoriteByDefault": true,
*             "description": "This is a sample training channel, that is favorited by default, and contains an example of pinned website and YouTube tabs.",
*             "tabs": [
*                 {
*                     "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.web')",
*                     "name": "A Pinned Website",
*                     "configuration": {
*                         "contentUrl": "https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/microsoft-teams"
*                     }
*                 },
*                 {
*                     "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.youtube')",
*                     "name": "A Pinned YouTube Video",
*                     "configuration": {
*                         "contentUrl": "https://tabs.teams.microsoft.com/Youtube/Home/YoutubeTab?videoId=X8krAMdGvCQ",
*                         "websiteUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8krAMdGvCQ"
*                     }
*                 }
*             ]
*         },
*         {
*             "displayName": "Planning",
*             "description": "This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.",
*             "isFavoriteByDefault": false
*         },
*         {
*             "displayName": "Issues and Feedback",
*             "description": "This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu."
*         }
*     ],
*     "memberSettings": {
*         "allowCreateUpdateChannels": true,
*         "allowDeleteChannels": true,
*         "allowAddRemoveApps": true,
*         "allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs": true,
*         "allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors": true
*     },
*     "guestSettings": {
*         "allowCreateUpdateChannels": false,
*         "allowDeleteChannels": false
*     },
*     "funSettings": {
*         "allowGiphy": true,
*         "giphyContentRating": "Moderate",
*         "allowStickersAndMemes": true,
*         "allowCustomMemes": true
*     },
*     "messagingSettings": {
*         "allowUserEditMessages": true,
*         "allowUserDeleteMessages": true,
*         "allowOwnerDeleteMessages": true,
*         "allowTeamMentions": true,
*         "allowChannelMentions": true
*     },
*     "discoverySettings": {
*         "showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions": true
*     },
*     "installedApps": [
*         {
*             "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')"
*         },
*         {
*             "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('1542629c-01b3-4a6d-8f76-1938b779e48d')"
*         }
*     ]
* }

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

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString('"template@odata.bind"',"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teamsTemplates('standard')")
loJson.UpdateString("visibility","Private")
loJson.UpdateString("displayName","Sample Engineering Team")
loJson.UpdateString("description","This is a sample engineering team, used to showcase the range of properties supported by this API")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[0].displayName","Announcements")
loJson.UpdateBool("channels[0].isFavoriteByDefault",1)
loJson.UpdateString("channels[0].description","This is a sample announcements channel that is favorited by default. Use this channel to make important team, product, and service announcements.")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].displayName","Training")
loJson.UpdateBool("channels[1].isFavoriteByDefault",1)
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].description","This is a sample training channel, that is favorited by default, and contains an example of pinned website and YouTube tabs.")
loJson.UpdateString('channels[1].tabs[0]."teamsApp@odata.bind"',"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.web')")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].name","A Pinned Website")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].configuration.contentUrl","https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/microsoft-teams")
loJson.UpdateString('channels[1].tabs[1]."teamsApp@odata.bind"',"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.youtube')")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].name","A Pinned YouTube Video")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.contentUrl","https://tabs.teams.microsoft.com/Youtube/Home/YoutubeTab?videoId=X8krAMdGvCQ")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.websiteUrl","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8krAMdGvCQ")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[2].displayName","Planning")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[2].description","This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.")
loJson.UpdateBool("channels[2].isFavoriteByDefault",0)
loJson.UpdateString("channels[3].displayName","Issues and Feedback")
loJson.UpdateString("channels[3].description","This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.")
loJson.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowDeleteChannels",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowAddRemoveApps",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",0)
loJson.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowDeleteChannels",0)
loJson.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowGiphy",1)
loJson.UpdateString("funSettings.giphyContentRating","Moderate")
loJson.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowStickersAndMemes",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowCustomMemes",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserEditMessages",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserDeleteMessages",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowOwnerDeleteMessages",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowTeamMentions",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowChannelMentions",1)
loJson.UpdateBool("discoverySettings.showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions",1)
loJson.UpdateString('installedApps[0]."teamsApp@odata.bind"',"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')")
loJson.UpdateString('installedApps[1]."teamsApp@odata.bind"',"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('1542629c-01b3-4a6d-8f76-1938b779e48d')")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-type","application/json")

* Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* A successful response is indicated by a 202 response status code and an empty response body.
? "Response Status Code: " + STR(loResp.StatusCode)
? "Response Body:"
? loResp.BodyStr

IF (loResp.StatusCode >= 400) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
ENDIF

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loResp