VB.NET

X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
' -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
' -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
' -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

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

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("text","Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
' Get our access token.
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load x.json")
    Exit Sub
End If


' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.x.com/2/tweets",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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

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

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

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


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

' {
'   "data": {
'     "id": "1346889436626259968",
'     "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
'   }
' }

' 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 Id As String = jResp.StringOf("data.id")
Dim Text As String = jResp.StringOf("data.text")