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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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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

' 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

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("""template@odata.bind""","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teamsTemplates('standard')")
json.UpdateString("visibility","Private")
json.UpdateString("displayName","Sample Engineering Team")
json.UpdateString("description","This is a sample engineering team, used to showcase the range of properties supported by this API")
json.UpdateString("channels[0].displayName","Announcements")
json.UpdateBool("channels[0].isFavoriteByDefault",True)
json.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.")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].displayName","Training")
json.UpdateBool("channels[1].isFavoriteByDefault",True)
json.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.")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].""teamsApp@odata.bind""","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.web')")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].name","A Pinned Website")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].configuration.contentUrl","https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/microsoft-teams")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].""teamsApp@odata.bind""","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.youtube')")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].name","A Pinned YouTube Video")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.contentUrl","https://tabs.teams.microsoft.com/Youtube/Home/YoutubeTab?videoId=X8krAMdGvCQ")
json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.websiteUrl","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8krAMdGvCQ")
json.UpdateString("channels[2].displayName","Planning")
json.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.")
json.UpdateBool("channels[2].isFavoriteByDefault",False)
json.UpdateString("channels[3].displayName","Issues and Feedback")
json.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.")
json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",True)
json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowDeleteChannels",True)
json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowAddRemoveApps",True)
json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs",True)
json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors",True)
json.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",False)
json.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowDeleteChannels",False)
json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowGiphy",True)
json.UpdateString("funSettings.giphyContentRating","Moderate")
json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowStickersAndMemes",True)
json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowCustomMemes",True)
json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserEditMessages",True)
json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserDeleteMessages",True)
json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowOwnerDeleteMessages",True)
json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowTeamMentions",True)
json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowChannelMentions",True)
json.UpdateBool("discoverySettings.showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions",True)
json.UpdateString("installedApps[0].""teamsApp@odata.bind""","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')")
json.UpdateString("installedApps[1].""teamsApp@odata.bind""","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('1542629c-01b3-4a6d-8f76-1938b779e48d')")

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

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' A successful response is indicated by a 202 response status code and an empty response body.
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

If (resp.StatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
End If