(VB.NET) SMSAPI - Create a Contact

Create a Contact

For more information, see https://www.smsapi.com/docs?shell#create-contact

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST https://api.smsapi.com/contacts -H "Authorization: Bearer token_api_oauth" \
' -d "phone_number=48500000000&email=bok@smsapi.com&first_name=Name&last_name=Last_name&gender=gender&description=description&city=city&groups=default"

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

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/contacts"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam("phone_number","48500000000")
req.AddParam("email","bok@smsapi.com")
req.AddParam("first_name","Name")
req.AddParam("last_name","Last_name")
req.AddParam("gender","gender")
req.AddParam("description","description")
req.AddParam("city","city")
req.AddParam("groups","default")

req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer token_api_oauth")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.smsapi.com/contacts",req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 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)

' {
'   "id": "5b802315a788494a04690d1d",
'   "first_name": "string",
'   "last_name": "string",
'   "phone_number": "48500000000",
'   "email": "bok@smsapi.com",
'   "gender": "gender",
'   "city": "city",
'   "date_created": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
'   "date_updated": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
'   "description": "description",
'   "groups": [
'     {
'       "id": "59a3ca1fa78849062837cd0c",
'       "name": "default",
'       "date_created": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
'       "date_updated": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
'       "description": "",
'       "created_by": "username",
'       "idx": null,
'       "contact_expire_after": null,
'       "contacts_count": null
'     }
'   ]
' }

' 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 date_created As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim date_updated As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim name As String
Dim created_by As String
Dim idx As String
Dim contact_expire_after As String
Dim contacts_count As String

Dim id As String = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim first_name As String = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
Dim last_name As String = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
Dim phone_number As String = jResp.StringOf("phone_number")
Dim email As String = jResp.StringOf("email")
Dim gender As String = jResp.StringOf("gender")
Dim city As String = jResp.StringOf("city")
jResp.DtOf("date_created",False,date_created)
jResp.DtOf("date_updated",False,date_updated)
Dim description As String = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("groups")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].id")
    name = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].name")
    jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_created",False,date_created)
    jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_updated",False,date_updated)
    description = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].description")
    created_by = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].created_by")
    idx = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].idx")
    contact_expire_after = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contact_expire_after")
    contacts_count = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contacts_count")
    i = i + 1
End While