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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 ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("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 ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString(Chr(34) & "template@odata.bind" & Chr(34), "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]." & Chr(34) & "teamsApp@odata.bind" & Chr(34), "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]." & Chr(34) & "teamsApp@odata.bind" & Chr(34), "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]." & Chr(34) & "teamsApp@odata.bind" & Chr(34), "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')")
json.UpdateString("installedApps[1]." & Chr(34) & "teamsApp@odata.bind" & Chr(34), "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 ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams", json, "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


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

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