(JavaScript) Outlook Contacts Update (PATCH) a Contact

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/contact-update?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

// Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

var jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

// Send the following PATCH:

// PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{id}
// Content-type: application/json
// Content-length: 1977
// 
// {
//   "homeAddress": {
//     "street": "123 Some street",
//     "city": "Seattle",
//     "state": "WA",
//     "postalCode": "98121"
//   },
//   "birthday": "1974-07-22"
// }

// Build the JSON body of the POST.

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

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.street","123 Some street");
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.city","Seattle");
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.state","WA");
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.postalCode","98121");
json.UpdateString("birthday","1974-07-22");

// We need the ID of the contact to be updated.
// This was available in the response when we created the contact:  Create an Outlook Contact.
// Or you can list contacts to get the ID: List Outlook Contacts).

var id = "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=";
http.SetUrlVar("id",id);

// Send the HTTP PATCH
var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("PATCH","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{$id}",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Response status code = " + resp.StatusCode);

var jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jResp.Emit());

// The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("Failed");
    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5\"",
//   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
//   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:57:39Z",
//   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
//   "birthday": "1974-07-22T11:59:00Z",
//   "fileAs": "",
//   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
//   "givenName": "Pavel",
//   "initials": null,
//   "middleName": null,
//   "nickName": null,
//   "surname": "Bansky",
//   "title": null,
//   "yomiGivenName": null,
//   "yomiSurname": null,
//   "yomiCompanyName": null,
//   "generation": null,
//   "imAddresses": [
//   ],
//   "jobTitle": null,
//   "companyName": null,
//   "department": null,
//   "officeLocation": null,
//   "profession": null,
//   "businessHomePage": null,
//   "assistantName": null,
//   "manager": null,
//   "homePhones": [
//   ],
//   "mobilePhone": null,
//   "businessPhones": [
//     "+1 732 555 0102"
//   ],
//   "spouseName": null,
//   "personalNotes": "",
//   "children": [
//   ],
//   "emailAddresses": [
//     {
//       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
//       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
//     }
//   ],
//   "homeAddress": {
//     "street": "123 Some street",
//     "city": "Seattle",
//     "state": "WA",
//     "postalCode": "98121"
//   },
//   "businessAddress": {},
//   "otherAddress": {}
// }

console.log("Contact updated.");