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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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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("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

$json = new COM("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',1);
$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',1);
$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',0);
$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',1);
$json->UpdateBool('memberSettings.allowDeleteChannels',1);
$json->UpdateBool('memberSettings.allowAddRemoveApps',1);
$json->UpdateBool('memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs',1);
$json->UpdateBool('memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors',1);
$json->UpdateBool('guestSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels',0);
$json->UpdateBool('guestSettings.allowDeleteChannels',0);
$json->UpdateBool('funSettings.allowGiphy',1);
$json->UpdateString('funSettings.giphyContentRating','Moderate');
$json->UpdateBool('funSettings.allowStickersAndMemes',1);
$json->UpdateBool('funSettings.allowCustomMemes',1);
$json->UpdateBool('messagingSettings.allowUserEditMessages',1);
$json->UpdateBool('messagingSettings.allowUserDeleteMessages',1);
$json->UpdateBool('messagingSettings.allowOwnerDeleteMessages',1);
$json->UpdateBool('messagingSettings.allowTeamMentions',1);
$json->UpdateBool('messagingSettings.allowChannelMentions',1);
$json->UpdateBool('discoverySettings.showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions',1);
$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';

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A successful response is indicated by a 202 response status code and an empty response body.
print 'Response Status Code: ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

if ($resp->StatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
}


?>