VB.NET

CardConnect Create Profile

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Demonstrates how to create a profile.

A PUT call to the profile endpoint creates a new profile or adds a new account to an existing profile. ...

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api?lang=json#create-update-profile-request

VB.NET

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

http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "API_USERNAME"
http.Password = "API_PASSWORD"

' Build and send the following JSON:

' {
'   "region": "AK",
'   "phone": "7778789999",
'   "accttype": "VISA",
'   "postal": "19090",
'   "ssnl4": "3655",
'   "expiry": "0214",
'   "city": "ANYTOWN",
'   "country": "US",
'   "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
'   "merchid": "496400000840",
'   "name": "TOM JONES",
'   "account": "4444333322221111",
'   "license": "123451254",
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("region","AK")
json.UpdateString("phone","7778789999")
json.UpdateString("accttype","VISA")
json.UpdateString("postal","19090")
json.UpdateString("ssnl4","3655")
json.UpdateString("expiry","0214")
json.UpdateString("city","ANYTOWN")
json.UpdateString("country","US")
json.UpdateString("address","123 MAIN STREET")
json.UpdateString("merchid","MERCHANT_ID")
json.UpdateString("name","TOM JONES")
json.UpdateString("account","4444333322221111")
json.UpdateString("license","123451254")

Dim url As String = "https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/profile"

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpStr("PUT",url,json.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
' must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & resp.StatusCode)

Dim jsonResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("response JSON:")
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResp.Emit())

' A successful response looks like this:

' {
'   "country": "US",
'   "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
'   "resptext": "Profile Saved",
'   "city": "ANYTOWN",
'   "acctid": "1",
'   "respcode": "09",
'   "defaultacct": "Y",
'   "accttype": "VISA",
'   "token": "9441149619831111",
'   "license": "123451254",
'   "respproc": "PPS",
'   "phone": "7778789999",
'   "profileid": "16392957457306633141",
'   "name": "TOM JONES",
'   "auoptout": "N",
'   "postal": "19090",
'   "expiry": "0214",
'   "region": "AK",
'   "ssnl4": "3655",
'   "respstat": "A"
' }

' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Dim country As String = jsonResp.StringOf("country")
Dim address As String = jsonResp.StringOf("address")
Dim resptext As String = jsonResp.StringOf("resptext")
Dim city As String = jsonResp.StringOf("city")
Dim acctid As String = jsonResp.StringOf("acctid")
Dim respcode As String = jsonResp.StringOf("respcode")
Dim defaultacct As String = jsonResp.StringOf("defaultacct")
Dim accttype As String = jsonResp.StringOf("accttype")
Dim token As String = jsonResp.StringOf("token")
Dim license As String = jsonResp.StringOf("license")
Dim respproc As String = jsonResp.StringOf("respproc")
Dim phone As String = jsonResp.StringOf("phone")
Dim profileid As String = jsonResp.StringOf("profileid")
Dim name As String = jsonResp.StringOf("name")
Dim auoptout As String = jsonResp.StringOf("auoptout")
Dim postal As String = jsonResp.StringOf("postal")
Dim expiry As String = jsonResp.StringOf("expiry")
Dim region As String = jsonResp.StringOf("region")
Dim ssnl4 As String = jsonResp.StringOf("ssnl4")
Dim respstat As String = jsonResp.StringOf("respstat")