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Python / Postman API / Create Workspace

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import sys
import chilkat2

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "workspace": {
#     "name": "New Workspace",
#     "type": "personal",
#     "description": "Some description",
#     "collections": [
#       {
#         "id": "e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d",
#         "name": "Straw hats",
#         "uid": "8154-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d"
#       }
#     ],
#     "environments": [
#       {
#         "id": "83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b",
#         "name": "env",
#         "uid": "8154-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b"
#       }
#     ],
#     "mocks": [
#       {
#         "id": "cda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65"
#       }
#     ],
#     "monitors": [
#       {
#         "id": "1e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec"
#       }
#     ]
#   }
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("workspace.name","New Workspace")
json.UpdateString("workspace.type","personal")
json.UpdateString("workspace.description","Some description")
json.UpdateString("workspace.collections[0].id","e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d")
json.UpdateString("workspace.collections[0].name","Straw hats")
json.UpdateString("workspace.collections[0].uid","8154-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d")
json.UpdateString("workspace.environments[0].id","83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b")
json.UpdateString("workspace.environments[0].name","env")
json.UpdateString("workspace.environments[0].uid","8154-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b")
json.UpdateString("workspace.mocks[0].id","cda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65")
json.UpdateString("workspace.monitors[0].id","1e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec")

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.getpostman.com/workspaces","application/json",json)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "workspace": {
#     "id": "cfbcd9bf-cc8b-4d6f-b8ef-440a3e49e29f",
#     "name": "New Workspace"
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

Id = jResp.StringOf("workspace.id")
Name = jResp.StringOf("workspace.name")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "workspace": {
        "name": "New Workspace",
        "type": "personal",
        "description": "Some description",
        "collections": [
            {
                "id": "e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d",
                "name": "Straw hats",
                "uid": "8154-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d"
            }
        ],
        "environments": [
            {
                "id": "83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b",
                "name": "env",
                "uid": "8154-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b"
            }
        ],
        "mocks": [
            {
                "id": "cda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65"
            }
        ],
        "monitors": [
            {
                "id": "1e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec"
            }
        ]
    }
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/workspaces

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Workspace",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"workspace\": {\n        \"name\": \"New Workspace\",\n        \"type\": \"personal\",\n        \"description\": \"Some description\",\n        \"collections\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\",\n                \"name\": \"Straw hats\",\n                \"uid\": \"8154-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"environments\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\",\n                \"name\": \"env\",\n                \"uid\": \"8154-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"mocks\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"cda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"monitors\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"1e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/workspaces",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "workspaces"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to create a workspace and populate it with entities like `collections`, `environments`, `mocks` and `monitors` using their `uid`.\n\nOn successful creation of the workspace, the response returns the workspcae `name` and `id`.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful Response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"workspace\": {\n        \"name\": \"New Workspace\",\n        \"type\": \"personal\",\n        \"description\": \"Some description\",\n        \"collections\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\",\n                \"name\": \"Straw hats\",\n                \"uid\": \"8154-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"environments\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\",\n                \"name\": \"env\",\n                \"uid\": \"8154-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"mocks\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"cda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"monitors\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"1e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/workspaces",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "workspaces"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"workspace\": {\n        \"id\": \"cfbcd9bf-cc8b-4d6f-b8ef-440a3e49e29f\",\n        \"name\": \"New Workspace\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Instance supplied not found",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"workspace\": {\n        \"name\": \"New Workspace\",\n        \"type\": \"personal\",\n        \"description\": \"Some description\",\n        \"collections\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\",\n                \"name\": \"Straw hats\",\n                \"uid\": \"8153-e1fc3c38-a0b8-44a3-bd44-d753a96b2e9d\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"environments\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\",\n                \"name\": \"env\",\n                \"uid\": \"8153-83a1aaa2-a204-4bd8-9b92-4d486918906b\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"mocks\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"dda672ef-1375-40e9-baee-e20ece8d7b65\"\n            }\n        ],\n        \"monitors\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"2e889bd2-3862-4be0-b2c2-9b1fe9673aec\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/workspaces",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "workspaces"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"error\": {\n        \"name\": \"instanceNotFoundError\",\n        \"message\": \"Instance not found in the database.\"\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}