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LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loSbRequestBody
LOCAL loResp

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.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.

* {
*   "name": "my first watchlist",
*   "symbol": [
*     "GOOG",
*     "TSLA",
*     "FB",
*     "MSFT"
*   ]
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("name","my first watchlist")
loJson.UpdateString("symbol[0]","GOOG")
loJson.UpdateString("symbol[1]","TSLA")
loJson.UpdateString("symbol[2]","FB")
loJson.UpdateString("symbol[3]","MSFT")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Apca-Api-Secret-Key","{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Apca-Api-Key-Id","{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}")

loSbRequestBody = CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loJson.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)

loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/v2/watchlists/:watchlist_id",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
IF (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loSbRequestBody
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? STR(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
RELEASE loResp

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loSbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Apca-Api-Key-Id: {{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}"
	-H "Apca-Api-Secret-Key: {{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}"
	-d '{
  "name": "my first watchlist",
  "symbol": ["GOOG","TSLA","FB","MSFT"]
}'
https://domain.com/v2/watchlists/:watchlist_id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Watchlist",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Key-Id",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}",
        "type": "text"
      },
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Secret-Key",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"my first watchlist\",\n  \"symbol\": [\"GOOG\",\"TSLA\",\"FB\",\"MSFT\"]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{HOST}}/v2/watchlists/:watchlist_id",
      "host": [
        "{{HOST}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v2",
        "watchlists",
        ":watchlist_id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "watchlist_id",
          "value": null
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}