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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    http.BasicAuth = true;
    http.Login = "{{webservice_key}}";
    http.Password = "password";

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

    // The following XML is sent in the request body.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    //     <article>
    //         <title>
    //             <language id="1"><![CDATA[My title in english]]></language>
    //             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]></language>
    //         </title>
    //         <type><![CDATA[Blog post]]></type>
    //     </article>
    // </prestashop>
    // 

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.Tag = "prestashop";
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink");
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("article|title|language",true,"id","1");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("article|title|language","My title in english");
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("article|title|language[1]",true,"id","2");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("article|title|language[1]","Mon titre en français");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("article|type","Blog post");

    var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody);

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/articles",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",false,false);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.StatusCode);
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <article>
        <title>
            <language id="1">
                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>
            </language>
            <language id="2">
                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>
            </language>
        </title>
        <type>
            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>
        </type>
    </article>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/articles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create article",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n    <article>\n        <title>\n            <language id=\"1\">\n                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>\n            </language>\n            <language id=\"2\">\n                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>\n            </language>\n        </title>\n        <type>\n            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>\n        </type>\n    </article>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/articles",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "articles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}