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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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": "name-for-new-list",
#   "description": "description-of-list",
#   "private": false
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("name","name-for-new-list");
$json->UpdateString("description","description-of-list");
$json->UpdateBool("private",0);

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("<access_token>");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.twitter.com/2/lists","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "name": "name-for-new-list",
    "description": "description-of-list",
    "private": false
}'
https://api.twitter.com/2/lists

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a list",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"name-for-new-list\",\n    \"description\": \"description-of-list\",\n    \"private\": false\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/lists",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "lists"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows the authenticated user to create a new List.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/lists/manage-lists/api-reference/post-lists) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}