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IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

    CkHttp::setCkBasicAuth(http, 1)
    CkHttp::setCkLogin(http, "{{webservice_key}}")
    CkHttp::setCkPassword(http, "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>
    ; 

    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::setCkTag(xml, "prestashop")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"article|title|language",1,"id","1")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"article|title|language","My title in english")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"article|title|language[1]",1,"id","2")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"article|title|language[1]","Mon titre en français")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"article|type","Blog post")

    sbRequestBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbRequestBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::ckGetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody)

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPTextSb(http,"POST","https://localhost:8080/api/articles",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",0,0)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Debug CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)



    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

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": [
  ]
}