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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "api": {
#     "name": "New name",
#     "description": "This is an updated Description"
#   }
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "api.name" "New name"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "api.description" "This is an updated Description"

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "X-API-Key" "{{postman_api_key}}"

set sbRequestBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkJsonObject_EmitSb $json $sbRequestBody

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PTextSb $http "PUT" "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}" $sbRequestBody "utf-8" "application/json" 0 0]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

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

# {
#   "api": {
#     "id": "387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade",
#     "name": "Sync API",
#     "summary": "This is a summary",
#     "description": "This is a description.",
#     "createdBy": "5665",
#     "createdAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49",
#     "updatedAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49"
#   }
# }

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

set Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.id"]
set Name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.name"]
set Summary [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.summary"]
set Description [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.description"]
set CreatedBy [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.createdBy"]
set CreatedAt [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.createdAt"]
set UpdatedAt [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "api.updatedAt"]

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
	"api": {
		"name": "New name",
		"description": "This is an updated Description"
	}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update an API",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "apis",
        "{{apiId}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This call updates an existing API .  \n\nRequest body should contain an `api` object which should have the fields to be updated. Only `name`, `summary` and `description` fields can be edited for an API.\n\nResponse contains an `api` object with all the details related to the created API, namely, `id`, `name`, `summary`, `description` etc. \n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update an API",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "apis",
            "{{apiId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n\t\"api\":{\n\t\t\"id\": \"387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Sync API\",\n\t\t\"summary\": \"This is a summary\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is a description.\",\n\t\t\"createdBy\": \"5665\",\n\t\t\"createdAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\",\n\t\t\"updatedAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\"\n\t}\n}"
    }
  ]
}