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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

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

    CkHttpW http;
    bool success;

    http.put_BasicAuth(true);
    http.put_Login(L"username");
    http.put_Password(L"password");

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

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

    // {
    //   "author": {
    //     "type": "business",
    //     "displayName": "Steve",
    //     "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
    //   },
    //   "content": {
    //     "type": "text",
    //     "text": "Hello!"
    //   },
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "lang": "en-ca"
    //   }
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"author.type",L"business");
    json.UpdateString(L"author.displayName",L"Steve");
    json.UpdateString(L"author.avatarUrl",L"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg");
    json.UpdateString(L"content.type",L"text");
    json.UpdateString(L"content.text",L"Hello!");
    json.UpdateString(L"metadata.lang",L"en-ca");

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Content-Type",L"application/json");

    CkHttpResponseW *resp = http.PostJson3(L"https://domain.com/",L"application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp->GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp->header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        delete resp;
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

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

    // {
    //   "messages": [
    //     {
    //       "id": "5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977",
    //       "received": "2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z",
    //       "author": {
    //         "type": "business",
    //         "displayName": "Steve",
    //         "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
    //       },
    //       "content": {
    //         "type": "text",
    //         "text": "Hello!"
    //       },
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "lang": "en-ca"
    //       },
    //       "source": {
    //         "type": "api:conversations"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    const wchar_t *id = 0;
    const wchar_t *received = 0;
    const wchar_t *v_Type = 0;
    const wchar_t *DisplayName = 0;
    const wchar_t *AvatarUrl = 0;
    const wchar_t *contentType = 0;
    const wchar_t *Text = 0;
    const wchar_t *Lang = 0;
    const wchar_t *sourceType = 0;

    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        id = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].id");
        received = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].received");
        v_Type = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].author.type");
        DisplayName = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].author.displayName");
        AvatarUrl = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].author.avatarUrl");
        contentType = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].content.type");
        Text = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].content.text");
        Lang = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].metadata.lang");
        sourceType = jResp.stringOf(L"messages[i].source.type");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u 'username:password'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "author": {
        "type": "business",
        "displayName": "Steve",
        "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
    },
    "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "Hello!"
    },
    "metadata": {
        "lang": "en-ca"
    }
}'
https://domain.com/

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Post Message",
  "_postman_id": "28e280a8-5ef8-4ca0-90fc-788603ddd036",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages",
    "description": "Send a message in a particular conversation."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "id": "f660acde-ae81-4787-b433-18bf650ddef6",
      "name": "Created",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer <token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"messages\": [\n  {\n   \"id\": \"5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977\",\n   \"received\": \"2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z\",\n   \"author\": {\n    \"type\": \"business\",\n    \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n    \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n   },\n   \"content\": {\n    \"type\": \"text\",\n    \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n   },\n   \"metadata\": {\n    \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n   },\n   \"source\": {\n    \"type\": \"api:conversations\"\n   }\n  }\n ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}