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VB6 / Coupa Postman Collection - OAuth - Master / Create a Task against existing Project

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

' 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"?>
' <task>
'     <title>New Task for a project</title>
'     <description>Learning Tasks API</description>
'     <start-date>2021-11-23T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>
'     <percentage>10</percentage>
'     <linkable-id>15</linkable-id>
'     <linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>
'     <linkable>
'         <id>15</id>
'     </linkable>
' </task>
' 

Dim xml As New ChilkatXml
xml.Tag = "task"
xml.UpdateChildContent "title","New Task for a project"
xml.UpdateChildContent "description","Learning Tasks API"
xml.UpdateChildContent "start-date","2021-11-23T00:00:00-08:00"
xml.UpdateChildContentInt "percentage",10
xml.UpdateChildContentInt "linkable-id",15
xml.UpdateChildContent "linkable-type","Project"
xml.UpdateChildContentInt "linkable|id",15

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("POST","[""id""]}]",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '<task>
    <title>New Task for a project</title>
    <description>Learning Tasks API</description>
    <start-date>2021-11-23T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>
    <percentage>10</percentage>
    <linkable-id>15</linkable-id>
    <linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>
    <linkable>
        <id>15</id>
    </linkable>
</task>'
https://domain.com/projects/:project_id/tasks?fields=["id","created_at","updated_at","title","description","status","owner_id","due_date","start_date","duration","percentage","linkable_type","linkable_id",{ "owner": [ "id"]},{ "resolved_by": [ "id"]},{ "linkable": ["id","created_at","updated_at","name","active","open","description","mention_name","start_date","external_reference_number","end_date","commodity_id","status",{"template_group":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"category": ["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"department":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"users": ["id","email",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"commodity":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"custom_fields": {}}]},{ "created_by": [ "id"]},{ "updated_by": ["id"]}]

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a Task against existing Project",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<task>\n    <title>New Task for a project</title>\n    <description>Learning Tasks API</description>\n    <start-date>2021-11-23T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>\n    <percentage>10</percentage>\n    <linkable-id>15</linkable-id>\n    <linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>\n    <linkable>\n        <id>15</id>\n    </linkable>\n</task>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{URL}}/projects/:project_id/tasks?fields=[\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"title\",\"description\",\"status\",\"owner_id\",\"due_date\",\"start_date\",\"duration\",\"percentage\",\"linkable_type\",\"linkable_id\",{ \"owner\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"resolved_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"linkable\": [\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"name\",\"active\",\"open\",\"description\",\"mention_name\",\"start_date\",\"external_reference_number\",\"end_date\",\"commodity_id\",\"status\",{\"template_group\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"category\": [\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"department\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"users\": [\"id\",\"email\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"commodity\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{ \"created_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"updated_by\": [\"id\"]}]",
      "host": [
        "{{URL}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "projects",
        ":project_id",
        "tasks"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "[\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"title\",\"description\",\"status\",\"owner_id\",\"due_date\",\"start_date\",\"duration\",\"percentage\",\"linkable_type\",\"linkable_id\",{ \"owner\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"resolved_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"linkable\": [\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"name\",\"active\",\"open\",\"description\",\"mention_name\",\"start_date\",\"external_reference_number\",\"end_date\",\"commodity_id\",\"status\",{\"template_group\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"category\": [\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"department\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"users\": [\"id\",\"email\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"commodity\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{ \"created_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"updated_by\": [\"id\"]}]"
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "project_id",
          "value": "15"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}