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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"?>
' <user>
' <roles>
' <role>
' <name>Admin</name>
' </role>
' <role>
' <name>User</name>
' </role>
' </roles>
' </user>
'
Dim xml As New ChilkatXml
xml.Tag = "user"
xml.UpdateChildContent "roles|role|name","Admin"
xml.UpdateChildContent "roles|role[1]|name","User"
' 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("PUT","https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=[""id"",{""roles"":[""name""]}]",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 PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<user>
<roles>
<role>
<name>Admin</name>
</role>
<role>
<name>User</name>
</role>
</roles>
</user>'
https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=["id",{"roles":["name"]}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Set / add roles on a user record",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<user>\n <roles>\n <role>\n <name>Admin</name>\n </role>\n <role>\n <name>User</name>\n </role>\n </roles>\n</user>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/users/:id?fields=[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":id"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "id",
"value": "279"
}
]
},
"description": "The process of updating user roles involves two API calls - 1) Remove all roles and 2) Set/add the roles on the user record. "
},
"response": [
]
}