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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

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "username"
http.Password = "password"

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' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "merchid": "{{merchid}}",
'   "profile": "{{profileid}}/{{acctid}}",
'   "amount": "1.00",
'   "currency": "{{currency}}"
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("merchid","{{merchid}}")
success = json.UpdateString("profile","{{profileid}}/{{acctid}}")
success = json.UpdateString("amount","1.00")
success = json.UpdateString("currency","{{currency}}")

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","{{Authorization}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/auth",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",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
	-u 'username:password'
	-H "Authorization: {{Authorization}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "merchid": "{{merchid}}",
    "profile": "{{profileid}}/{{acctid}}",
    "amount": "1.00",
    "currency": "{{currency}}"
}'
https://domain.com/auth

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Auth (Using Existing Profile ID)",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"profileid\", jsonData.profileid);",
          "var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"acctid\", jsonData.acctid);",
          "var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"retref\", jsonData.retref);",
          "var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"token\", jsonData.token);"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "basic",
      "basic": [
        {
          "key": "password",
          "value": "testing123",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "username",
          "value": "testing",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "showPassword",
          "value": false,
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "{{Authorization}}"
      },
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"merchid\": \"{{merchid}}\",\n    \"profile\": \"{{profileid}}/{{acctid}}\",\n    \"amount\": \"1.00\",\n    \"currency\": \"{{currency}}\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{url}}/auth",
      "host": [
        "{{url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "auth"
      ]
    },
    "description": "[Authorization/Profiles Documentation](https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api#profiles)\n\n**Notes:** \n* First create a profile using the Auth or Profile endpoints.\n* Omit the \"account\" and \"expiry\" parameters"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}