VB6 / Postman API / Create API Version
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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 JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "version": {
' "name": "1.0",
' "source": {
' "id": "{{apiVersionId}}",
' "schema": true,
' "relations": {
' "monitor": true,
' "mock": true,
' "documentation": true
' }
' }
' }
' }
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("version.name","1.0")
success = json.UpdateString("version.source.id","{{apiVersionId}}")
success = json.UpdateBool("version.source.schema",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("version.source.relations.monitor",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("version.source.relations.mock",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("version.source.relations.documentation",1)
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}/versions","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "version": {
' "id": "d71cf403-c549-4c7c-9dc6-a6a105acf67c",
' "name": "1.0",
' "api": "2b95d07c-8379-4bd1-924f-e7e1af185284"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim Id As String
Id = jResp.StringOf("version.id")
Dim Name As String
Name = jResp.StringOf("version.name")
Dim Api As String
Api = jResp.StringOf("version.api")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"version": {
"name": "1.0",
"source": {
"id": "{{apiVersionId}}",
"schema": true,
"relations": {
"monitor": true,
"mock": true,
"documentation": true
}
}
}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}/versions
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create API Version",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"version\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"1.0\",\n\t\t\"source\": {\n\t\t\t\"id\": \"{{apiVersionId}}\",\n\t\t\t\"schema\": true,\n\t\t\t\"relations\": {\n\t\t\t\t\"monitor\": true,\n\t\t\t\t\"mock\": true,\n\t\t\t\t\"documentation\": true\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}/versions",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"apis",
"{{apiId}}",
"versions"
]
},
"description": "This call creates a new API version in the specified API. \n\nRequest body should contain a `version` object which should have fields:\n\n<table>\n<tr>\n\t<td>name</td>\n\t<td>Required. Name of the API Version</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n\t<td>source</td>\n\t<td>\n\t\tIf specified, it will copy the contents of the specified api version to create a new api verison.\n\t\t<table>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>id</td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>Required. Id of the apiversion from where the details are to be copied</td>\n\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>schema</td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>Boolean. If true then copies the schema from the specified api version</td>\n\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>relations</td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>Object. {\"<relationType>\": true/false}. \n\t\t\t\t\tAllowed relation types are `mock`, `monitor`, `documentation`, `contracttest`, `integrationtest`, `testsuite`, `environment`\n\t\t\t\tRelation types which should be copied over to the new api verison</td>\n\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t</table>\n\t</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n\nResponse contains a `version` object with all the details related to the created API Version, namely, `id`, `name`, `api`.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create API version",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"version\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"1.0\",\n\t\t\"source\": {\n\t\t\t\"id\": \"{{apiVersionId}}\",\n\t\t\t\"schema\": true,\n\t\t\t\"relations\": {\n\t\t\t\t\"monitor\": true,\n\t\t\t\t\"mock\": true,\n\t\t\t\t\"documentation\": true\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}/versions",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"apis",
"{{apiId}}",
"versions"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n\t\"version\": {\n\t\t\"id\": \"d71cf403-c549-4c7c-9dc6-a6a105acf67c\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"1.0\",\n \t\"api\": \"2b95d07c-8379-4bd1-924f-e7e1af185284\"\n\t}\n}"
}
]
}
