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VB6 / easybill REST API / Create position group

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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.

' {
'   "number": "<string>",
'   "name": "<string>",
'   "description": null,
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "display_name": "<string>",
'   "id": "<long>"
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("number","<string>")
success = json.UpdateString("name","<string>")
success = json.UpdateNull("description")
success = json.UpdateString("login_id","<long>")
success = json.UpdateString("display_name","<string>")
success = json.UpdateString("id","<long>")

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

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/position-groups","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)

' {
'   "number": "<string>",
'   "name": "<string>",
'   "description": null,
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "display_name": "<string>",
'   "id": "<long>"
' }

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

Dim v_number As String
v_number = jResp.StringOf("number")
Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim login_id As String
login_id = jResp.StringOf("login_id")
Dim display_name As String
display_name = jResp.StringOf("display_name")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: {{apiKey}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "number": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": null,
  "login_id": "<long>",
  "display_name": "<string>",
  "id": "<long>"
}'
https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/position-groups

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create position group",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"number\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"display_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/position-groups",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "position-groups"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful operation",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"number\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"display_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/position-groups",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "position-groups"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"number\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"display_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Too Many Requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"number\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"display_name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/position-groups",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "position-groups"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Too Many Requests",
      "code": 429,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}