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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "email": "<random>@example.com",
//   "firstName": "John",
//   "lastName": "Doe",
//   "password": "secret123"
// }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("email","<random>@example.com")
success = json.UpdateString("firstName","John")
success = json.UpdateString("lastName","Doe")
success = json.UpdateString("password","secret123")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/customers",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog(Str(resp.StatusCode))
System.DebugLog(resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "email" : "<random>@example.com",
  "firstName" : "John",
  "lastName" : "Doe",
  "password" : "secret123"
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/customers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Customer",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "tests[\"Status code \" + responseCode.code] = responseCode.code === 200 || responseCode.code === 201;",
          "var data = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].id && data.results[0].version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-key\", data.key);",
          "}",
          ""
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": {
        "accessToken": "{{ctp_access_token}}",
        "addTokenTo": "header",
        "tokenType": "Bearer"
      }
    },
    "method": "post",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{host}}/{{project-key}}/customers",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "customers"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates a customer. If an anonymous cart is passed in,\nthen the cart is assigned to the created customer and the version number of the Cart will increase.\nIf the ID of an anonymous session is given, all carts and orders will be assigned to the created customer.\n",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"email\" : \"<random>@example.com\",\n  \"firstName\" : \"John\",\n  \"lastName\" : \"Doe\",\n  \"password\" : \"secret123\"\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}