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C / Salesforce Platform APIs / Create a Favorite

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    int accessCount;
    const char *iconColor;
    const char *iconUrl;
    const char *id;
    const char *lastAccessDate;
    const char *name;
    const char *objectType;
    int sortOrder;
    const char *subtitle;
    const char *target;
    const char *targetType;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

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

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

    // {
    //   "name": "Favorite Name",
    //   "sortOrder": 1,
    //   "target": "API Name or ID",
    //   "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"name","Favorite Name");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"sortOrder",1);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"target","API Name or ID");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"targetType","ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,"<access_token>");
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json");

    resp = CkHttp_PostJson3(http,"https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites","application/json",json);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    printf("Response Body:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
    printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "accessCount": 1,
    //   "iconColor": "5867E8",
    //   "iconUrl": "https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png",
    //   "id": "0MV4H0000004qIeWAI",
    //   "lastAccessDate": "2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z",
    //   "name": "AllAccountsListView",
    //   "objectType": "Account",
    //   "sortOrder": 1,
    //   "subtitle": "Accounts",
    //   "target": "00B58000002ssinEAA",
    //   "targetType": "ListView"
    // }

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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    accessCount = CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"accessCount");
    iconColor = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"iconColor");
    iconUrl = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"iconUrl");
    id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"id");
    lastAccessDate = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"lastAccessDate");
    name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"name");
    objectType = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"objectType");
    sortOrder = CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"sortOrder");
    subtitle = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"subtitle");
    target = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"target");
    targetType = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"targetType");


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "name": "Favorite Name",
    "sortOrder": 1,
    "target": "API Name or ID",
    "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a Favorite",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"Favorite Name\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"target\": \"API Name or ID\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "ui-api",
        "favorites"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a Favorite"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create a Favorite list view",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "ui-api",
            "favorites"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:03:31 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"accessCount\": 1,\n    \"iconColor\": \"5867E8\",\n    \"iconUrl\": \"https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png\",\n    \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n    \"lastAccessDate\": \"2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z\",\n    \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n    \"objectType\": \"Account\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"subtitle\": \"Accounts\",\n    \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}