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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

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

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

    // {
    //   "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
    //   "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
    //   "principals": [
    //     {
    //       "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
    //       "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
    //       "sequenceNumber": 1
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "customHeaders": [
    //     {
    //       "headerName": "SampleHeader",
    //       "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
    //       "sequenceNumber": 1
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("masterLabel","Sample External Credential");
    json.UpdateString("authenticationProtocol","Custom");
    json.UpdateString("principals[0].principalName","SamplePrincipal");
    json.UpdateString("principals[0].principalType","NamedPrincipal");
    json.UpdateInt("principals[0].sequenceNumber",1);
    json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerName","SampleHeader");
    json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerValue","SampleHeaderValue");
    json.UpdateInt("customHeaders[0].sequenceNumber",1);

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials/:DEVELOPER_NAME",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
    Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");

        return;
        }

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

    // {
    //   "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
    //   "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
    //   "customHeaders": [
    //     {
    //       "headerName": "SampleHeader",
    //       "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
    //       "id": "0pu2o000000KymkAAC",
    //       "sequenceNumber": 1
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
    //   "id": "0pt2o000000CaU0AAK",
    //   "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
    //   "parameters": [
    //   ],
    //   "principals": [
    //     {
    //       "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
    //       "id": "0pu2o000000KymjAAC",
    //       "parameters": [
    //       ],
    //       "principalAccess": [
    //       ],
    //       "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
    //       "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
    //       "sequenceNumber": 1
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "relatedNamedCredentials": [
    //     {
    //       "developerName": "SamplePrivate",
    //       "id": "0XA2o000000XaAQGA0",
    //       "masterLabel": "SamplePrivateLabel",
    //       "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/named-credential-setup/SamplePrivate"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential"
    // }

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

    String headerName;
    String headerValue;
    int sequenceNumber;
    String principalName;
    String principalType;
    int j;
    int count_j;

    String authenticationProtocol = jResp.stringOf("authenticationProtocol");
    String authenticationStatus = jResp.stringOf("authenticationStatus");
    String developerName = jResp.stringOf("developerName");
    String id = jResp.stringOf("id");
    String masterLabel = jResp.stringOf("masterLabel");
    String url = jResp.stringOf("url");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("customHeaders");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        headerName = jResp.stringOf("customHeaders[i].headerName");
        headerValue = jResp.stringOf("customHeaders[i].headerValue");
        id = jResp.stringOf("customHeaders[i].id");
        sequenceNumber = jResp.IntOf("customHeaders[i].sequenceNumber");
        i = i + 1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("parameters");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        authenticationStatus = jResp.stringOf("principals[i].authenticationStatus");
        id = jResp.stringOf("principals[i].id");
        principalName = jResp.stringOf("principals[i].principalName");
        principalType = jResp.stringOf("principals[i].principalType");
        sequenceNumber = jResp.IntOf("principals[i].sequenceNumber");
        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals[i].parameters");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals[i].principalAccess");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            j = j + 1;
            }

        i = i + 1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("relatedNamedCredentials");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        developerName = jResp.stringOf("relatedNamedCredentials[i].developerName");
        id = jResp.stringOf("relatedNamedCredentials[i].id");
        masterLabel = jResp.stringOf("relatedNamedCredentials[i].masterLabel");
        url = jResp.stringOf("relatedNamedCredentials[i].url");
        i = i + 1;
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
   "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
   "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
   "principals": [
      {
         "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
         "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
         "sequenceNumber": 1
      }
   ],
   "customHeaders": [
      {
         "headerName": "SampleHeader",
         "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
         "sequenceNumber": 1
      }
   ]
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials/:DEVELOPER_NAME

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update External Credential",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n   \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n   \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n   \"principals\": [\n      {\n         \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n         \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n         \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n      }\n   ],\n   \"customHeaders\": [\n      {\n         \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n         \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n         \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n      }\n   ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials/:DEVELOPER_NAME",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "named-credentials",
        "external-credentials",
        ":DEVELOPER_NAME"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "DEVELOPER_NAME",
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Update an external credential."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful Update External Credential",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n   \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n   \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n   \"principals\": [\n      {\n         \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n         \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n         \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n      }\n   ],\n   \"customHeaders\": [\n      {\n         \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n         \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n         \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n      }\n   ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials/:DEVELOPER_NAME",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "named-credentials",
            "external-credentials",
            ":DEVELOPER_NAME"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "DEVELOPER_NAME",
              "value": "SampleExternalCredential"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:55:19 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "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": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n    \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n    \"customHeaders\": [\n        {\n            \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n            \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n            \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymkAAC\",\n            \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n        }\n    ],\n    \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n    \"id\": \"0pt2o000000CaU0AAK\",\n    \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n    \"parameters\": [],\n    \"principals\": [\n        {\n            \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n            \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymjAAC\",\n            \"parameters\": [],\n            \"principalAccess\": [],\n            \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n            \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n            \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n        }\n    ],\n    \"relatedNamedCredentials\": [\n        {\n            \"developerName\": \"SamplePrivate\",\n            \"id\": \"0XA2o000000XaAQGA0\",\n            \"masterLabel\": \"SamplePrivateLabel\",\n            \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/named-credential-setup/SamplePrivate\"\n        }\n    ],\n    \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}