Classic ASP / Postman API / Update an API
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<%
' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "api": {
' "name": "New name",
' "description": "This is an updated Description"
' }
' }
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("api.name","New name")
success = json.UpdateString("api.description","This is an updated Description")
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}"
set sbRequestBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
' resp is a Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "api": {
' "id": "387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade",
' "name": "Sync API",
' "summary": "This is a summary",
' "description": "This is a description.",
' "createdBy": "5665",
' "createdAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49",
' "updatedAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Id = jResp.StringOf("api.id")
Name = jResp.StringOf("api.name")
Summary = jResp.StringOf("api.summary")
Description = jResp.StringOf("api.description")
CreatedBy = jResp.StringOf("api.createdBy")
CreatedAt = jResp.StringOf("api.createdAt")
UpdatedAt = jResp.StringOf("api.updatedAt")
%>
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</html>
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"api": {
"name": "New name",
"description": "This is an updated Description"
}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update an API",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"apis",
"{{apiId}}"
]
},
"description": "This call updates an existing API . \n\nRequest body should contain an `api` object which should have the fields to be updated. Only `name`, `summary` and `description` fields can be edited for an API.\n\nResponse contains an `api` object with all the details related to the created API, namely, `id`, `name`, `summary`, `description` etc. \n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Update an API",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"apis",
"{{apiId}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n\t\"api\":{\n\t\t\"id\": \"387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Sync API\",\n\t\t\"summary\": \"This is a summary\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is a description.\",\n\t\t\"createdBy\": \"5665\",\n\t\t\"createdAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\",\n\t\t\"updatedAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\"\n\t}\n}"
}
]
}
