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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool 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.

    // {
    //   "key": "lineitemtype",
    //   "name": {
    //     "en": "lineitem"
    //   },
    //   "description": {
    //     "en": "description"
    //   },
    //   "resourceTypeIds": [
    //     "line-item"
    //   ],
    //   "fieldDefinitions": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "offer_name",
    //       "label": {
    //         "en": "offer_name"
    //       },
    //       "required": false,
    //       "type": {
    //         "name": "String"
    //       },
    //       "inputHint": "SingleLine"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("key","lineitemtype");
    json.UpdateString("name.en","lineitem");
    json.UpdateString("description.en","description");
    json.UpdateString("resourceTypeIds[0]","line-item");
    json.UpdateString("fieldDefinitions[0].name","offer_name");
    json.UpdateString("fieldDefinitions[0].label.en","offer_name");
    json.UpdateBool("fieldDefinitions[0].required",false);
    json.UpdateString("fieldDefinitions[0].type.name","String");
    json.UpdateString("fieldDefinitions[0].inputHint","SingleLine");

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

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/types",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << resp->get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp->bodyStr() << "\r\n";
    delete resp;
    }

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "key" : "lineitemtype",
  "name" : {
    "en" : "lineitem"
  },
  "description" : {
    "en" : "description"
  },
  "resourceTypeIds" : [ "line-item" ],
  "fieldDefinitions" : [ {
    "name" : "offer_name",
    "label" : {
      "en" : "offer_name"
    },
    "required" : false,
    "type" : {
      "name" : "String"
    },
    "inputHint" : "SingleLine"
  } ]
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/types

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Type",
  "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(\"type-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"type-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"type-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"type-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"type-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"type-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}}/types",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "types"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "null",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"key\" : \"lineitemtype\",\n  \"name\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"lineitem\"\n  },\n  \"description\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"description\"\n  },\n  \"resourceTypeIds\" : [ \"line-item\" ],\n  \"fieldDefinitions\" : [ {\n    \"name\" : \"offer_name\",\n    \"label\" : {\n      \"en\" : \"offer_name\"\n    },\n    \"required\" : false,\n    \"type\" : {\n      \"name\" : \"String\"\n    },\n    \"inputHint\" : \"SingleLine\"\n  } ]\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}