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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.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.

// {
//   "name": {
//     "en": "Top hat"
//   },
//   "slug": {
//     "en": "top-hat"
//   },
//   "orderHint": "0.1"
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("name.en","Top hat");
json.UpdateString("slug.en","top-hat");
json.UpdateString("orderHint","0.1");

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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "name" : {
    "en" : "Top hat"
  },
  "slug" : {
    "en" : "top-hat"
  },
  "orderHint" : "0.1"
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Category",
  "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(\"category-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-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}}/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "categories"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creating a category produces the CategoryCreated message.",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"Top hat\"\n  },\n  \"slug\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"top-hat\"\n  },\n  \"orderHint\" : \"0.1\"\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}