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var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
xml: TChilkatXml;
sbRequestBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

http.BasicAuth := 1;
http.Login := '{{webservice_key}}';
http.Password := 'password';

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

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

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
//     <article>
//         <title>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[My title in english]]></language>
//             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]></language>
//         </title>
//         <type><![CDATA[Blog post]]></type>
//     </article>
// </prestashop>
// 

xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xml.Tag := 'prestashop';
xml.AddAttribute('xmlns:xlink','http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink');
xml.UpdateAttrAt('article|title|language',1,'id','1');
xml.UpdateChildContent('article|title|language','My title in english');
xml.UpdateAttrAt('article|title|language[1]',1,'id','2');
xml.UpdateChildContent('article|title|language[1]','Mon titre en français');
xml.UpdateChildContent('article|type','Blog post');

sbRequestBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody.ControlInterface);

resp := http.PTextSb('POST','https://localhost:8080/api/articles',sbRequestBody.ControlInterface,'utf-8','application/xml',0,0);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <article>
        <title>
            <language id="1">
                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>
            </language>
            <language id="2">
                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>
            </language>
        </title>
        <type>
            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>
        </type>
    </article>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/articles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create article",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n    <article>\n        <title>\n            <language id=\"1\">\n                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>\n            </language>\n            <language id=\"2\">\n                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>\n            </language>\n        </title>\n        <type>\n            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>\n        </type>\n    </article>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/articles",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "articles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}