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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
accessCount: Integer;
iconColor: PWideChar;
iconUrl: PWideChar;
id: PWideChar;
lastAccessDate: PWideChar;
name: PWideChar;
objectType: PWideChar;
sortOrder: Integer;
subtitle: PWideChar;
target: PWideChar;
targetType: PWideChar;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// 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": "Favorite Name",
//   "sortOrder": 1,
//   "target": "API Name or ID",
//   "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'name','Favorite Name');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'sortOrder',1);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'target','API Name or ID');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'targetType','ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab');

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

resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites','application/json',json);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));

respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    Exit;
  end;
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

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

// {
//   "accessCount": 1,
//   "iconColor": "5867E8",
//   "iconUrl": "https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png",
//   "id": "0MV4H0000004qIeWAI",
//   "lastAccessDate": "2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z",
//   "name": "AllAccountsListView",
//   "objectType": "Account",
//   "sortOrder": 1,
//   "subtitle": "Accounts",
//   "target": "00B58000002ssinEAA",
//   "targetType": "ListView"
// }

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

accessCount := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'accessCount');
iconColor := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'iconColor');
iconUrl := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'iconUrl');
id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'id');
lastAccessDate := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'lastAccessDate');
name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'name');
objectType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'objectType');
sortOrder := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'sortOrder');
subtitle := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'subtitle');
target := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'target');
targetType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'targetType');

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "name": "Favorite Name",
    "sortOrder": 1,
    "target": "API Name or ID",
    "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a Favorite",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"Favorite Name\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"target\": \"API Name or ID\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "ui-api",
        "favorites"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a Favorite"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create a Favorite list view",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "ui-api",
            "favorites"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:03:31 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "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": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"accessCount\": 1,\n    \"iconColor\": \"5867E8\",\n    \"iconUrl\": \"https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png\",\n    \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n    \"lastAccessDate\": \"2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z\",\n    \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n    \"objectType\": \"Account\",\n    \"sortOrder\": 1,\n    \"subtitle\": \"Accounts\",\n    \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n    \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}