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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
Id: PWideChar;
Name: PWideChar;
Summary: PWideChar;
Description: PWideChar;
CreatedBy: PWideChar;
CreatedAt: PWideChar;
UpdatedAt: 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.

// {
//   "api": {
//     "name": "Sync Service API",
//     "summary": "This is supposed to be a short summary.",
//     "description": "This is description."
//   }
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'api.name','Sync Service API');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'api.summary','This is supposed to be a short summary.');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'api.description','This is description.');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'X-API-Key','{{postman_api_key}}');

resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://api.getpostman.com/apis?workspace=c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605','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)

// {
//   "api": {
//     "id": "387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade",
//     "name": "Sync API",
//     "summary": "This is a summary",
//     "description": "This is supposed to handle markdown *descriptions*.",
//     "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 := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.id');
Name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.name');
Summary := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.summary');
Description := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.description');
CreatedBy := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.createdBy');
CreatedAt := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.createdAt');
UpdatedAt := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'api.updatedAt');

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

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
	"api": {
		"name": "Sync Service API",
		"summary": "This is supposed to be a short summary.",
		"description": "This is description."
	}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/apis?workspace=c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create API",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "const jsonData = pm.response.json();",
          "",
          "pm.test(\"Status code is 200\", function () {",
          "    pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
          "});",
          "",
          "pm.test(\"Should have valid response\", function () {",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data).to.include.all.keys('id', 'name', 'createdAt', 'createdBy', 'updatedAt', 'updatedBy');",
          "    ",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.name).to.be.equal('New API');",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.id).to.be.ok;",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.createdAt).to.be.ok;",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.createdBy).to.be.ok;",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.updatedAt).to.be.ok;",
          "    pm.expect(jsonData.data.updatedBy).to.be.ok;",
          "});",
          "",
          "pm.environment.set(\"apiId\", jsonData.data.id); "
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"Sync Service API\",\n\t\t\"summary\": \"This is supposed to be a short summary.\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is description.\"\n\t}\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis?workspace=c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "apis"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "workspace",
          "value": "c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This call creates a new API with a default API Version.  \n\nRequest body should contain an `api` object which should atleast have a property `name`.\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": "Create API",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"Sync Service API\",\n\t\t\"summary\": \"This is supposed to be a short summary.\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is description.\"\n\t}\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis?workspace=c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "apis"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "workspace",
              "value": "c90a3482-f80d-43d6-9dfb-0830f5e43605"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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 supposed to handle markdown *descriptions*.\",\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}"
    }
  ]
}