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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
xml: HCkXml;
sbRequestBody: HCkStringBuilder;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,True);
CkHttp_putLogin(http,'{{webservice_key}}');
CkHttp_putPassword(http,'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">
//     <category>
//         <name>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
//         </name>
//         <link_rewrite>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
//         </link_rewrite>
//         <description>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
//         </description>
//         <active>1</active>
//         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
//     </category>
// </prestashop>
// 

xml := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_putTag(xml,'prestashop');
CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,'xmlns:xlink','http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink');
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,'category|name|language',True,'id','1');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'category|name|language','Category demo');
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,'category|link_rewrite|language',True,'id','1');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'category|link_rewrite|language','category-demo');
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,'category|description|language',True,'id','1');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'category|description|language','my awesome category description');
CkXml_UpdateChildContentInt(xml,'category|active',1);
CkXml_UpdateChildContentInt(xml,'category|id_parent',1);

sbRequestBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkXml_GetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody);

resp := CkHttp_PTextSb(http,'POST','https://localhost:8080/api/categories',sbRequestBody,'utf-8','application/xml',False,False);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp)));
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkXml_Dispose(xml);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);

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">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "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<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}