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LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp

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

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Http')
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "FullName": "Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn",
*   "Metadata": {
*     "channelType": "event",
*     "label": "Carbon Comparison Channel",
*     "urls": null
*   }
* }

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("FullName","Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn")
loJson.UpdateString("Metadata.channelType","event")
loJson.UpdateString("Metadata.label","Carbon Comparison Channel")
loJson.UpdateNull("Metadata.urls")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
* Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{_accessToken}}" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "{{_accessToken}}"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction",'""')

loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel","application/json",loJson)
IF (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? STR(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
RELEASE loResp

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "SOAPAction: \"\""
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{_accessToken}}"
	-d '{
    "FullName": "Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn",
    "Metadata": {
        "channelType": "event",
        "label": "Carbon Comparison Channel",
        "urls": null
    }
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create channel",
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "strictSSL": false
  },
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "SOAPAction",
        "value": "\"\""
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{_accessToken}}"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"FullName\": \"Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn\",\n    \"Metadata\": {\n        \"channelType\": \"event\",\n        \"label\": \"Carbon Comparison Channel\",\n        \"urls\": null\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "tooling",
        "sobjects",
        "PlatformEventChannel"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}