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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

    // 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": "MyNamedCredential",
    //   "Metadata": {
    //     "label": "My Named Credential",
    //     "endpoint": "arn:aws:AWS_REGION:AWS_ACCOUNT_ID",
    //     "principalType": "Anonymous",
    //     "protocol": "NoAuthentication"
    //   }
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("FullName","MyNamedCredential")
    json.UpdateString("Metadata.label","My Named Credential")
    json.UpdateString("Metadata.endpoint","arn:aws:AWS_REGION:AWS_ACCOUNT_ID")
    json.UpdateString("Metadata.principalType","Anonymous")
    json.UpdateString("Metadata.protocol","NoAuthentication")

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.SetAuthToken("<access_token>")

    resp := http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/NamedCredential","application/json",json)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode())
    fmt.Println(resp.BodyStr())
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "FullName": "MyNamedCredential",
    "Metadata": {
        "label": "My Named Credential",
        "endpoint": "arn:aws:AWS_REGION:AWS_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "principalType": "Anonymous",
        "protocol": "NoAuthentication"
    }
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/NamedCredential

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create named credential",
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "strictSSL": false
  },
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"FullName\": \"MyNamedCredential\",\n    \"Metadata\": {\n        \"label\": \"My Named Credential\",\n        \"endpoint\": \"arn:aws:AWS_REGION:AWS_ACCOUNT_ID\",\n        \"principalType\": \"Anonymous\",\n        \"protocol\": \"NoAuthentication\"\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/NamedCredential",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "tooling",
        "sobjects",
        "NamedCredential"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}