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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loHttp.BasicAuth = .T.
loHttp.Login = "username"
loHttp.Password = "password"

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "author": {
//     "type": "business",
//     "displayName": "Steve",
//     "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
//   },
//   "content": {
//     "type": "text",
//     "text": "Hello!"
//   },
//   "metadata": {
//     "lang": "en-ca"
//   }
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("author.type","business")
loJson.UpdateString("author.displayName","Steve")
loJson.UpdateString("author.avatarUrl","https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg")
loJson.UpdateString("content.type","text")
loJson.UpdateString("content.text","Hello!")
loJson.UpdateString("metadata.lang","en-ca")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://domain.com/","application/json",loJson)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)

loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loResp
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

release loResp

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

// {
//   "messages": [
//     {
//       "id": "5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977",
//       "received": "2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z",
//       "author": {
//         "type": "business",
//         "displayName": "Steve",
//         "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
//       },
//       "content": {
//         "type": "text",
//         "text": "Hello!"
//       },
//       "metadata": {
//         "lang": "en-ca"
//       },
//       "source": {
//         "type": "api:conversations"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcId = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    lcReceived = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].received")
    lcV_Type = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.type")
    lcDisplayName = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.displayName")
    lcAvatarUrl = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.avatarUrl")
    lcContentType = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.type")
    lcText = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.text")
    lcLang = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].metadata.lang")
    lcSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.type")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loHttp
release loJson
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u 'username:password'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "author": {
        "type": "business",
        "displayName": "Steve",
        "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
    },
    "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "Hello!"
    },
    "metadata": {
        "lang": "en-ca"
    }
}'
https://domain.com/

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Post Message",
  "_postman_id": "28e280a8-5ef8-4ca0-90fc-788603ddd036",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages",
    "description": "Send a message in a particular conversation."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "id": "f660acde-ae81-4787-b433-18bf650ddef6",
      "name": "Created",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer <token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"messages\": [\n  {\n   \"id\": \"5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977\",\n   \"received\": \"2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z\",\n   \"author\": {\n    \"type\": \"business\",\n    \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n    \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n   },\n   \"content\": {\n    \"type\": \"text\",\n    \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n   },\n   \"metadata\": {\n    \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n   },\n   \"source\": {\n    \"type\": \"api:conversations\"\n   }\n  }\n ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}