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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "developerName": "SamplePrivate",
// "masterLabel": "SamplePrivateLabel",
// "type": "SecuredEndpoint",
// "calloutUrl": "https://api.example.com",
// "externalCredentials": [
// {
// "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential"
// }
// ],
// "customHeaders": [
// {
// "headerName": "SampleHeader",
// "headerValue": "SampleValue",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ],
// "calloutOptions": {
// "allowMergeFieldsInBody": false,
// "allowMergeFieldsInHeader": true,
// "generateAuthorizationHeader": true
// }
// }
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("developerName","SamplePrivate");
json.UpdateString("masterLabel","SamplePrivateLabel");
json.UpdateString("type","SecuredEndpoint");
json.UpdateString("calloutUrl","https://api.example.com");
json.UpdateString("externalCredentials[0].developerName","SampleExternalCredential");
json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerName","SampleHeader");
json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerValue","SampleValue");
json.UpdateInt("customHeaders[0].sequenceNumber",1);
json.UpdateBool("calloutOptions.allowMergeFieldsInBody",false);
json.UpdateBool("calloutOptions.allowMergeFieldsInHeader",true);
json.UpdateBool("calloutOptions.generateAuthorizationHeader",true);
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/named-credential-setup","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "calloutOptions": {
// "allowMergeFieldsInBody": false,
// "allowMergeFieldsInHeader": true,
// "generateAuthorizationHeader": true
// },
// "calloutUrl": "https://api.example.com",
// "customHeaders": [
// {
// "headerName": "SampleHeader",
// "headerValue": "SampleValue",
// "id": "0pv2o000000PAv6AAG",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ],
// "developerName": "SamplePrivate",
// "externalCredentials": [
// {
// "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
// "id": "0pt2o000000CaU0AAK",
// "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
// "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential"
// }
// ],
// "id": "0XA2o000000XaAQGA0",
// "masterLabel": "SamplePrivateLabel",
// "parameters": [
// ],
// "type": "SecuredEndpoint",
// "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/named-credential-setup/SamplePrivate"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
string headerName;
string headerValue;
int sequenceNumber;
bool AllowMergeFieldsInBody = jResp.BoolOf("calloutOptions.allowMergeFieldsInBody");
bool AllowMergeFieldsInHeader = jResp.BoolOf("calloutOptions.allowMergeFieldsInHeader");
bool GenerateAuthorizationHeader = jResp.BoolOf("calloutOptions.generateAuthorizationHeader");
string calloutUrl = jResp.StringOf("calloutUrl");
string developerName = jResp.StringOf("developerName");
string id = jResp.StringOf("id");
string masterLabel = jResp.StringOf("masterLabel");
string v_type = jResp.StringOf("type");
string url = jResp.StringOf("url");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("customHeaders");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
headerName = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].headerName");
headerValue = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].headerValue");
id = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].id");
sequenceNumber = jResp.IntOf("customHeaders[i].sequenceNumber");
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("externalCredentials");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
developerName = jResp.StringOf("externalCredentials[i].developerName");
id = jResp.StringOf("externalCredentials[i].id");
masterLabel = jResp.StringOf("externalCredentials[i].masterLabel");
url = jResp.StringOf("externalCredentials[i].url");
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("parameters");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '{
"developerName": "SamplePrivate",
"masterLabel": "SamplePrivateLabel",
"type": "SecuredEndpoint",
"calloutUrl": "https://api.example.com",
"externalCredentials": [
{
"developerName": "SampleExternalCredential"
}
],
"customHeaders": [
{
"headerName": "SampleHeader",
"headerValue": "SampleValue",
"sequenceNumber": 1
}
],
"calloutOptions": {
"allowMergeFieldsInBody": false,
"allowMergeFieldsInHeader": true,
"generateAuthorizationHeader": true
}
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/named-credential-setup
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Named Credential",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SamplePrivate\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"SamplePrivateLabel\",\n \"type\": \"SecuredEndpoint\",\n \"calloutUrl\": \"https://api.example.com\",\n \"externalCredentials\": [\n {\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\"\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"calloutOptions\": {\n \"allowMergeFieldsInBody\": false,\n \"allowMergeFieldsInHeader\": true,\n \"generateAuthorizationHeader\": true\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/named-credential-setup",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"named-credential-setup"
]
},
"description": "Create a named credential."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Successful Create Named Credential",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SamplePrivate\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"SamplePrivateLabel\",\n \"type\": \"SecuredEndpoint\",\n \"calloutUrl\": \"https://api.example.com\",\n \"externalCredentials\": [\n {\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\"\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"calloutOptions\": {\n \"allowMergeFieldsInBody\": false,\n \"allowMergeFieldsInHeader\": true,\n \"generateAuthorizationHeader\": true\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/named-credential-setup",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"named-credential-setup"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:54:12 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "X-XSS-Protection",
"value": "1; mode=block"
},
{
"key": "X-Robots-Tag",
"value": "none"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"calloutOptions\": {\n \"allowMergeFieldsInBody\": false,\n \"allowMergeFieldsInHeader\": true,\n \"generateAuthorizationHeader\": true\n },\n \"calloutUrl\": \"https://api.example.com\",\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleValue\",\n \"id\": \"0pv2o000000PAv6AAG\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"developerName\": \"SamplePrivate\",\n \"externalCredentials\": [\n {\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"id\": \"0pt2o000000CaU0AAK\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential\"\n }\n ],\n \"id\": \"0XA2o000000XaAQGA0\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"SamplePrivateLabel\",\n \"parameters\": [],\n \"type\": \"SecuredEndpoint\",\n \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/named-credential-setup/SamplePrivate\"\n}"
}
]
}
