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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var 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.

    // {
    //   "version": 1,
    //   "actions": [
    //     {
    //       "action": "changeName",
    //       "name": {
    //         "en": "New Name"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateInt("version",1);
    json.UpdateString("actions[0].action","changeName");
    json.UpdateString("actions[0].name.en","New Name");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories/key={{category-key}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.StatusCode);
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "version" : 1,
  "actions" : [ {
    "action" : "changeName",
    "name" : {
      "en" : "New Name"
    }
  } ]
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories/key={{category-key}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Category by key",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "tests[\"Status code \" + responseCode.code] = responseCode.code === 200 || responseCode.code === 201;",
          "var data = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].id && data.results[0].version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.key);",
          "}",
          ""
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": {
        "accessToken": "{{ctp_access_token}}",
        "addTokenTo": "header",
        "tokenType": "Bearer"
      }
    },
    "method": "post",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{host}}/{{project-key}}/categories/key={{category-key}}",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "categories",
        "key={{category-key}}"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "null",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"version\" : 1,\n  \"actions\" : [ {\n    \"action\" : \"changeName\",\n    \"name\" : {\n      \"en\" : \"New Name\"\n    }\n  } ]\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}