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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

$http->put_DigestAuth(1);
$http->put_Login("username");
$http->put_Password("password");

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# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "databaseName": "admin",
#   "password": "changeme123",
#   "roles": [
#     {
#       "databaseName": "sales",
#       "roleName": "readWrite"
#     },
#     {
#       "databaseName": "marketing",
#       "roleName": "read"
#     }
#   ],
#   "scopes": [
#     {
#       "name": "myCluster",
#       "type": "CLUSTER"
#     }
#   ],
#   "username": "david"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("databaseName","admin");
$json->UpdateString("password","changeme123");
$json->UpdateString("roles[0].databaseName","sales");
$json->UpdateString("roles[0].roleName","readWrite");
$json->UpdateString("roles[1].databaseName","marketing");
$json->UpdateString("roles[1].roleName","read");
$json->UpdateString("scopes[0].name","myCluster");
$json->UpdateString("scopes[0].type","CLUSTER");
$json->UpdateString("username","david");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://domain.com/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	--digest -u 'username:password'
	-d '{
         "databaseName": "admin",
         "password": "changeme123",
         "roles": [{
           "databaseName": "sales",
           "roleName": "readWrite"
         }, {
           "databaseName": "marketing",
           "roleName": "read"
         }],
         "scopes": [{
           "name": "myCluster", 
           "type": "CLUSTER"
         }],
         "username": "david"
       }\''
https://domain.com/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a Database User",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "       {\n         \"databaseName\": \"admin\",\n         \"password\": \"changeme123\",\n         \"roles\": [{\n           \"databaseName\": \"sales\",\n           \"roleName\": \"readWrite\"\n         }, {\n           \"databaseName\": \"marketing\",\n           \"roleName\": \"read\"\n         }],\n         \"scopes\": [{\n           \"name\": \"myCluster\", \n           \"type\": \"CLUSTER\"\n         }],\n         \"username\": \"david\"\n       }'",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{base_url}}/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers",
      "host": [
        "{{base_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "atlas",
        "{{version}}",
        "groups",
        "{{ProjectID}}",
        "databaseUsers"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a db user for the project.\n\nhttps://docs.atlas.mongodb.com/reference/api/database-users-create-a-user/"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}