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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();
# 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": "SampleExternalCredential",
# "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
# "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
# "principals": [
# {
# "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
# "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
# "sequenceNumber": 1
# }
# ],
# "customHeaders": [
# {
# "headerName": "SampleHeader",
# "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
# "sequenceNumber": 1
# }
# ]
# }
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("developerName","SampleExternalCredential");
$json->UpdateString("masterLabel","Sample External Credential");
$json->UpdateString("authenticationProtocol","Custom");
$json->UpdateString("principals[0].principalName","SamplePrincipal");
$json->UpdateString("principals[0].principalType","NamedPrincipal");
$json->UpdateInt("principals[0].sequenceNumber",1);
$json->UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerName","SampleHeader");
$json->UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerValue","SampleHeaderValue");
$json->UpdateInt("customHeaders[0].sequenceNumber",1);
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
exit;
}
$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);
print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";
$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
print "Failed." . "\r\n";
exit;
}
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
# "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
# "customHeaders": [
# {
# "headerName": "SampleHeader",
# "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
# "id": "0pu2o000000KymkAAC",
# "sequenceNumber": 1
# }
# ],
# "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
# "id": "0pt2o000000CaU0AAK",
# "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
# "parameters": [
# ],
# "principals": [
# {
# "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
# "id": "0pu2o000000KymjAAC",
# "parameters": [
# ],
# "principalAccess": [
# ],
# "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
# "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
# "sequenceNumber": 1
# }
# ],
# "relatedNamedCredentials": [
# ],
# "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential"
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$authenticationProtocol = $jResp->stringOf("authenticationProtocol");
$authenticationStatus = $jResp->stringOf("authenticationStatus");
$developerName = $jResp->stringOf("developerName");
$id = $jResp->stringOf("id");
$masterLabel = $jResp->stringOf("masterLabel");
$url = $jResp->stringOf("url");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("customHeaders");
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->put_I($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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray("parameters");
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->put_I($i);
$i = $i + 1;
}
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("principals");
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->put_I($i);
$authenticationStatus = $jResp->stringOf("principals[i].authenticationStatus");
$id = $jResp->stringOf("principals[i].id");
$principalName = $jResp->stringOf("principals[i].principalName");
$principalType = $jResp->stringOf("principals[i].principalType");
$sequenceNumber = $jResp->IntOf("principals[i].sequenceNumber");
$j = 0;
$count_j = $jResp->SizeOfArray("principals[i].parameters");
while ($j < $count_j) {
$jResp->put_J($j);
$j = $j + 1;
}
$j = 0;
$count_j = $jResp->SizeOfArray("principals[i].principalAccess");
while ($j < $count_j) {
$jResp->put_J($j);
$j = $j + 1;
}
$i = $i + 1;
}
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("relatedNamedCredentials");
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->put_I($i);
$i = $i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '{
"developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
"masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
"authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
"principals": [
{
"principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
"principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
"sequenceNumber": 1
}
],
"customHeaders": [
{
"headerName": "SampleHeader",
"headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
"sequenceNumber": 1
}
]
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create External Credential",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"external-credentials"
]
},
"description": "Create an external credential."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Successful Create External Credential",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"external-credentials"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:53:51 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 \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymkAAC\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"id\": \"0pt2o000000CaU0AAK\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"parameters\": [],\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymjAAC\",\n \"parameters\": [],\n \"principalAccess\": [],\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"relatedNamedCredentials\": [],\n \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential\"\n}"
}
]
}
