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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.

# {
#   "api": {
#     "name": "New name",
#     "description": "This is an updated Description"
#   }
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("api.name","New name");
$json->UpdateString("api.description","This is an updated Description");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}");

$sbRequestBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PTextSb("PUT","https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0);
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)

# {
#   "api": {
#     "id": "387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade",
#     "name": "Sync API",
#     "summary": "This is a summary",
#     "description": "This is a description.",
#     "createdBy": "5665",
#     "createdAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49",
#     "updatedAt": "2019-02-12 19:34:49"
#   }
# }

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

$Id = $jResp->stringOf("api.id");
$Name = $jResp->stringOf("api.name");
$Summary = $jResp->stringOf("api.summary");
$Description = $jResp->stringOf("api.description");
$CreatedBy = $jResp->stringOf("api.createdBy");
$CreatedAt = $jResp->stringOf("api.createdAt");
$UpdatedAt = $jResp->stringOf("api.updatedAt");

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
	"api": {
		"name": "New name",
		"description": "This is an updated Description"
	}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update an API",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "apis",
        "{{apiId}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This call updates an existing API .  \n\nRequest body should contain an `api` object which should have the fields to be updated. Only `name`, `summary` and `description` fields can be edited for an API.\n\nResponse contains an `api` object with all the details related to the created API, namely, `id`, `name`, `summary`, `description` etc. \n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update an API",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"New name\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is an updated Description\"\n\t}\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "apis",
            "{{apiId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n\t\"api\":{\n\t\t\"id\": \"387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Sync API\",\n\t\t\"summary\": \"This is a summary\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"This is a description.\",\n\t\t\"createdBy\": \"5665\",\n\t\t\"createdAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\",\n\t\t\"updatedAt\": \"2019-02-12 19:34:49\"\n\t}\n}"
    }
  ]
}