Back to Collection Items
<?php
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML
// The following XML is sent in the request body.
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <commodity>
// <active>true</active>
// <name>Microsoft Office</name>
// <category/>
// <parent>
// <name>Microsoft Services</name>
// </parent>
// <custom-fields>
// <gl-account>0010</gl-account>
// </custom-fields>
// </commodity>
//
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Xml')
$xml = new COM("Chilkat.Xml");
$xml->Tag = 'commodity';
$xml->UpdateChildContent('active','true');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('name','Microsoft Office');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('category','');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('parent|name','Microsoft Services');
$xml->UpdateChildContentInt('custom-fields|gl-account',0010);
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->AuthToken = '<access_token>';
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbRequestBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$xml->GetXmlSb($sbRequestBody);
// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PTextSb('POST','https://domain.com/commodities?fields=[\'id\',\'category\',\'name\',\'active\',{\'parent\':[\'id\',\'name\',\'category\',{\'custom_fields\':{}}]},{\'custom_fields\':{}}]',$sbRequestBody,'utf-8','application/xml',0,0);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
exit;
}
print $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";
?>
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<commodity>
<active>true</active>
<name>Microsoft Office</name>
<category></category>
<parent>
<name>Microsoft Services</name>
</parent>
<custom-fields>
<gl-account>0010</gl-account>
</custom-fields>
</commodity>'
https://domain.com/commodities?fields=["id","category","name","active",{"parent":["id","name","category",{"custom_fields":{}}]},{"custom_fields":{}}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Commodity with a Parent",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<commodity>\n <active>true</active>\n <name>Microsoft Office</name>\n <category></category>\n <parent>\n <name>Microsoft Services</name>\n </parent>\n <custom-fields>\n <gl-account>0010</gl-account>\n </custom-fields>\n</commodity>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/commodities?fields=[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"commodities"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}