phpExt / Postman API / Create Collection
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<?php
include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$http = new CkHttp();
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "collection": {
// "info": {
// "name": "Sample Collection 909",
// "description": "This is just a sample collection.",
// "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
// },
// "item": [
// {
// "name": "This is a folder",
// "item": [
// {
// "name": "Sample POST Request",
// "request": {
// "url": "https://postman-echo.com/post",
// "method": "POST",
// "header": [
// {
// "key": "Content-Type",
// "value": "application/json"
// }
// ],
// "body": {
// "mode": "raw",
// "raw": "{\"data\": \"123\"}"
// },
// "description": "This is a sample POST Request"
// }
// }
// ]
// },
// {
// "name": "Sample GET Request",
// "request": {
// "url": "https://postman-echo/get",
// "method": "GET",
// "description": "This is a sample GET Request"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// }
$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('collection.info.name','Sample Collection 909');
$json->UpdateString('collection.info.description','This is just a sample collection.');
$json->UpdateString('collection.info.schema','https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].name','This is a folder');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].name','Sample POST Request');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.url','https://postman-echo.com/post');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.method','POST');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.header[0].key','Content-Type');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.header[0].value','application/json');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.body.mode','raw');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.body.raw','{\'data\': \'123\'}');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[0].item[0].request.description','This is a sample POST Request');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[1].name','Sample GET Request');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[1].request.url','https://postman-echo/get');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[1].request.method','GET');
$json->UpdateString('collection.item[1].request.description','This is a sample GET Request');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
$http->SetRequestHeader('X-API-Key','{{postman_api_key}}');
// resp is a CkHttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.getpostman.com/collections','application/json',$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
exit;
}
$sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new CkJsonObject();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(false);
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";
$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
print $resp->header() . "\n";
print 'Failed.' . "\n";
exit;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "collection": {
// "id": "2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9",
// "name": "Sample Collection",
// "uid": "5852-2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9"
// }
// }
// 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('collection.id');
$Name = $jResp->stringOf('collection.name');
$Uid = $jResp->stringOf('collection.uid');
?>
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"collection": {
"info": {
"name": "Sample Collection 909",
"description": "This is just a sample collection.",
"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
},
"item": [
{
"name": "This is a folder",
"item": [
{
"name": "Sample POST Request",
"request": {
"url": "https://postman-echo.com/post",
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\"data\": \"123\"}"
},
"description": "This is a sample POST Request"
}
}
]
},
{
"name": "Sample GET Request",
"request": {
"url": "https://postman-echo/get",
"method": "GET",
"description": "This is a sample GET Request"
}
}
]
}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/collections
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Collection",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"type": "text/javascript",
"exec": [
"pm.test(\"response is ok\", function () {",
" pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
"});",
"",
"pm.test(\"response json data should not have errors\", function () {",
" pm.response.to.have.jsonBody();",
" pm.response.to.not.have.jsonBody('error');",
"});",
"",
"pm.test(\"response json should contain one collection\", function () {",
" pm.expect(pm.response.json()).to.have.property('collection').and.be.an('object');",
"});",
"",
"pm.test(\"response json should return collection details\", function () {",
" pm.expect(pm.response.json()).to.have.property('collection')",
" .and.to.include.keys(['id', 'name', 'uid']);",
"});",
"",
"// additional tests to ensure that the relevant environment variables are present",
"pm.test('\"postman_api_key\" variable should be present', function () {",
" pm.expect(pm.variables.get('postman_api_key')).to.be.a('string');",
"});"
]
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"info\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection 909\",\n \"description\": \"This is just a sample collection.\",\n \"schema\": \"https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json\"\n },\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"This is a folder\",\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample POST Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo.com/post\",\n \"method\": \"POST\",\n \"header\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"Content-Type\",\n \"value\": \"application/json\"\n }\n ],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"raw\",\n \"raw\": \"{\\\"data\\\": \\\"123\\\"}\"\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample POST Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample GET Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo/get\",\n \"method\": \"GET\",\n \"description\": \"This is a sample GET Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"collections"
]
},
"description": "This endpoint allows you to create collections using the Postman Collection v2 format. For more information about the v2 schema, check the format [here](https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.0.0/docs/index.html).\n\nOn successful creation of the collection, the response returns the collection `name`, `id` and the `uid`.\n\nYou can also specify the context of a workspace to create a collection in directly by passing the `workspace` as a query param.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Collection Already Exists",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"variables\": [],\n \"info\": {\n \"_postman_id\": \"ac03df1d-90f0-401d-aa57-39c395253c80\",\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection\",\n \"description\": \"This is just a sample collection.\",\n \"schema\": \"https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.0.0/collection.json\"\n },\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"This is a folder\",\n \"description\": \"\",\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample POST Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"echo.getpostman.com/post\",\n \"method\": \"POST\",\n \"header\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"Content-Type\",\n \"value\": \"application/json\",\n \"description\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"raw\",\n \"raw\": \"{\\n\\t\\\"data\\\": \\\"123\\\"\\n}\"\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample POST Request\"\n },\n \"response\": []\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample GET Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"echo.getpostman.com/get\",\n \"method\": \"GET\",\n \"header\": [],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"formdata\",\n \"formdata\": []\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample GET Request\"\n },\n \"response\": []\n }\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"collections"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"name": "Content-Type",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"error\": {\n \"name\": \"instanceFoundError\",\n \"message\": \"The specified item already exists.\",\n \"details\": {\n \"item\": \"collection\",\n \"id\": \"ac03df1d-90f0-401d-aa57-39c395253c80\"\n }\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Collection Created",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"variables\": [],\n \"info\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection\",\n \"description\": \"This is just a sample collection.\",\n \"schema\": \"https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.0.0/collection.json\"\n },\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"This is a folder\",\n \"description\": \"\",\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample POST Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"echo.getpostman.com/post\",\n \"method\": \"POST\",\n \"header\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"Content-Type\",\n \"value\": \"application/json\",\n \"description\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"raw\",\n \"raw\": \"{\\n\\t\\\"data\\\": \\\"123\\\"\\n}\"\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample POST Request\"\n },\n \"response\": []\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample GET Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"echo.getpostman.com/get\",\n \"method\": \"GET\",\n \"header\": [],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"formdata\",\n \"formdata\": []\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample GET Request\"\n },\n \"response\": []\n }\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"collections"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"name": "Content-Type",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"id\": \"2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9\",\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection\",\n \"uid\": \"5852-2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9\"\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Create Collection in a Workspace",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"info\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection 65\",\n \"description\": \"This is just a sample collection.\",\n \"schema\": \"https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json\"\n },\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"This is a folder\",\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample POST Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo.com/post\",\n \"method\": \"POST\",\n \"header\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"Content-Type\",\n \"value\": \"application/json\"\n }\n ],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"raw\",\n \"raw\": \"{\\\"data\\\": \\\"123\\\"}\"\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample POST Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample GET Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo/get\",\n \"method\": \"GET\",\n \"description\": \"This is a sample GET Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections?workspace={{workspace_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"collections"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "workspace",
"value": "{{workspace_id}}",
"description": "The workspace ID in which the collection is to be created"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"name": "Content-Type",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"id\": \"2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9\",\n \"name\": \"Sample Collection\",\n \"uid\": \"5852-2412a72c-1d8e-491b-aced-93809c0e94e9\"\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Malformed Request",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"collection\": {\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"This is a folder\",\n \"item\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample POST Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo.com/post\",\n \"method\": \"POST\",\n \"header\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"Content-Type\",\n \"value\": \"application/json\"\n }\n ],\n \"body\": {\n \"mode\": \"raw\",\n \"raw\": \"{\\\"data\\\": \\\"123\\\"}\"\n },\n \"description\": \"This is a sample POST Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Sample GET Request\",\n \"request\": {\n \"url\": \"https://postman-echo/get\",\n \"method\": \"GET\",\n \"header\": {},\n \"description\": \"This is a sample GET Request\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"collections"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"error\": {\n \"name\": \"malformedRequestError\",\n \"message\": \"Found 8 errors with the supplied collection.\",\n \"details\": [\n \": must have required property 'info'\",\n \"item/1/request/header: must be array\",\n \"item/1/request/header: must be string\",\n \"item/1/request/header: must match exactly one schema in oneOf\",\n \"item/1/request: must be string\",\n \"item/1/request: must match exactly one schema in oneOf\",\n \"item/1: must have required property 'item'\",\n \"item/1: must match exactly one schema in oneOf\"\n ]\n }\n}"
}
]
}
