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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_SbRequestBody
oleobject loo_Resp

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "email": "<random>@example.com",
//   "firstName": "John",
//   "lastName": "Doe",
//   "password": "secret123"
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("email","<random>@example.com")
loo_Json.UpdateString("firstName","John")
loo_Json.UpdateString("lastName","Doe")
loo_Json.UpdateString("password","secret123")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loo_SbRequestBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbRequestBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Json.EmitSb(loo_SbRequestBody)

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/customers",loo_SbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbRequestBody
    return
end if

Write-Debug string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr
destroy loo_Resp


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "email" : "<random>@example.com",
  "firstName" : "John",
  "lastName" : "Doe",
  "password" : "secret123"
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/customers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Customer",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "tests[\"Status code \" + responseCode.code] = responseCode.code === 200 || responseCode.code === 201;",
          "var data = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].id && data.results[0].version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"customer-key\", data.key);",
          "}",
          ""
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": {
        "accessToken": "{{ctp_access_token}}",
        "addTokenTo": "header",
        "tokenType": "Bearer"
      }
    },
    "method": "post",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{host}}/{{project-key}}/customers",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "customers"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates a customer. If an anonymous cart is passed in,\nthen the cart is assigned to the created customer and the version number of the Cart will increase.\nIf the ID of an anonymous session is given, all carts and orders will be assigned to the created customer.\n",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"email\" : \"<random>@example.com\",\n  \"firstName\" : \"John\",\n  \"lastName\" : \"Doe\",\n  \"password\" : \"secret123\"\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}