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PowerBuilder / PrestaShop Webservice Product Resource A-Z / 3 - Create category

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Xml
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

loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1
loo_Http.Login = "{{webservice_key}}"
loo_Http.Password = "password"

// 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"?>
// <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
//     <category>
//         <name>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
//         </name>
//         <link_rewrite>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
//         </link_rewrite>
//         <description>
//             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
//         </description>
//         <active>1</active>
//         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
//     </category>
// </prestashop>
// 

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

loo_Xml.Tag = "prestashop"
loo_Xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
loo_Xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|name|language",1,"id","1")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("category|name|language","Category demo")
loo_Xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|link_rewrite|language",1,"id","1")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("category|link_rewrite|language","category-demo")
loo_Xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|description|language",1,"id","1")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("category|description|language","my awesome category description")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|active",1)
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|id_parent",1)

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_Xml.GetXmlSb(loo_SbRequestBody)

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/categories",loo_SbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",0,0)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Xml
    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_Xml
destroy loo_SbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}