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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object 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"?>
# <department>
#     <name>Coupa Development</name>
#     <active>true</active>
#     <custom-fields>
#         <test1>TestCustomDevelopment</test1>
#     </custom-fields>
# </department>
# 

$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.Tag = "department"
$xml.UpdateChildContent("name","Coupa Development")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("active","true")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("custom-fields|test1","TestCustomDevelopment")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$xml.GetXmlSb($sbRequestBody)

$resp = $http.PTextSb("POST","https://domain.com/departments?fields=[`"id`",`"name`",`"active`",{`"custom_fields`":{}}]",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",$false,$false)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($resp.StatusCode)
$($resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '<department>
    <name>Coupa Development</name>
    <active>true</active>
    <custom-fields>
        <test1>TestCustomDevelopment</test1>
    </custom-fields>
</department>'
https://domain.com/departments?fields=["id","name","active",{"custom_fields":{}}]

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Department",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<department>\n    <name>Coupa Development</name>\n    <active>true</active>\n    <custom-fields>\n        <test1>TestCustomDevelopment</test1>\n    </custom-fields>\n</department>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{URL}}/departments?fields=[\"id\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]",
      "host": [
        "{{URL}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "departments"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "[\"id\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}