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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-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

$http.BasicAuth = $true
$http.Login = "{{webservice_key}}"
$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>
# 

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

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

$resp = $http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/categories",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",$false,$false)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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

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": [
  ]
}