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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

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

    ; The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    ; {
    ;   "name": {
    ;     "en": "Top hat"
    ;   },
    ;   "slug": {
    ;     "en": "top-hat"
    ;   },
    ;   "orderHint": "0.1"
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"name.en","Top hat")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"slug.en","top-hat")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"orderHint","0.1")

    ; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, "<access_token>")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json")

    sbRequestBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbRequestBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckEmitSb(json,sbRequestBody)

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPTextSb(http,"post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Debug CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)



    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "name" : {
    "en" : "Top hat"
  },
  "slug" : {
    "en" : "top-hat"
  },
  "orderHint" : "0.1"
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Category",
  "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(\"category-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-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}}/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "categories"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creating a category produces the CategoryCreated message.",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"Top hat\"\n  },\n  \"slug\" : {\n    \"en\" : \"top-hat\"\n  },\n  \"orderHint\" : \"0.1\"\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}