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PureBasic / Salesforce Platform APIs / Create channel

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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.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.

    ; {
    ;   "FullName": "Account_Channel__chn",
    ;   "Metadata": {
    ;     "channelType": "data",
    ;     "label": "Account Channel"
    ;   }
    ; }

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

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"FullName","Account_Channel__chn")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"Metadata.channelType","data")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"Metadata.label","Account Channel")

    ; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, "<access_token>")

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

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel",json,"application/json",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

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


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "FullName": "Account_Channel__chn",
    "Metadata": {
        "channelType": "data",
        "label": "Account Channel"
    }
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create channel",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"FullName\": \"Account_Channel__chn\",\n    \"Metadata\": {\n        \"channelType\": \"data\",\n        \"label\": \"Account Channel\"\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "tooling",
        "sobjects",
        "PlatformEventChannel"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}