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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.

    ; {
    ;   "data": [
    ;     {
    ;       "Last_Name": "ext contact 1",
    ;       "Account_Name": {
    ;         "External_Account_ID": "externalaccount1"
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }

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

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].Last_Name","ext contact 1")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].Account_Name.External_Account_ID","externalaccount1")

    ; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, "<access_token>")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"X-EXTERNAL","Contacts.External_ID")

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPostJson3(http,"https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts","application/json",json)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

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



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


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_ID"
	-d '{
    "data": [
        {
            "Last_Name": "ext contact 1",
            "Account_Name": {
                "External_Account_ID": "externalaccount1"
            }
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Associating a lookup record through an external field",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Contacts.External_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"data\": [\n        {\n            \"Last_Name\": \"ext contact 1\",\n            \"Account_Name\": {\n                \"External_Account_ID\": \"externalaccount1\"\n            }\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts"
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, Contacts is the base module's API name where Account_Name is a lookup field's API name in the Contacts module. External_Account_ID is the API name of the external field in the Accounts module. We will reference the external field's value in the Accounts module to create a record in the Contacts module."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}