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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": [
    ;     {
    ;       "se_module": "Accounts",
    ;       "What_Id": {
    ;         "External_Account_ID": "useraccount1"
    ;       },
    ;       "Event_Title": "Event Kaizen",
    ;       "Start_DateTime": "2020-05-10T10:10:10+05:30",
    ;       "End_DateTime": "2020-05-10T11:10:10+05:30"
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }

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

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].se_module","Accounts")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].What_Id.External_Account_ID","useraccount1")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].Event_Title","Event Kaizen")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].Start_DateTime","2020-05-10T10:10:10+05:30")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"data[0].End_DateTime","2020-05-10T11:10:10+05:30")

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

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

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Events",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>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Events.External_ID"
	-d '{
    "data": [
        {
            "se_module": "Accounts",
            "What_Id": {
                "External_Account_ID": "useraccount1"
            },
            "Event_Title": "Event Kaizen",
            "Start_DateTime": "2020-05-10T10:10:10+05:30",
            "End_DateTime": "2020-05-10T11:10:10+05:30"
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Events

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Inserting an Event record and associating the What_Id through an external field",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Events.External_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"data\": [\n        {\n            \"se_module\": \"Accounts\",\n            \"What_Id\": {\n                \"External_Account_ID\": \"useraccount1\"\n            },\n            \"Event_Title\": \"Event Kaizen\",\n            \"Start_DateTime\": \"2020-05-10T10:10:10+05:30\",\n            \"End_DateTime\": \"2020-05-10T11:10:10+05:30\"\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Events",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Events"
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, External_Account_ID is the API name of the external field in the Accounts module. What_Id in the Events module takes the Account's name as its value. We will reference this external field in the Accounts module to the What_Id field and insert an event."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}