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import sys
import chilkat
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = chilkat.CkHttp()
# 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"?>
# <user>
# <roles>
# <role>
# <name>Admin</name>
# </role>
# <role>
# <name>User</name>
# </role>
# </roles>
# </user>
#
xml = chilkat.CkXml()
xml.put_Tag("user")
xml.UpdateChildContent("roles|role|name","Admin")
xml.UpdateChildContent("roles|role[1]|name","User")
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>")
sbRequestBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",False,False)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
print(http.lastErrorText())
sys.exit()
print(str(resp.get_StatusCode()))
print(resp.bodyStr())
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<user>
<roles>
<role>
<name>Admin</name>
</role>
<role>
<name>User</name>
</role>
</roles>
</user>'
https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=["id",{"roles":["name"]}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Set / add roles on a user record",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<user>\n <roles>\n <role>\n <name>Admin</name>\n </role>\n <role>\n <name>User</name>\n </role>\n </roles>\n</user>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/users/:id?fields=[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"users",
":id"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "id",
"value": "279"
}
]
},
"description": "The process of updating user roles involves two API calls - 1) Remove all roles and 2) Set/add the roles on the user record. "
},
"response": [
]
}