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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

http.SetRequestHeader("X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("DELETE","https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}")
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";

    exit
end

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "api": {
#     "id": "387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade"
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

Id = jResp.stringOf("api.id")

Curl Command

curl -X DELETE
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete an API",
  "request": {
    "method": "DELETE",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "apis",
        "{{apiId}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This call deletes an existing API having the specified id.  \n\nResponse contains an `api` object with `id` of the API which was deleted.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Delete an API",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "DELETE",
        "header": [
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/apis/{{apiId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "apis",
            "{{apiId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n\t\"api\": {\n\t\t\"id\": \"387c2863-6ee3-4a56-8210-225f774edade\"\n\t}\n}"
    }
  ]
}