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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'BasicAuth', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Login', '{{webservice_key}}'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Password', 'password'

    -- 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"?>
    -- <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    --     <category>
    --         <name>
    --             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    --         </name>
    --         <link_rewrite>
    --             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    --         </link_rewrite>
    --         <description>
    --             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    --         </description>
    --         <active>1</active>
    --         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
    --     </category>
    -- </prestashop>
    -- 

    DECLARE @xml int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Xml', @xml OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'Tag', 'prestashop'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'AddAttribute', @success OUT, 'xmlns:xlink', 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'category|name|language', 1, 'id', '1'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'category|name|language', 'Category demo'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'category|link_rewrite|language', 1, 'id', '1'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'category|link_rewrite|language', 'category-demo'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'category|description|language', 1, 'id', '1'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'category|description|language', 'my awesome category description'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContentInt', NULL, 'category|active', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContentInt', NULL, 'category|id_parent', 1

    DECLARE @sbRequestBody int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbRequestBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXmlSb', @success OUT, @sbRequestBody

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PTextSb', @resp OUT, 'POST', 'https://localhost:8080/api/categories', @sbRequestBody, 'utf-8', 'application/xml', 0, 0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}