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func chilkatTest() {
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
let http = CkoHttp()
var success: Bool
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
// "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
// "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
// "principals": [
// {
// "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
// "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ],
// "customHeaders": [
// {
// "headerName": "SampleHeader",
// "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ]
// }
let json = CkoJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("developerName", value: "SampleExternalCredential")
json.UpdateString("masterLabel", value: "Sample External Credential")
json.UpdateString("authenticationProtocol", value: "Custom")
json.UpdateString("principals[0].principalName", value: "SamplePrincipal")
json.UpdateString("principals[0].principalType", value: "NamedPrincipal")
json.UpdateInt("principals[0].sequenceNumber", value: 1)
json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerName", value: "SampleHeader")
json.UpdateString("customHeaders[0].headerValue", value: "SampleHeaderValue")
json.UpdateInt("customHeaders[0].sequenceNumber", value: 1)
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials", contentType: "application/json", json: json)
if http.LastMethodSuccess == false {
print("\(http.LastErrorText)")
return
}
let sbResponseBody = CkoStringBuilder()
resp!.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
let jResp = CkoJsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = false
print("Response Body:")
print("\(jResp.Emit())")
var respStatusCode: Int = resp!.StatusCode.intValue
print("Response Status Code = \(respStatusCode)")
if respStatusCode >= 400 {
print("Response Header:")
print("\(resp!.Header)")
print("Failed.")
resp = nil
return
}
resp = nil
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
// "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
// "customHeaders": [
// {
// "headerName": "SampleHeader",
// "headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
// "id": "0pu2o000000KymkAAC",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ],
// "developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
// "id": "0pt2o000000CaU0AAK",
// "masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
// "parameters": [
// ],
// "principals": [
// {
// "authenticationStatus": "Unknown",
// "id": "0pu2o000000KymjAAC",
// "parameters": [
// ],
// "principalAccess": [
// ],
// "principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
// "principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
// "sequenceNumber": 1
// }
// ],
// "relatedNamedCredentials": [
// ],
// "url": "/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
var headerName: String?
var headerValue: String?
var sequenceNumber: Int
var principalName: String?
var principalType: String?
var j: Int
var count_j: Int
var authenticationProtocol: String? = jResp.StringOf("authenticationProtocol")
var authenticationStatus: String? = jResp.StringOf("authenticationStatus")
var developerName: String? = jResp.StringOf("developerName")
var id: String? = jResp.StringOf("id")
var masterLabel: String? = jResp.StringOf("masterLabel")
var url: String? = jResp.StringOf("url")
var i: Int = 0
var count_i: Int = jResp.SizeOfArray("customHeaders").intValue
while i < count_i {
jResp.I = i
headerName = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].headerName")
headerValue = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].headerValue")
id = jResp.StringOf("customHeaders[i].id")
sequenceNumber = jResp.IntOf("customHeaders[i].sequenceNumber").intValue
i = i + 1
}
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("parameters").intValue
while i < count_i {
jResp.I = i
i = i + 1
}
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals").intValue
while i < count_i {
jResp.I = i
authenticationStatus = jResp.StringOf("principals[i].authenticationStatus")
id = jResp.StringOf("principals[i].id")
principalName = jResp.StringOf("principals[i].principalName")
principalType = jResp.StringOf("principals[i].principalType")
sequenceNumber = jResp.IntOf("principals[i].sequenceNumber").intValue
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals[i].parameters").intValue
while j < count_j {
jResp.J = j
j = j + 1
}
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("principals[i].principalAccess").intValue
while j < count_j {
jResp.J = j
j = j + 1
}
i = i + 1
}
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("relatedNamedCredentials").intValue
while i < count_i {
jResp.I = i
i = i + 1
}
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '{
"developerName": "SampleExternalCredential",
"masterLabel": "Sample External Credential",
"authenticationProtocol": "Custom",
"principals": [
{
"principalName": "SamplePrincipal",
"principalType": "NamedPrincipal",
"sequenceNumber": 1
}
],
"customHeaders": [
{
"headerName": "SampleHeader",
"headerValue": "SampleHeaderValue",
"sequenceNumber": 1
}
]
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create External Credential",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"external-credentials"
]
},
"description": "Create an external credential."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Successful Create External Credential",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/named-credentials/external-credentials",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"named-credentials",
"external-credentials"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:53:51 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "X-XSS-Protection",
"value": "1; mode=block"
},
{
"key": "X-Robots-Tag",
"value": "none"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"authenticationProtocol\": \"Custom\",\n \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n \"customHeaders\": [\n {\n \"headerName\": \"SampleHeader\",\n \"headerValue\": \"SampleHeaderValue\",\n \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymkAAC\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"developerName\": \"SampleExternalCredential\",\n \"id\": \"0pt2o000000CaU0AAK\",\n \"masterLabel\": \"Sample External Credential\",\n \"parameters\": [],\n \"principals\": [\n {\n \"authenticationStatus\": \"Unknown\",\n \"id\": \"0pu2o000000KymjAAC\",\n \"parameters\": [],\n \"principalAccess\": [],\n \"principalName\": \"SamplePrincipal\",\n \"principalType\": \"NamedPrincipal\",\n \"sequenceNumber\": 1\n }\n ],\n \"relatedNamedCredentials\": [],\n \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/SampleExternalCredential\"\n}"
}
]
}
