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Swift3 / Postman API / Create Environment

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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.

    // {
    //   "environment": {
    //     "name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
    //     "values": [
    //       {
    //         "key": "variable_name_1",
    //         "value": "The value of the variable"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "key": "variable_name_2",
    //         "value": ""
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.update("environment.name", value: "Sample Environment Name (required)")
    json.update("environment.values[0].key", value: "variable_name_1")
    json.update("environment.values[0].value", value: "The value of the variable")
    json.update("environment.values[1].key", value: "variable_name_2")
    json.update("environment.values[1].value", value: "")

    http.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", value: "application/json")
    http.setRequestHeader("X-API-Key", value: "{{postman_api_key}}")

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.postJson3("https://api.getpostman.com/environments", 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)

    // {
    //   "environment": {
    //     "id": "f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a",
    //     "name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
    //     "uid": "5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a"
    //   }
    // }

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

    var Id: String? = jResp.string(of: "environment.id")
    var Name: String? = jResp.string(of: "environment.name")
    var Uid: String? = jResp.string(of: "environment.uid")

}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "environment": {
        "name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
        "values": [
            {
                "key": "variable_name_1",
                "value": "The value of the variable"
            },
            {
                "key": "variable_name_2",
                "value": ""
            }
        ]
    }
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/environments

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Environment",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"environment\": {\n        \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n        \"values\": [\n            {\n                \"key\": \"variable_name_1\",\n                \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"\n            },\n            {\n                \"key\": \"variable_name_2\",\n                \"value\": \"\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "environments"
      ]
    },
    "description": "A sample body is added to the request that conforms to the following JSON schema:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"type\": \"object\",\n  \"properties\": {\n    \"environment\": {\n      \"type\": \"object\",\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"name\": {\n              \"type\": \"string\",\n              \"maxLength\": 254,\n              \"minLength\": 1\n            },\n        \"values\": {\n          \"type\": \"array\",\n          \"maxItems\": 100,\n          \"additionalItems\": false,\n          \"items\": {\n              \"type\": \"object\",\n              \"properties\": {\n                \"key\": {\n                  \"type\": \"string\",\n                  \"maxLength\": 254\n                  \"minLength\": 1\n                },\n                \"value\": { \"type\": \"string\" },\n                \"enabled\": { \"type\": \"boolean\" }\n              },\n              \"required\": [\"key\", \"value\"]\n            }\n        }\n      },\n      \"required\": [\"name\"]\n    }\n  },\n  \"required\": [\"environment\"]\n}\n```\n\nOn successful creation of the environment, the API returns the environment name and `id`.\n\nYou can also specify the context of a workspace to create an environment in directly by passing the `workspace` as a query param.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create Environment in a Workspace",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"environment\": {\n        \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n        \"values\": [\n            {\n                \"key\": \"variable_name_1\",\n                \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"\n            },\n            {\n                \"key\": \"variable_name_2\",\n                \"value\": \"\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments?workspace={{workspace_id}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "environments"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "workspace",
              "value": "{{workspace_id}}",
              "description": "The workspace ID in which the environment will be created"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"environment\": {\n        \"id\": \"f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\",\n        \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n        \"uid\": \"5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Successful Response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"environment\": {\n        \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n        \"values\": [\n            {\"key\": \"variable_name_1\", \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"},\n            {\"key\": \"variable_name_2\", \"value\": \"\"}\n        ]\n    }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "environments"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"environment\": {\n        \"id\": \"f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\",\n        \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n        \"uid\": \"5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Failure Response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "environments"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"error\": {\n        \"name\": \"malformedRequestError\",\n        \"message\": \"Found 1 errors with the supplied environment.\",\n        \"details\": [\n            \": must have required property 'environment'\"\n        ]\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}