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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "name": "content_block",
#   "description": "This is my content block",
#   "content": "HTML content within block",
#   "state": "draft",
#   "tags": [
#     "marketing"
#   ]
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "name" "content_block"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "description" "This is my content block"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "content" "HTML content within block"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "state" "draft"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "tags[0]" "marketing"

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}" header.
CkHttp_put_AuthToken $http "{{api_key}}"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PostJson3 $http "https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/content_blocks/create" "application/json" $json]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

puts [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp


delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}"
	-d '{
  "name": "content_block",
  "description": "This is my content block",
  "content": "HTML content within block",
  "state": "draft",
  "tags": ["marketing"]
}'
https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/content_blocks/create

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Content Block",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "Bearer {{api_key}}"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"content_block\",\n  \"description\": \"This is my content block\",\n  \"content\": \"HTML content within block\",\n  \"state\": \"draft\",\n  \"tags\": [\"marketing\"]\n}\n"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{instance_url}}/content_blocks/create",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{instance_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "content_blocks",
        "create"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint will create a Content Block.\n\n### Request Parameters\n\n| Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| `name` | Yes | String | Must be less than 100 characters. |\n| `description` | No | String | The description of the content block. Must be less than 250 characters. |\n| `content` | Yes | String | HTML or text content within Content Block.\n| `state` | Optional | String | Choose \"active\" or \"draft\". Defaults to \"active\" if not specified. |\n| `tags` | No | Array of strings | Tags must already exist. |\n\n### Successful Response Properties\n\n```json\n{\n  \"content_block_id\": \"newly-generated-block-id\",\n  \"liquid_tag\": \"generated-block-tag-from-name\",\n  \"created_at\": \"time-created-in-iso\",\n  \"message\": success\n}\n```\n\n### Possible Errors\n- `Content cannot be blank.`\n\n- `Content must be a string.`\n\n- `Content must be smaller than 51200.`\nThe content in your content block must be less than 50kb total.\n\n- `Unable to parse liquid string.`\nThe liquid provided is not valid or parsable. Please try again or reach out to support.\n\n- `Content Block cannot be referenced within itself.`\n\n- `Content Block description cannot be blank.`\n\n- `Content Block description must be a string.`\n\n- `Content block description must be shorter than 250`\nYour content block description must be less than 250 characters. \n\n- `Content Block name cannot be blank.`\n\n- `Content Block name must be a shorter than 100.`\nYour content block name must be shorter than 100 characters. \n\n- `Content Block name can only contain alphanumeric characters.`\nContent Block names can include any of the following characters: the letters (capitalized or lowercase) `A` through `Z`, the numbers `0` through `9`, dashes `-`, and underscores `_`. It cannot contain non-alphanumeric characters like emojis, `!`, `@`, `~`, `&`, and other \"special\" characters.\n\n- `Content Block with this name already exists.`\n\n- `Content Block state must be either Active or Draft.`\n\n- `Tags must be an array.`\n\n- `All Tags must be Strings.`\n\n- `Some Tags could not be found.`"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}