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unicodeC / Twitter API v2 / Create a list

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // 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": "name-for-new-list",
    //   "description": "description-of-list",
    //   "private": false
    // }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"name",L"name-for-new-list");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"description",L"description-of-list");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"private",FALSE);

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"<access_token>");

    resp = CkHttpW_PostJson3(http,L"https://api.twitter.com/2/lists",L"application/json",json);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "name": "name-for-new-list",
    "description": "description-of-list",
    "private": false
}'
https://api.twitter.com/2/lists

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a list",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"name\": \"name-for-new-list\",\n    \"description\": \"description-of-list\",\n    \"private\": false\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/lists",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "lists"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows the authenticated user to create a new List.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/lists/manage-lists/api-reference/post-lists) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}