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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkXmlW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkXmlW xml;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    CkHttpW_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);
    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"{{webservice_key}}");
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"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>
    // 

    xml = CkXmlW_Create();
    CkXmlW_putTag(xml,L"prestashop");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"xmlns:xlink",L"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink");
    CkXmlW_UpdateAttrAt(xml,L"category|name|language",TRUE,L"id",L"1");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"category|name|language",L"Category demo");
    CkXmlW_UpdateAttrAt(xml,L"category|link_rewrite|language",TRUE,L"id",L"1");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"category|link_rewrite|language",L"category-demo");
    CkXmlW_UpdateAttrAt(xml,L"category|description|language",TRUE,L"id",L"1");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"category|description|language",L"my awesome category description");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContentInt(xml,L"category|active",1);
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContentInt(xml,L"category|id_parent",1);

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkXmlW_GetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody);

    resp = CkHttpW_PTextSb(http,L"POST",L"https://localhost:8080/api/categories",sbRequestBody,L"utf-8",L"application/xml",FALSE,FALSE);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        return;
    }

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


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);

    }

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": [
  ]
}