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VB6 / Commercetools / SetDescription

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "version": "{{version}}",
'   "actions": [
'     {
'       "action": "setDescription",
'       "description": {
'         "de": "This is a category description",
'         "en": "Dies ist eine Kategorie-Beschreibung"
'       }
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("version","{{version}}")
success = json.UpdateString("actions[0].action","setDescription")
success = json.UpdateString("actions[0].description.de","This is a category description")
success = json.UpdateString("actions[0].description.en","Dies ist eine Kategorie-Beschreibung")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories/{{category-id}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -X post
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "version": {{category-version}},
    "actions": [
        {
            "action" : "setDescription",
            "description" : {
              "de" : "This is a category description",
              "en" : "Dies ist eine Kategorie-Beschreibung"
            }
          }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/categories/{{category-id}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "SetDescription",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "tests[\"Status code \" + responseCode.code] = responseCode.code === 200 || responseCode.code === 201;",
          "var data = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].id && data.results[0].version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"category-key\", data.key);",
          "}",
          ""
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": {
        "accessToken": "{{ctp_access_token}}",
        "addTokenTo": "header",
        "tokenType": "Bearer"
      }
    },
    "method": "post",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"version\": {{category-version}},\n    \"actions\": [\n        {\n            \"action\" : \"setDescription\",\n            \"description\" : {\n              \"de\" : \"This is a category description\",\n              \"en\" : \"Dies ist eine Kategorie-Beschreibung\"\n            }\n          }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{host}}/{{project-key}}/categories/{{category-id}}",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "categories",
        "{{category-id}}"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "post Categories"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}