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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean
' 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"?>
' <commodity>
' <active>true</active>
' <name>Microsoft Services</name>
' <category/>
' <custom-fields>
' <gl-account>0010</gl-account>
' </custom-fields>
' </commodity>
'
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "commodity"
xml.UpdateChildContent("active","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent("name","Microsoft Services")
xml.UpdateChildContent("category","")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("custom-fields|gl-account",0010)
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://domain.com/commodities?fields=[""id"",""category"",""name"",""active"",{""parent"":[""id"",""name"",""category"",{""custom_fields"":{}}]},{""custom_fields"":{}}]",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<commodity>
<active>true</active>
<name>Microsoft Services</name>
<category></category>
<custom-fields>
<gl-account>0010</gl-account>
</custom-fields>
</commodity>'
https://domain.com/commodities?fields=["id","category","name","active",{"parent":["id","name","category",{"custom_fields":{}}]},{"custom_fields":{}}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Commodity",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<commodity>\n <active>true</active>\n <name>Microsoft Services</name>\n <category></category>\n <custom-fields>\n <gl-account>0010</gl-account>\n </custom-fields>\n</commodity>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/commodities?fields=[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"commodities"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}