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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 JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "name": "test-tax-category",
'   "rates": [
'     {
'       "name": "test-tax-category",
'       "amount": 0.2,
'       "includedInPrice": true,
'       "country": "DE"
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("name","test-tax-category")
json.UpdateString("rates[0].name","test-tax-category")
json.UpdateNumber("rates[0].amount","0.2")
json.UpdateBool("rates[0].includedInPrice",True)
json.UpdateString("rates[0].country","DE")

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

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("post","https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/tax-categories",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",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>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "name" : "test-tax-category",
  "rates" : [ {
    "name" : "test-tax-category",
    "amount" : 0.2,
    "includedInPrice" : true,
    "country" : "DE"
  } ]
}'
https://domain.com/{{project-key}}/tax-categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create TaxCategory",
  "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(\"tax-category-id\", data.results[0].id); ",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"tax-category-version\", data.results[0].version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.results && data.results[0] && data.results[0].key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"tax-category-key\", data.results[0].key); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.version){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"tax-category-version\", data.version);",
          "}",
          "if(data.id){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"tax-category-id\", data.id); ",
          "}",
          "if(data.key){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"tax-category-key\", data.key);",
          "}",
          ""
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": {
        "accessToken": "{{ctp_access_token}}",
        "addTokenTo": "header",
        "tokenType": "Bearer"
      }
    },
    "method": "post",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{host}}/{{project-key}}/tax-categories",
      "host": [
        "{{host}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{project-key}}",
        "tax-categories"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "expand",
          "value": "",
          "equals": true,
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "null",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\" : \"test-tax-category\",\n  \"rates\" : [ {\n    \"name\" : \"test-tax-category\",\n    \"amount\" : 0.2,\n    \"includedInPrice\" : true,\n    \"country\" : \"DE\"\n  } ]\n}"
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}