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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.

' {
'   "Annual_Mileage__c": 12000,
'   "Current_Vehicle__c": "Fast car",
'   "Model_Year__c": 2019
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateInt("Annual_Mileage__c",12000)
json.UpdateString("Current_Vehicle__c","Fast car")
json.UpdateInt("Model_Year__c",2019)

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EventApiName/","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "id": "e00xx0000000001AAA",
'   "success": true,
'   "errors": [
'     {
'       "statusCode": "OPERATION_ENQUEUED",
'       "message": "234995b6-53b6-4887-93fc-ecd0fac8b36c",
'       "fields": [
'       ]
'     }
'   ]
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code



Dim statusCode As String
Dim message As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer

Dim id As String = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim success As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("success")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("errors")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    statusCode = jResp.StringOf("errors[i].statusCode")
    message = jResp.StringOf("errors[i].message")
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("errors[i].fields")
    While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        j = j + 1
    End While
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "Annual_Mileage__c": 12000,
    "Current_Vehicle__c": "Fast car",
    "Model_Year__c": 2019
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EventApiName/

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Publish single event",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"Annual_Mileage__c\": 12000,\n    \"Current_Vehicle__c\": \"Fast car\",\n    \"Model_Year__c\": 2019\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EventApiName/",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "sobjects",
        ":EventApiName",
        ""
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "EventApiName",
          "value": "Carbon_Comparison__e"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Publish single event",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"Message__c\": \"Hello World!\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EventApiName/",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "sobjects",
            ":EventApiName",
            ""
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "EventApiName",
              "value": "Sample__e"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:18:20 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Sforce-Limit-Info",
          "value": "api-usage=16/15000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Location",
          "value": "/services/data/v58.0/sobjects/Sample__e/e00xx0000000001AAA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"id\": \"e00xx0000000001AAA\",\n    \"success\": true,\n    \"errors\": [\n        {\n            \"statusCode\": \"OPERATION_ENQUEUED\",\n            \"message\": \"234995b6-53b6-4887-93fc-ecd0fac8b36c\",\n            \"fields\": []\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}