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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.
' {
' "environment": {
' "name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
' "values": [
' {
' "key": "variable_name_1",
' "value": "The value of the variable"
' },
' {
' "key": "variable_name_2",
' "value": ""
' }
' ]
' }
' }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("environment.name","Sample Environment Name (required)")
json.UpdateString("environment.values[0].key","variable_name_1")
json.UpdateString("environment.values[0].value","The value of the variable")
json.UpdateString("environment.values[1].key","variable_name_2")
json.UpdateString("environment.values[1].value","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://api.getpostman.com/environments","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)
' {
' "environment": {
' "id": "f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a",
' "name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
' "uid": "5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("environment.id")
Dim Name As String = jResp.StringOf("environment.name")
Dim Uid As String = jResp.StringOf("environment.uid")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"environment": {
"name": "Sample Environment Name (required)",
"values": [
{
"key": "variable_name_1",
"value": "The value of the variable"
},
{
"key": "variable_name_2",
"value": ""
}
]
}
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/environments
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Environment",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"environment\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n \"values\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"variable_name_1\",\n \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"\n },\n {\n \"key\": \"variable_name_2\",\n \"value\": \"\"\n }\n ]\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"environments"
]
},
"description": "A sample body is added to the request that conforms to the following JSON schema:\n\n```json\n{\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"environment\": {\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"name\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"maxLength\": 254,\n \"minLength\": 1\n },\n \"values\": {\n \"type\": \"array\",\n \"maxItems\": 100,\n \"additionalItems\": false,\n \"items\": {\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"key\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"maxLength\": 254\n \"minLength\": 1\n },\n \"value\": { \"type\": \"string\" },\n \"enabled\": { \"type\": \"boolean\" }\n },\n \"required\": [\"key\", \"value\"]\n }\n }\n },\n \"required\": [\"name\"]\n }\n },\n \"required\": [\"environment\"]\n}\n```\n\nOn successful creation of the environment, the API returns the environment name and `id`.\n\nYou can also specify the context of a workspace to create an environment in directly by passing the `workspace` as a query param.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Environment in a Workspace",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"environment\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n \"values\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"variable_name_1\",\n \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"\n },\n {\n \"key\": \"variable_name_2\",\n \"value\": \"\"\n }\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments?workspace={{workspace_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"environments"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "workspace",
"value": "{{workspace_id}}",
"description": "The workspace ID in which the environment will be created"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"name": "Content-Type",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"environment\": {\n \"id\": \"f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\",\n \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n \"uid\": \"5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\"\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Successful Response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"environment\": {\n \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n \"values\": [\n {\"key\": \"variable_name_1\", \"value\": \"The value of the variable\"},\n {\"key\": \"variable_name_2\", \"value\": \"\"}\n ]\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"environments"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"name": "Content-Type",
"description": {
"content": "",
"type": "text/plain"
}
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"environment\": {\n \"id\": \"f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\",\n \"name\": \"Sample Environment Name (required)\",\n \"uid\": \"5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a\"\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Failure Response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/environments",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"getpostman",
"com"
],
"path": [
"environments"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"error\": {\n \"name\": \"malformedRequestError\",\n \"message\": \"Found 1 errors with the supplied environment.\",\n \"details\": [\n \": must have required property 'environment'\"\n ]\n }\n}"
}
]
}
