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VB.NET / PrestaShop Webservice Product Resource A-Z / 1 - Create manufacturer

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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

http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "{{webservice_key}}"
http.Password = "password"

' 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"?>
' <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
'     <manufacturer>
'         <name>ACMEManufacturer</name>
'     </manufacturer>
' </prestashop>
' 

Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "prestashop"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
xml.UpdateChildContent("manufacturer|name","ACMEManufacturer")


Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/manufacturers",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
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <manufacturer>
        <name>ACMEManufacturer</name>
    </manufacturer>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/manufacturers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "1 - Create manufacturer",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n    <manufacturer>\n        <name>ACMEManufacturer</name>\n    </manufacturer>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/manufacturers",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "manufacturers"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}