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VB.NET / PrestaShop Webservice Product Resource A-Z / 3 - Create category

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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">
'     <category>
'         <name>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
'         </name>
'         <link_rewrite>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
'         </link_rewrite>
'         <description>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
'         </description>
'         <active>1</active>
'         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
'     </category>
' </prestashop>
' 

Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "prestashop"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|name|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("category|name|language","Category demo")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|link_rewrite|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("category|link_rewrite|language","category-demo")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|description|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("category|description|language","my awesome category description")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|active",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|id_parent",1)


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

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/categories",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">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "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<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}