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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">
'     <product>
'         <id_manufacturer><![CDATA[1]]></id_manufacturer>
'         <id_supplier><![CDATA[1]]></id_supplier>
'         <id_brand><![CDATA[10]]></id_brand>
'         <id_category_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_category_default>
'         <new><![CDATA[1]]></new>
'         <id_default_combination><![CDATA[1]]></id_default_combination>
'         <id_tax_rules_group><![CDATA[1]]></id_tax_rules_group>
'         <type><![CDATA[1]]></type>
'         <id_shop_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_shop_default>
'         <reference><![CDATA[123456]]></reference>
'         <supplier_reference><![CDATA[ABCDEF]]></supplier_reference>
'         <ean13><![CDATA[1231231231231]]></ean13>
'         <state><![CDATA[1]]></state>
'         <product_type><![CDATA[standard]]></product_type>
'         <price><![CDATA[123.45]]></price>
'         <unit_price><![CDATA[123.45]]></unit_price>
'         <active><![CDATA[1]]></active>
'         <meta_description>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Description]]></language>
'             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Description]]></language>
'         </meta_description>
'         <meta_keywords>
'             <language id="1"/>
'             <language id="2"/>
'         </meta_keywords>
'         <meta_title>
'             <language id="1"/>
'             <language id="2"/>
'         </meta_title>
'         <link_rewrite>
'             <language id="1"/>
'             <language id="2"/>
'         </link_rewrite>
'         <name>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language>
'             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language>
'         </name>
'         <description>
'             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Description]]></language>
'             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Description]]></language>
'         </description>
'         <description_short>
'             <language id="1"/>
'             <language id="2"/>
'         </description_short>
'         <associations>
'             <categories>
'                 <category>
'                     <id><![CDATA[1]]></id>
'                 </category>
'             </categories>
'         </associations>
'     </product>
' </prestashop>
' 

Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "prestashop"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_manufacturer",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_supplier",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_brand",10)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_category_default",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|new",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_default_combination",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_tax_rules_group",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|type",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|id_shop_default",1)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|reference",123456)
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|supplier_reference","ABCDEF")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|ean13","1231231231231")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|state",1)
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|product_type","standard")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|price","123.45")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|unit_price","123.45")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|active",1)
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_description|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|meta_description|language","Description")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_description|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|meta_description|language[1]","Description")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_keywords|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_keywords|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_title|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|meta_title|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|link_rewrite|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|link_rewrite|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|name|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|name|language","Product Name")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|name|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|name|language[1]","Product Name")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|description|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|description|language","Description")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|description|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateChildContent("product|description|language[1]","Description")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|description_short|language",True,"id","1")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("product|description_short|language[1]",True,"id","2")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("product|associations|categories|category|id",1)


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

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://localhost:8080/api/products",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">
<product>
	<id_manufacturer><![CDATA[1]]></id_manufacturer>
	<id_supplier><![CDATA[1]]></id_supplier>
    <id_brand><![CDATA[10]]></id_brand>
	<id_category_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_category_default>
	<new><![CDATA[1]]></new>
	<id_default_combination><![CDATA[1]]></id_default_combination>
	<id_tax_rules_group><![CDATA[1]]></id_tax_rules_group>
	<type><![CDATA[1]]></type>
	<id_shop_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_shop_default>
	<reference><![CDATA[123456]]></reference>
	<supplier_reference><![CDATA[ABCDEF]]></supplier_reference>
	<ean13><![CDATA[1231231231231]]></ean13>
	<state><![CDATA[1]]></state>
	<product_type><![CDATA[standard]]></product_type>
	<price><![CDATA[123.45]]></price>
	<unit_price><![CDATA[123.45]]></unit_price>
	<active><![CDATA[1]]></active>
	<meta_description><language id="1"><![CDATA[Description]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[Description]]></language></meta_description>
	<meta_keywords><language id="1"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[]]></language></meta_keywords>
	<meta_title><language id="1"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[]]></language></meta_title>
	<link_rewrite><language id="1"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[]]></language></link_rewrite>
	<name><language id="1"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language></name>
	<description><language id="1"><![CDATA[Description]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[Description]]></language></description>
	<description_short><language id="1"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id="2"><![CDATA[]]></language></description_short>
    <associations>
        <categories>
            <category>
                <id><![CDATA[1]]></id>
            </category>
        </categories>
    </associations>
</product>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/products

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "4 - Create product",
  "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<product>\n\t<id_manufacturer><![CDATA[1]]></id_manufacturer>\n\t<id_supplier><![CDATA[1]]></id_supplier>\n    <id_brand><![CDATA[10]]></id_brand>\n\t<id_category_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_category_default>\n\t<new><![CDATA[1]]></new>\n\t<id_default_combination><![CDATA[1]]></id_default_combination>\n\t<id_tax_rules_group><![CDATA[1]]></id_tax_rules_group>\n\t<type><![CDATA[1]]></type>\n\t<id_shop_default><![CDATA[1]]></id_shop_default>\n\t<reference><![CDATA[123456]]></reference>\n\t<supplier_reference><![CDATA[ABCDEF]]></supplier_reference>\n\t<ean13><![CDATA[1231231231231]]></ean13>\n\t<state><![CDATA[1]]></state>\n\t<product_type><![CDATA[standard]]></product_type>\n\t<price><![CDATA[123.45]]></price>\n\t<unit_price><![CDATA[123.45]]></unit_price>\n\t<active><![CDATA[1]]></active>\n\t<meta_description><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Description]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[Description]]></language></meta_description>\n\t<meta_keywords><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[]]></language></meta_keywords>\n\t<meta_title><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[]]></language></meta_title>\n\t<link_rewrite><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[]]></language></link_rewrite>\n\t<name><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[Product Name]]></language></name>\n\t<description><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Description]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[Description]]></language></description>\n\t<description_short><language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[]]></language><language id=\"2\"><![CDATA[]]></language></description_short>\n    <associations>\n        <categories>\n            <category>\n                <id><![CDATA[1]]></id>\n            </category>\n        </categories>\n    </associations>\n</product>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/products",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "products"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}