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VBScript / Salesforce Platform APIs / Create channel

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "FullName": "Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn",
'   "Metadata": {
'     "channelType": "event",
'     "label": "Carbon Comparison Channel",
'     "urls": null
'   }
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("FullName","Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn")
success = json.UpdateString("Metadata.channelType","event")
success = json.UpdateString("Metadata.label","Carbon Comparison Channel")
success = json.UpdateNull("Metadata.urls")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{_accessToken}}" header.
http.AuthToken = "{{_accessToken}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "SOAPAction",""""""

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "SOAPAction: \"\""
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{_accessToken}}"
	-d '{
    "FullName": "Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn",
    "Metadata": {
        "channelType": "event",
        "label": "Carbon Comparison Channel",
        "urls": null
    }
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create channel",
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "strictSSL": false
  },
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "SOAPAction",
        "value": "\"\""
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{_accessToken}}"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"FullName\": \"Carbon_Comparison_Channel__chn\",\n    \"Metadata\": {\n        \"channelType\": \"event\",\n        \"label\": \"Carbon Comparison Channel\",\n        \"urls\": null\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/PlatformEventChannel",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "tooling",
        "sobjects",
        "PlatformEventChannel"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}