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VBScript / Postman API / Merge a Fork

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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.

' {
'   "strategy": "deleteSource",
'   "source": "{{source_collection_uid}}",
'   "destination": "{{destination_collection_uid}}"
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("strategy","deleteSource")
success = json.UpdateString("source","{{source_collection_uid}}")
success = json.UpdateString("destination","{{destination_collection_uid}}")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.getpostman.com/collections/merge","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 "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "strategy": "deleteSource",
    "source": "{{source_collection_uid}}",
    "destination": "{{destination_collection_uid}}"
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/collections/merge

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Merge a Fork",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"strategy\": \"deleteSource\",\n    \"source\": \"{{source_collection_uid}}\",\n    \"destination\": \"{{destination_collection_uid}}\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/collections/merge",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "collections",
        "merge"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to merge a forked collection back to its destination collection.\n\nOn successful creation of the collection, the response returns the collection `name`, `id` and `uid`.\n\nYou need to specify the fork UID (as `source`) and destination collection UID (as `destination`) in the request body.\n\nOptionally, you can also specify the merge strategy as either `deleteSource` or `updateSourceWithDestination`. Following is an explanation of the merge strategies\n\n| Merge Strategy | Behaviour |\n| --- | --- |\n| deleteSource | Forked collection is deleted after merging |\n| updateSourceWithDestination | Forked collection is up to date with changes in destination collection |\n\nIf the collections cannot be merged (due to conflicts), appropriate error messages will be returned.\n\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}