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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.

' {
'   "monitor": {
'     "name": "Updated Monitor Name",
'     "schedule": {
'       "cron": "*/5 * * * *",
'       "timezone": "America/Chicago"
'     }
'   }
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("monitor.name","Updated Monitor Name")
success = json.UpdateString("monitor.schedule.cron","*/5 * * * *")
success = json.UpdateString("monitor.schedule.timezone","America/Chicago")

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.getpostman.com/monitors/{{monitor_uid}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "monitor": {
'     "id": "1e6b6e2a-c2ad-4090-b750-0df4e6624352",
'     "name": "Updated Monitor Name",
'     "uid": "5852-1e6b6e2a-c2ad-4090-b750-0df4e6624352"
'   }
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

Id = jResp.StringOf("monitor.id")
Name = jResp.StringOf("monitor.name")
Uid = jResp.StringOf("monitor.uid")

outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "monitor": {
    "name": "Updated Monitor Name",
    "schedule": {
      "cron": "*/5 * * * *",
      "timezone": "America/Chicago"
    }
  }
}'
https://api.getpostman.com/monitors/{{monitor_uid}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Monitor",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"monitor\": {\n    \"name\": \"Updated Monitor Name\",\n    \"schedule\": {\n      \"cron\": \"*/5 * * * *\",\n      \"timezone\": \"America/Chicago\"\n    }\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/monitors/{{monitor_uid}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "monitors",
        "{{monitor_uid}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to update a monitor using its `uid`. Only the monitor name and its schedule can be updated.\n\nSome example `cron` values are:\n\n| Frequency                  | Cron Pattern   |\n|-----------------------|----------------|\n| Every 5 minutes       | `*/5 * * * *`  |\n| Every 30 minutes     | `*/30 * * * *` |\n| Every Hour         | `0 */1 * * *`  |\n| Every 6 Hours      | `0 */6 * * *`  |\n| Every day at 5pm    | `0 17 * * *`   |\n| Every Monday at 12pm  | `0 12 * * MON` |\n| Every weekday (Monday - Friday) at 6am | `0 6 * * MON-FRI` |\n\nNote: Currently, you can only create monitors at some limited schedules. You can head to [Postman Monitors](https://monitor.getpostman.com) to see the allowed schedules. \n\nFor more information about the format of the `timezone` value, check this [list of time zones.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones)\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Monitor Updated",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n\t\"monitor\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"Updated Monitor Name\",\n\t\t\"schedule\": {\n\t\t\t\"cron\": \"*/5 * * * *\",\n\t\t\t\"timezone\": \"America/Chicago\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/monitors/{{monitor_uid}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "monitors",
            "{{monitor_uid}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
        {
          "expires": "Invalid Date",
          "hostOnly": false,
          "httpOnly": false,
          "domain": "getpostman.com",
          "path": "/",
          "secure": false,
          "session": false,
          "value": "yes",
          "key": "getpostmanlogin"
        },
        {
          "expires": "Invalid Date",
          "hostOnly": false,
          "httpOnly": false,
          "domain": "getpostman.com",
          "path": "/",
          "secure": false,
          "session": false,
          "value": "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",
          "key": "postman.sid"
        }
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"monitor\": {\n    \"id\": \"1e6b6e2a-c2ad-4090-b750-0df4e6624352\",\n    \"name\": \"Updated Monitor Name\",\n    \"uid\": \"5852-1e6b6e2a-c2ad-4090-b750-0df4e6624352\"\n  }\n}"
    }
  ]
}