Lua

Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

local strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>"

-- Maybe you need other headers?
http:set_request_header("Accept", "application/xml")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_str("POST", "https://www.somewebsite.com/", strXml, "utf-8", "application/xml", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Examine the response status code:
print("response status code = " .. resp.status_code)

-- Examine the response body:
print("response body: " .. resp.body_str)