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Shopify Create New Product

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Create a new product
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This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

var rest = new CkRest();

rest.SetAuthBasic("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY","SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY");

success = rest.Connect("chilkat.myshopify.com",443,true,true);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// The following code creates the JSON request body.
// The JSON created by this code is shown below.
var jsonReq = new CkJsonObject();
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.title","Burton Custom Freestyle 151");
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.body_html","<strong>Good snowboard!</strong>");
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.vendor","Burton");
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.product_type","Snowboard");
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.images[0].attachment","R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==");

// The JSON request body created by the above code:

// {
//   "product": {
//     "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
//     "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
//     "vendor": "Burton",
//     "product_type": "Snowboard",
//     "images": [
//       {
//         "attachment": "R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="
//       }
//     ]
//   }
// }

var sbReq = new CkStringBuilder();
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

var sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/admin/products.json",sbReq,sbJson);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 201) {
    console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    console.log("Response body:");
    console.log(sbJson.GetAsString());
    return;
}

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.LoadSb(sbJson);

// The following code parses the JSON response.
// A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
var productId;
var productTitle;
var productBody_html;
var productVendor;
var productProduct_type;
var productCreated_at;
var productHandle;
var productUpdated_at;
var productPublished_at;
var productTemplate_suffix;
var productPublished_scope;
var productTags;
var productImageId;
var productImageProduct_id;
var productImagePosition;
var productImageCreated_at;
var productImageUpdated_at;
var productImageWidth;
var productImageHeight;
var productImageSrc;
var i;
var count_i;
var id;
var product_id;
var title;
var price;
var sku;
var position;
var grams;
var inventory_policy;
var compare_at_price;
var fulfillment_service;
var inventory_management;
var option1;
var option2;
var option3;
var created_at;
var updated_at;
var taxable;
var barcode;
var image_id;
var inventory_quantity;
var weight;
var weight_unit;
var old_inventory_quantity;
var requires_shipping;
var name;
var j;
var count_j;
var strVal;
var width;
var height;
var src;

productId = json.IntOf("product.id");
productTitle = json.StringOf("product.title");
productBody_html = json.StringOf("product.body_html");
productVendor = json.StringOf("product.vendor");
productProduct_type = json.StringOf("product.product_type");
productCreated_at = json.StringOf("product.created_at");
productHandle = json.StringOf("product.handle");
productUpdated_at = json.StringOf("product.updated_at");
productPublished_at = json.StringOf("product.published_at");
productTemplate_suffix = json.IsNullOf("product.template_suffix");
productPublished_scope = json.StringOf("product.published_scope");
productTags = json.StringOf("product.tags");
productImageId = json.IntOf("product.image.id");
productImageProduct_id = json.IntOf("product.image.product_id");
productImagePosition = json.IntOf("product.image.position");
productImageCreated_at = json.StringOf("product.image.created_at");
productImageUpdated_at = json.StringOf("product.image.updated_at");
productImageWidth = json.IntOf("product.image.width");
productImageHeight = json.IntOf("product.image.height");
productImageSrc = json.StringOf("product.image.src");
i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.variants");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].id");
    product_id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].product_id");
    title = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].title");
    price = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].price");
    sku = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].sku");
    position = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].position");
    grams = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].grams");
    inventory_policy = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].inventory_policy");
    compare_at_price = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].compare_at_price");
    fulfillment_service = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].fulfillment_service");
    inventory_management = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].inventory_management");
    option1 = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].option1");
    option2 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option2");
    option3 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option3");
    created_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].created_at");
    updated_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].updated_at");
    taxable = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].taxable");
    barcode = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].barcode");
    image_id = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].image_id");
    inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].inventory_quantity");
    weight = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].weight");
    weight_unit = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].weight_unit");
    old_inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].old_inventory_quantity");
    requires_shipping = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].requires_shipping");
    i = i+1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.options");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].id");
    product_id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].product_id");
    name = json.StringOf("product.options[i].name");
    position = json.IntOf("product.options[i].position");
    j = 0;
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("product.options[i].values");
    while (j < count_j) {
        json.J = j;
        strVal = json.StringOf("product.options[i].values[j]");
        j = j+1;
    }

    i = i+1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.images");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    id = json.IntOf("product.images[i].id");
    product_id = json.IntOf("product.images[i].product_id");
    position = json.IntOf("product.images[i].position");
    created_at = json.StringOf("product.images[i].created_at");
    updated_at = json.StringOf("product.images[i].updated_at");
    width = json.IntOf("product.images[i].width");
    height = json.IntOf("product.images[i].height");
    src = json.StringOf("product.images[i].src");
    j = 0;
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("product.images[i].variant_ids");
    while (j < count_j) {
        json.J = j;
        j = j+1;
    }

    i = i+1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("image.product.variant_ids");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    i = i+1;
}

// A sample JSON response body that is parsed by the above code:

// {
//   "product": {
//     "id": 1071559747,
//     "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
//     "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
//     "vendor": "Burton",
//     "product_type": "Snowboard",
//     "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//     "handle": "burton-custom-freestyle-151",
//     "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:44-04:00",
//     "published_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//     "template_suffix": null,
//     "published_scope": "global",
//     "tags": "",
//     "variants": [
//       {
//         "id": 1070325218,
//         "product_id": 1071559747,
//         "title": "Default Title",
//         "price": "0.00",
//         "sku": "",
//         "position": 1,
//         "grams": 0,
//         "inventory_policy": "deny",
//         "compare_at_price": null,
//         "fulfillment_service": "manual",
//         "inventory_management": null,
//         "option1": "Default Title",
//         "option2": null,
//         "option3": null,
//         "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:44-04:00",
//         "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:44-04:00",
//         "taxable": true,
//         "barcode": null,
//         "image_id": null,
//         "inventory_quantity": 1,
//         "weight": 0.0,
//         "weight_unit": "lb",
//         "old_inventory_quantity": 1,
//         "requires_shipping": true
//       }
//     ],
//     "options": [
//       {
//         "id": 1022828903,
//         "product_id": 1071559747,
//         "name": "Title",
//         "position": 1,
//         "values": [
//           "Default Title"
//         ]
//       }
//     ],
//     "images": [
//       {
//         "id": 1001473945,
//         "product_id": 1071559747,
//         "position": 1,
//         "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//         "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//         "width": 1,
//         "height": 1,
//         "src": "https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/9093\/3842\/products\/df3e567d6f16d040326c7a0ea29a4f41.gif?v=1506106123",
//         "variant_ids": [
//         ]
//       }
//     ],
//     "image": {
//       "id": 1001473945,
//       "product_id": 1071559747,
//       "position": 1,
//       "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//       "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:43-04:00",
//       "width": 1,
//       "height": 1,
//       "src": "https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/9093\/3842\/products\/df3e567d6f16d040326c7a0ea29a4f41.gif?v=1506106123",
//       "variant_ids": [
//       ]
//     }
//   }
// }

console.log("Example Completed.");