(Perl) HTTP POST JSON (application/json)

Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the application/json content-type.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# If any custom headers need to be included with the POST, add them
# by calling SetRequestHeader

# Note: An application should never explicitly set the Content-Length header.
# The Content-Length is automatically computed and added by Chilkat.

# Here are some examples of custom headers.  

# Perhaps your particular app needs some sort of custom-computed Authorization header...
$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization","my-custom-computed-auth-value");

# Another custom header for some hypothetical app:
$http->SetRequestHeader("X-Pass-Timestamp","my-custom-computed-timestamp-value");

# The following "Accept" header may be set, but it really isn't necessary:
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

$jsonText = "{ some JSON text ... }";

# To use SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpStr("POST","http://www.someserver.com/someJsonEndpoint",$jsonText,"utf-8","application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Display the JSON response.
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";