(Perl) HTTP POST JSON (application/json)

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

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# 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");

# We don't need to set the Content-Type header, becaue it is automatically set by Chilkat
# in the PostJson2 call below.

# 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 is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson2("http://www.someserver.com/someJsonEndpoint","application/json",$jsonText);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
}
else {
    # Display the JSON response.
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

}