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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
# -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
# -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
# -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("text","Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
# Get our access token.
$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("Failed to load x.json")
    exit
}

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.x.com/2/tweets",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)

$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")
    exit
}

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

# {
#   "data": {
#     "id": "1346889436626259968",
#     "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
#   }
# }

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

$Id = $jResp.StringOf("data.id")
$Text = $jResp.StringOf("data.text")