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Demonstrates how to upload a media file to WordPress.

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

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# This example will use WordPress username / Application password authentication using the "Applications Password" plugin.
# See https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

# Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
$http.Login = "wp_username"
# Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
$http.Password = "app_password"
$http.BasicAuth = $true

$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$req.HttpVerb = "POST"

# Use the Content-Type that corresponds to the type of file you are uploading.

# WordPress supports uploading the following file types:

# Images
# 
#     .jpg  (image/jpg)
#     .jpeg  (image/jpeg)
#     .png  (image/png)
#     .gif  (image/gif)
#     .ico (image/x-icon)
# 
# Documents
# 
#     .pdf (applicatin/pdf)
#     .doc, .docx (application/msword)
#     .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx (application/mspowerpoint)
#     .odt 
#     .xls, .xlsx (application/msexcel)
#     .psd (??? image/vnd.adobe.photoshop,application/x-photoshop,application/photoshop,application/psd,image/psd)
# 
# Audio
# 
#     .mp3 (audio/mpeg)
#     .m4a
#     .ogg
#     .wav (audio/wav)
# 
# Video
# 
#     .mp4, .m4v (video/mp4)
#     .mov (video/quicktime)
#     .wmv (video/x-ms-wmv)
#     .avi (video/avi)
#     .mpg (video/mpeg)
#     .ogv 
#     .3gp 
#     .3g2 

$req.ContentType = "image/jpg"
$req.Path = "/wp-json/wp/v2/media"

$success = $req.LoadBodyFromFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($req.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$req.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=starfish.jpg")

$req.AddHeader("Expect","100-continue")

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpSReq("www.yourserver.com",443,$true,$req,$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("HTTP response status: " + $resp.StatusCode)

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.Load($resp.BodyStr)

$jsonResponse.EmitCompact = $false
$($jsonResponse.Emit())

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

# {
#   "id": 1915,
#   "date": "2021-01-19T18:25:01",
#   "date_gmt": "2021-01-20T01:25:01",
#   "guid": {
#     "rendered": "http:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg",
#     "raw": "http:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg"
#   },
#   "modified": "2021-01-19T18:25:01",
#   "modified_gmt": "2021-01-20T01:25:01",
#   "slug": "starfish",
#   "status": "inherit",
#   "type": "attachment",
#   "link": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/starfish\/",
#   "title": {
#     "raw": "starfish",
#     "rendered": "starfish"
#   },
#   "author": 1,
#   "comment_status": "closed",
#   "ping_status": "closed",
#   "template": "",
#   "meta": [
#   ],
#   "permalink_template": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/?attachment_id=1915",
#   "generated_slug": "starfish",
#   "description": {
#     "raw": "",
#     "rendered": "<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg'><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg 120w, http:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"
#   },
#   "caption": {
#     "raw": "",
#     "rendered": ""
#   },
#   "alt_text": "",
#   "media_type": "image",
#   "mime_type": "image\/jpeg",
#   "media_details": {
#     "width": 120,
#     "height": 120,
#     "file": "2021\/01\/starfish.jpg",
#     "sizes": {
#       "woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail": {
#         "file": "starfish-100x100.jpg",
#         "width": 100,
#         "height": 100,
#         "mime_type": "image\/jpeg",
#         "source_url": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish-100x100.jpg"
#       },
#       "shop_thumbnail": {
#         "file": "starfish-100x100.jpg",
#         "width": 100,
#         "height": 100,
#         "mime_type": "image\/jpeg",
#         "source_url": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish-100x100.jpg"
#       },
#       "full": {
#         "file": "starfish.jpg",
#         "width": 120,
#         "height": 120,
#         "mime_type": "image\/jpeg",
#         "source_url": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg"
#       }
#     },
#     "image_meta": {
#       "aperture": "0",
#       "credit": "",
#       "camera": "",
#       "caption": "",
#       "created_timestamp": "0",
#       "copyright": "",
#       "focal_length": "0",
#       "iso": "0",
#       "shutter_speed": "0",
#       "title": "",
#       "orientation": "0",
#       "keywords": [
#       ]
#     }
#   },
#   "post": null,
#   "source_url": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starfish.jpg",
#   "missing_image_sizes": [
#   ],
#   "_links": {
#     "self": [
#       {
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"
#       }
#     ],
#     "collection": [
#       {
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"
#       }
#     ],
#     "about": [
#       {
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"
#       }
#     ],
#     "author": [
#       {
#         "embeddable": true,
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"
#       }
#     ],
#     "replies": [
#       {
#         "embeddable": true,
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1915"
#       }
#     ],
#     "wp:action-unfiltered-html": [
#       {
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"
#       }
#     ],
#     "wp:action-assign-author": [
#       {
#         "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"
#       }
#     ],
#     "curies": [
#       {
#         "name": "wp",
#         "href": "https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}",
#         "templated": true
#       }
#     ]
#   }
# }

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

$date_gmt = New-Object Chilkat.DtObj

$id = $jsonResponse.IntOf("id")
$date = $jsonResponse.StringOf("date")
$jsonResponse.DtOf("date_gmt",$false,$date_gmt)
$guidRendered = $jsonResponse.StringOf("guid.rendered")
$guidRaw = $jsonResponse.StringOf("guid.raw")
$modified = $jsonResponse.StringOf("modified")
$modified_gmt = $jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_gmt")
$slug = $jsonResponse.StringOf("slug")
$status = $jsonResponse.StringOf("status")
$v_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("type")
$link = $jsonResponse.StringOf("link")
$titleRaw = $jsonResponse.StringOf("title.raw")
$titleRendered = $jsonResponse.StringOf("title.rendered")
$author = $jsonResponse.IntOf("author")
$comment_status = $jsonResponse.StringOf("comment_status")
$ping_status = $jsonResponse.StringOf("ping_status")
$template = $jsonResponse.StringOf("template")
$permalink_template = $jsonResponse.StringOf("permalink_template")
$generated_slug = $jsonResponse.StringOf("generated_slug")
$descriptionRaw = $jsonResponse.StringOf("description.raw")
$descriptionRendered = $jsonResponse.StringOf("description.rendered")
$captionRaw = $jsonResponse.StringOf("caption.raw")
$captionRendered = $jsonResponse.StringOf("caption.rendered")
$alt_text = $jsonResponse.StringOf("alt_text")
$media_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_type")
$mime_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("mime_type")
$media_detailsWidth = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.width")
$media_detailsHeight = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.height")
$media_detailsFile = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.file")
$media_detailsSizesWoocommerce_gallery_thumbnailFile = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail.file")
$media_detailsSizesWoocommerce_gallery_thumbnailWidth = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail.width")
$media_detailsSizesWoocommerce_gallery_thumbnailHeight = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail.height")
$media_detailsSizesWoocommerce_gallery_thumbnailMime_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail.mime_type")
$media_detailsSizesWoocommerce_gallery_thumbnailSource_url = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail.source_url")
$media_detailsSizesShop_thumbnailFile = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.shop_thumbnail.file")
$media_detailsSizesShop_thumbnailWidth = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.shop_thumbnail.width")
$media_detailsSizesShop_thumbnailHeight = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.shop_thumbnail.height")
$media_detailsSizesShop_thumbnailMime_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.shop_thumbnail.mime_type")
$media_detailsSizesShop_thumbnailSource_url = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.shop_thumbnail.source_url")
$media_detailsSizesFullFile = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.full.file")
$media_detailsSizesFullWidth = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.full.width")
$media_detailsSizesFullHeight = $jsonResponse.IntOf("media_details.sizes.full.height")
$media_detailsSizesFullMime_type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.full.mime_type")
$media_detailsSizesFullSource_url = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.sizes.full.source_url")
$media_detailsImage_metaAperture = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.aperture")
$media_detailsImage_metaCredit = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.credit")
$media_detailsImage_metaCamera = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.camera")
$media_detailsImage_metaCaption = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.caption")
$media_detailsImage_metaCreated_timestamp = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.created_timestamp")
$media_detailsImage_metaCopyright = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.copyright")
$media_detailsImage_metaFocal_length = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.focal_length")
$media_detailsImage_metaIso = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.iso")
$media_detailsImage_metaShutter_speed = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.shutter_speed")
$media_detailsImage_metaTitle = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.title")
$media_detailsImage_metaOrientation = $jsonResponse.StringOf("media_details.image_meta.orientation")
$post = $jsonResponse.StringOf("post")
$source_url = $jsonResponse.StringOf("source_url")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("meta")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("media_details.image_meta.keywords")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("missing_image_sizes")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.self")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.self[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.collection")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.collection[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.about")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.about[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.author")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $embeddable = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("_links.author[i].embeddable")
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.author[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.replies")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $embeddable = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("_links.replies[i].embeddable")
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.replies[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.wp:action-unfiltered-html")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.wp:action-unfiltered-html[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.wp:action-assign-author")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.wp:action-assign-author[i].href")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("_links.curies")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $name = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.curies[i].name")
    $href = $jsonResponse.StringOf("_links.curies[i].href")
    $templated = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("_links.curies[i].templated")
    $i = $i + 1
}