Tcl

eBay -- Create or Replace Inventory Item

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This example shows how to create a new inventory item record or update an existing inventory item record.

See Create or Replace Inventory Item for more REST API details.

Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

# This example sends the following sample PUT request to create (or replace) a new inventory item.

# PUT https://api.ebay.com/sell/inventory/v1/inventory_item/GP-Cam-01
# { 
# "availability":
#     { 
#     "shipToLocationAvailability":
#         { 
#         "quantity": 50
#         }
#     },
# "condition": "NEW",
# "product":
#     { 
#     "title": "GoPro Hero4 Helmet Cam",
#     "description": "New GoPro Hero4 Helmet Cam. Unopened box.",
#     "aspects": {
#         "Brand" :["GoPro"],
#         "Type" : ["Helmet/Action"],
#         "Storage Type" : ["Removable"],
#         "Recording Definition" : ["High Definition"],
#         "Media Format" : ["Flash Drive (SSD)"],
#         "Optical Zoom" : ["10x"]
#       },
#     "imageUrls": [
#         "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1000.jpg",
#         "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1001.jpg",
#         "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1002.jpg"
#       ]
#     }
# }

# First, generate the JSON using this code:
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0

CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber $json "availability.shipToLocationAvailability.quantity" "50"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "condition" "NEW"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.title" "GoPro Hero4 Helmet Cam"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.description" "New GoPro Hero4 Helmet Cam. Unopened box."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.Brand[0]" "GoPro"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.Type[0]" "Helmet/Action"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.\"Storage Type\"[0]" "Removable"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.\"Recording Definition\"[0]" "High Definition"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.\"Media Format\"[0]" "Flash Drive (SSD)"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.aspects.\"Optical Zoom\"[0]" "10x"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.imageUrls[0]" "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1000.jpg"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.imageUrls[1]" "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1001.jpg"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "product.imageUrls[2]" "http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/182196556219-0-1/s-l1002.jpg"

# Show the JSON to be sent:
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

# Use a previously obtained user token.  The token should look something like this:
# "v^1.1#i^1#r^0#p^3#I^3#f^0#t^H4sIAAAAAAAAAOVXa2wUVRTu9k ... 89xuCWYREAAA=="
set accessToken "EBAY_ACCESS_TOKEN"

set http [new_CkHttp]

# This example uses the sandbox.  
# Change "api.sandbox.ebay.com" to "api.ebay.com" to use the production system.
# Note: The last part of the url is the SKU.  In this URL, the SKU is "GP-Cam-01".
set url "https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/sell/inventory/v1/inventory_item/GP-Cam-01"
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 1

# Set your Content-Language to whatever is desired.
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Language" "en-US"

# Add our access token to the request, which is a header
# having the following format:
# Authorization: Bearer <userAccessToken>
set sbAuth [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth "Bearer "
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth $accessToken
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Authorization" [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbAuth]

CkHttp_put_Accept $http "application/json"
CkHttp_put_AllowGzip $http 0

set resp [new_CkHttpResponse]

set success [CkHttp_HttpStr $http "PUT" $url [CkJsonObject_emit $json] "utf-8" "application/json" $resp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    exit
}

puts "Response status code = [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]"

if {[CkHttp_get_LastStatus $http] != 204} then {
    puts [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
    puts "Failed"
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    exit
}

# On success (status code = 204), there is no output payload (strResponse will be empty).
puts "Inventory item successfully created."

delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp