Bad request with json - json

Question

I am receiving bad request response code (400 for URL) when I am trying to send a json object. I believe I am not passing json object correctly but cannot find where I am doing a mistake.
JSONObject actiontype = new JSONObject();
JSONObject record = new JSONObject();
JSONObject fields = new JSONObject();
JSONObject address = new JSONObject();
actiontype.put("type", "customer");
actiontype.put("action", "create");
record.put("id", "C004");
fields.put("{customerType", "Individual");
fields.put("account", "12345");
fields.put("prefix", "Mr");
fields.put("id", "C004");
fields.put("name", "Deckson and Company Pvt Ltd");
fields.put("firstName", "Deckson");
fields.put("lastName", "Company");
fields.put("email", "test#rcl.lk");
fields.put("telephone", "11235468792");
fields.put("ext", "111");
fields.put("class", "Architecture");
fields.put("paymentMethod", "creditcard");
fields.put("invoiceType", "");
fields.put("vat", "VAT12345");
fields.put("svat}", "SVAT54321");
address.put("{country", "Sri Lanka");
address.put("address", "Rocell");
address.put("street", "No. 20 R.A De Mel Mawatha");
address.put("city", "Colombo");
address.put("postalCode", "003300");
address.put("province", "Western Province");
address.put("isDefaultShipping", true);
address.put("isDefaultBilliing", true);
address.put("isResidential}", false);
record.put("record", address);
record.put("record", fields);
actiontype.put("body", record);
I am expecting to form following json:
{
"type": "customer",
"action": "create",
"record": {
"id": "C001",
"fields": {
"customerType": "Individual",
"account": "21631",
"prefix": "Mr",
"id": "C001",
"name": "Test Customer from Postman",
"firstName": "fN",
"lastName": "lN",
"email": "dekard.shaw#rocell.com",
"telephone": "94775263148",
"ext": "3722",
"class": "Architecture",
"paymentMethod": "creditcard",
"invoiceType": "",
"vat": "VAT21523",
"svat": "SVAT21526"
},
"address": [
{
"country": "Sri Lanka",
"address": "Mr Deckard Shaw",
"street": "No 20, R. A. De Mel Mawatha",
"city": "Colombo",
"postalCode": "00300",
"province": "Western Province",
"isDefaultShipping": true,
"isDefaultBilling": false,
"isResidential": true
}
]
}
}

Answer 1

I noticed a bunch of mistakes:
fields.put("{customerType", "Individual"); // You have a rogue { here.
fields.put("svat}", "SVAT54321"); // You have a rogue } here.
address.put("{country", "Sri Lanka"); // You have a rogue { here.
address.put("isResidential}", false); // You have a rogue } here.
record.put("record", fields); // This should be "fields", not "record".
actiontype.put("body", record); // This should be "record", not "body".
There's also an issue here:
record.put("record", address);
For one, this should be "address", not "record". Additionally, the value needs to be an array, not an object. I don't know what language you're using, but I assume you'll want something that looks like this:
record.put("address", new JSONObject[] { address });
Or maybe this:
JSONArray addresses = new JSONArray();
addresses.put(address);
record.put("address", addresses);
You should take a closer look at the output JSON that you're producing to ensure there aren't more mistakes.