SoftLayer_Brand::createObject

Create a new brand.

Description

createObject() allows the creation of a new brand. This will also create an account to serve as the owner of the brand.

In order to create a brand, a template object must be sent in with several required values.

Input SoftLayer_Brand

• name
  • Name of brand
  • Required
  • Type: string
• keyName
  • Reference key name
  • Required
  • Type: string
• longName
  • More descriptive name of brand
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.firstName
  • First Name of account contact
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.lastName
  • Last Name of account contact
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.address1
  • Street Address of company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.address2
  • Street Address of company
  • Optional
  • Type: string
• account.city
  • City of company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.state
  • State of company (if applicable)
  • Conditionally Required
  • Type: string
• account.postalCode
  • Postal Code of company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.country
  • Country of company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.officePhone
  • Office Phone number of Company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.alternatePhone
  • Alternate Phone number of Company
  • Optional
  • Type: string
• account.companyName
  • Name of company
  • Required
  • Type: string
• account.email
  • Email address of account contact
  • Required
  • Type: string

REST Example:

curl -X POST -d '{ 
    "parameters":[{ 
        "name": "Brand Corp", 
        "keyName": "BRAND_CORP", 
        "longName": "Brand Corporation", 
        "account": { 
            "firstName": "Gloria", 
            "lastName": "Brand", 
            "address1": "123 Drive", 
            "city": "Boston", 
            "state": "MA", 
            "postalCode": "02107", 
            "country": "US", 
            "companyName": "Brand Corp", 
            "officePhone": "857-111-1111", 
            "email": "noreply@example.com" 
        } 
    }] 
}' https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Brand/createObject.json 

Parameters

Required Headers

• Authenticate

Optional Headers

• SoftLayer_BrandObjectMask

Return Values

• SoftLayer_Brand

REST Example

curl -g -u $SL_USER:$SL_APIKEY -X POST -d '{"parameters": [SoftLayer_Brand]}' \
'https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Brand/createObject'