gistfile1.txt

 # In case of 'unlisted' target, only passing 'publishTarget' as a request header works
    if [[ ${PUBLISH_TARGET} == 'unlisted' ]]; then
        HTTP_CODE=$(curl \
        -w %{http_code} \
        -o api-response.json \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"  \
        -H "x-goog-api-version: 2" \
        -H "Content-Length: 0" \
        -H "publishTarget: $PUBLISH_TARGET" \
        -X POST \
        -v https://www.googleapis.com/chromewebstore/v1.1/items/${EXTENSION_ID}/publish)
    # For other targets ('default' or 'trustedTesters') we must pass 'target' as request body in json format
    else
        HTTP_CODE=$(curl \
        -w %{http_code} \
        -o api-response.json \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
        -H "x-goog-api-version: 2" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d "{\"target\":\"$PUBLISH_TARGET\"}" \
        -X POST \
        -v https://www.googleapis.com/chromewebstore/v1.1/items/${EXTENSION_ID}/publish)
    fi