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<?php
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$http = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http");
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
// "text": "Oh boy!",
// "aggregation_key": "officia ex veniam",
// "alert_type": "info",
// "date_happened": 73027040,
// "device_name": "ut eu fugiat cul",
// "host": "i",
// "priority": "normal",
// "related_event_id": -43026196,
// "source_type_name": "Lorem Ut",
// "tags": [
// "environment:test"
// ]
// }
$json = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('title','Did you hear the news today?');
$json->UpdateString('text','Oh boy!');
$json->UpdateString('aggregation_key','officia ex veniam');
$json->UpdateString('alert_type','info');
$json->UpdateInt('date_happened',73027040);
$json->UpdateString('device_name','ut eu fugiat cul');
$json->UpdateString('host','i');
$json->UpdateString('priority','normal');
$json->UpdateInt('related_event_id',-43026196);
$json->UpdateString('source_type_name','Lorem Ut');
$json->UpdateString('tags[0]','environment:test');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/json');
// resp is a Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events','application/json',$json);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
exit;
}
$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";
$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
print $resp->Header . "\n";
print 'Failed.' . "\n";
exit;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "event": {
// "alert_type": "info",
// "date_happened": -7687934,
// "device_name": "labore aliquip dolor",
// "host": "incididunt sunt",
// "id": -98412440,
// "id_str": "incididunt laborum",
// "payload": "{}",
// "priority": "normal",
// "source_type_name": "commodo cupidatat ea",
// "tags": [
// "environment:test"
// ],
// "text": "Oh boy!",
// "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
// "url": "non"
// },
// "status": "sit in"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$Alert_type = $jResp->stringOf('event.alert_type');
$Date_happened = $jResp->IntOf('event.date_happened');
$Device_name = $jResp->stringOf('event.device_name');
$Host = $jResp->stringOf('event.host');
$Id = $jResp->IntOf('event.id');
$Id_str = $jResp->stringOf('event.id_str');
$Payload = $jResp->stringOf('event.payload');
$Priority = $jResp->stringOf('event.priority');
$Source_type_name = $jResp->stringOf('event.source_type_name');
$Text = $jResp->stringOf('event.text');
$Title = $jResp->stringOf('event.title');
$v_Url = $jResp->stringOf('event.url');
$status = $jResp->stringOf('status');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('event.tags');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->I = $i;
$strVal = $jResp->stringOf('event.tags[i]');
$i = $i + 1;
}
?>
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Accept: application/json"
-d '{
"title": "Did you hear the news today?",
"text": "Oh boy!",
"aggregation_key": "officia ex veniam",
"alert_type": "info",
"date_happened": 73027040,
"device_name": "ut eu fugiat cul",
"host": "i",
"priority": "normal",
"related_event_id": -43026196,
"source_type_name": "Lorem Ut",
"tags": [
"environment:test"
]
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Post an event",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n \"host\": \"i\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events"
]
},
"description": "This endpoint allows you to post events to the stream.\nTag them, set priority and event aggregate them with other events."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "OK",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n \"host\": \"i\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events"
]
}
},
"status": "Accepted",
"code": 202,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"event\": {\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": -7687934,\n \"device_name\": \"labore aliquip dolor\",\n \"host\": \"incididunt sunt\",\n \"id\": -98412440,\n \"id_str\": \"incididunt laborum\",\n \"payload\": \"{}\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"source_type_name\": \"commodo cupidatat ea\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ],\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"url\": \"non\"\n },\n \"status\": \"sit in\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "Bad Request",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n \"host\": \"i\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Too many requests",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n \"host\": \"i\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"headerFamily": "json",
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events"
]
}
},
"status": "Too Many Requests",
"code": 429,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
