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VB6 / Broker API / Announcements

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "{{api_key}}"
http.Password = "{{api_secret}}"

Dim queryParams As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = queryParams.UpdateString("ca_types","dividend,merger,spinoff,split")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("since","2021-12-01")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("until","2021-12-17")

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/v1/corporate_actions/announcements",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -G -d "ca_types=dividend,merger,spinoff,split"
	-d "since=2021-12-01"
	-d "until=2021-12-17"
	-u '{{api_key}}:{{api_secret}}'
https://domain.com/v1/corporate_actions/announcements

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Announcements",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{HOST}}/v1/corporate_actions/announcements?ca_types=dividend,merger,spinoff,split&since=2021-12-01&until=2021-12-17",
      "host": [
        "{{HOST}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "corporate_actions",
        "announcements"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "ca_types",
          "value": "dividend,merger,spinoff,split",
          "description": "A comma-delimited list of ENUM.CorporateActionType values"
        },
        {
          "key": "since",
          "value": "2021-12-01",
          "description": "The start (inclusive) of the date range when searching corporate action announcements. This should follow the YYYY-MM-DD format. The date range is limited to 90 days."
        },
        {
          "key": "until",
          "value": "2021-12-17",
          "description": "The end (inclusive) of the date range when searching corporate action announcements. This should follow the YYYY-MM-DD format. The date range is limited to 90 days."
        },
        {
          "key": "symbol",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The symbol of the company initiating the announcement.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "cusip",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The CUSIP of the company initiating the announcement.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "date_type",
          "value": "",
          "description": "ENUM.DateType. Potential values are declaration_date, ex_date, record_date, or payable_date",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}