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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
Dim queryParams As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = queryParams.UpdateString("name","<string>")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpParams("GET","https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/group/by-name",queryParams,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
'   "type": "group",
'   "name": "et exercitation",
'   "id": "ut Duis dolore consectetur",
'   "_links": {}
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim v_type As String
v_type = jResp.StringOf("type")
Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
        Curl Command
        curl -G -d "name=%3Cstring%3E"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/group/by-name
        Postman Collection Item JSON
        {
  "name": "Get group",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/group/by-name?name=<string>",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "group",
        "by-name"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "name",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "(Required) The name of the group. This is the same as the group name shown in\nthe Confluence administration console."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Returns a user group for a given group name.\n\n**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:\nPermission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission)."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Returned if the requested group is returned.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/group/by-name?name=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "group",
            "by-name"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "name",
              "value": "<string>"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"type\": \"group\",\n \"name\": \"et exercitation\",\n \"id\": \"ut Duis dolore consectetur\",\n \"_links\": {}\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view\ngroups.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/group/by-name?name=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "group",
            "by-name"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "name",
              "value": "<string>"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Forbidden",
      "code": 403,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}