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VB6 / Datadog API Collection / Validate API key

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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.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/validate",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

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 = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print http.LastHeader
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "valid": true
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

Dim valid As Long
valid = jResp.BoolOf("valid")

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate API key",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/validate",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "validate"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Check if the API key (not the APP key) is valid. If invalid, a 403 is returned."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "OK",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/validate",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "validate"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"valid\": true\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Authentication error",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/validate",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "validate"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Forbidden",
      "code": 403,
      "_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": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/validate",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "validate"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}