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VB6 / easybill REST API / Fetch task

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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 "Authorization","{{apiKey}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/tasks/:id",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)

' {
'   "name": "<string>",
'   "status": "PROCESSING",
'   "category": null,
'   "category_custom": null,
'   "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "customer_id": null,
'   "description": null,
'   "document_id": null,
'   "end_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "finish_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "id": "<long>",
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "position_id": null,
'   "priority": "NORMAL",
'   "project_id": null,
'   "start_at": null,
'   "status_percent": null
' }

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

Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim status As String
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
Dim category As String
category = jResp.StringOf("category")
Dim category_custom As String
category_custom = jResp.StringOf("category_custom")
Dim created_at As String
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
Dim customer_id As String
customer_id = jResp.StringOf("customer_id")
Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim document_id As String
document_id = jResp.StringOf("document_id")
Dim end_at As String
end_at = jResp.StringOf("end_at")
Dim finish_at As String
finish_at = jResp.StringOf("finish_at")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim login_id As String
login_id = jResp.StringOf("login_id")
Dim position_id As String
position_id = jResp.StringOf("position_id")
Dim priority As String
priority = jResp.StringOf("priority")
Dim project_id As String
project_id = jResp.StringOf("project_id")
Dim start_at As String
start_at = jResp.StringOf("start_at")
Dim status_percent As String
status_percent = jResp.StringOf("status_percent")

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: {{apiKey}}"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/tasks/:id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Fetch task",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks/:id",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "tasks",
        ":id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": "<long>",
          "description": "(Required) ID of task"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful operation",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks/:id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "tasks",
            ":id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"status\": \"PROCESSING\",\n  \"category\": null,\n  \"category_custom\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"customer_id\": null,\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"document_id\": null,\n  \"end_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"finish_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"position_id\": null,\n  \"priority\": \"NORMAL\",\n  \"project_id\": null,\n  \"start_at\": null,\n  \"status_percent\": null\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Not found",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks/:id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "tasks",
            ":id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Too Many Requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks/:id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "tasks",
            ":id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Too Many Requests",
      "code": 429,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}