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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateInt("from",-62147425)

http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/hosts/totals",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



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

' {
'   "total_active": 70097963,
'   "total_up": 11529364
' }

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




Dim total_active As Integer = jResp.IntOf("total_active")
Dim total_up As Integer = jResp.IntOf("total_up")

Curl Command

curl -G -d "from=-62147425"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/hosts/totals

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Get the total number of active hosts",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "hosts",
        "totals"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "from",
          "value": "-62147425",
          "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint returns the total number of active and up hosts in your Datadog account.\nActive means the host has reported in the past hour, and up means it has reported in the past two hours."
  },
  "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/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"total_active\": 70097963,\n  \"total_up\": 11529364\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invalid Parameter 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/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "Forbidden",
      "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/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}