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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

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
'   "externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
'   "summary": "Dynamic Points",
'   "x-variables": {
'     "NOW": "$(date +%s)"
'   }
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("description","Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.")
json.UpdateString("externalValue","examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh")
json.UpdateString("summary","Dynamic Points")
json.UpdateString("x-variables.NOW","$(date +%s)")

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","text/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Encoding","identity")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points","text/json",json)
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)

' {
'   "status": "ok"
' }

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




Dim status As String = jResp.StringOf("status")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Encoding: identity"
	-H "Content-Type: text/json"
	-H "Accept: text/json"
	-d '{
  "description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
  "externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
  "summary": "Dynamic Points",
  "x-variables": {
    "NOW": "$(date +%s)"
  }
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Submit distribution points",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
        "key": "Content-Encoding",
        "value": "identity"
      },
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "text/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "text/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "distribution_points"
      ]
    },
    "description": "The distribution points end-point allows you to post distribution data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Payload accepted",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Accepted",
      "code": 202,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"status\": \"ok\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bad Request",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Authentication error",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Forbidden",
      "code": 403,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Request timeout",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Request Timeout",
      "code": 408,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Payload too large",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Request Entity Too Large",
      "code": 413,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Too many requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
            "key": "Content-Encoding",
            "value": "deflate"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "text/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n  \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n  \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n  \"x-variables\": {\n    \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "distribution_points"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}