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VB.NET / Postman API / API Key Owner

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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

http.SetRequestHeader("X-API-Key","{{postman_api_key}}")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.getpostman.com/me",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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

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

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


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

' {
'   "user": {
'     "id": "631643",
'     "username": "janedoe",
'     "email": "janedoe@example.com",
'     "fullName": "Jane Doe",
'     "avatar": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e1f3994f2632af3d1c8c2dcc168a10e6",
'     "isPublic": false
'   },
'   "operations": [
'     {
'       "name": "mock_usage",
'       "limit": 1000000,
'       "usage": 2382,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "monitor_request_runs",
'       "limit": 10000000,
'       "usage": 49492,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "documenter_public_views",
'       "limit": 5000000,
'       "usage": 120232,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "api_usage",
'       "limit": 1000000,
'       "usage": 1345,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "custom_domains",
'       "limit": 25,
'       "usage": 1,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "custom_authentication_methods",
'       "limit": 1,
'       "usage": 1,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "serverless_requests",
'       "limit": 10000,
'       "usage": 0,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "integrations",
'       "limit": 5000,
'       "usage": 145,
'       "overage": 0
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "cloud_agent_requests",
'       "limit": 1000000,
'       "usage": 23823,
'       "overage": 0
'     }
'   ]
' }

' 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
Dim limit As Integer
Dim usage As Integer
Dim overage As Integer

Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("user.id")
Dim Username As String = jResp.StringOf("user.username")
Dim v_Email As String = jResp.StringOf("user.email")
Dim FullName As String = jResp.StringOf("user.fullName")
Dim Avatar As String = jResp.StringOf("user.avatar")
Dim IsPublic As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("user.isPublic")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("operations")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("operations[i].name")
    limit = jResp.IntOf("operations[i].limit")
    usage = jResp.IntOf("operations[i].usage")
    overage = jResp.IntOf("operations[i].overage")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "X-API-Key: {{postman_api_key}}"
https://api.getpostman.com/me

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "API Key Owner",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "var responseJSON;",
          "",
          "// parse response body as JSON",
          "try { responseJSON = JSON.parse(responseBody); } catch (e) { }",
          "tests['received a valid response JSON'] = !!responseJSON;",
          "!responseJSON && (responseJSON = {});",
          "",
          "tests['status code is 200'] = (responseCode.code === 200);",
          "tests['response does not have errors'] = (!responseJSON.error);",
          "",
          "tests['response has a user object'] = (typeof responseJSON.user === 'object');",
          "tests['response user object has id'] = (responseJSON.user && responseJSON.user.id);"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/me",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "getpostman",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "me"
      ]
    },
    "description": "the `/me` Postman API endpoint lets you access information about the authenticated user. You can retrieve the authenticated user's username, full name, e-mail address, and any other available information.\n\n> Requires <a href=\"#authentication\">API Key</a> as `X-Api-Key` request header or `apikey` URL query parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Valid Response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.getpostman.com/me",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "getpostman",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "me"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json",
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "description": {
            "content": "",
            "type": "text/plain"
          }
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"user\": {\n        \"id\": \"631643\",\n        \"username\": \"janedoe\",\n        \"email\": \"janedoe@example.com\",\n        \"fullName\": \"Jane Doe\",\n        \"avatar\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e1f3994f2632af3d1c8c2dcc168a10e6\",\n        \"isPublic\": false\n    },\n    \"operations\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"mock_usage\",\n            \"limit\": 1000000,\n            \"usage\": 2382,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"monitor_request_runs\",\n            \"limit\": 10000000,\n            \"usage\": 49492,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"documenter_public_views\",\n            \"limit\": 5000000,\n            \"usage\": 120232,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"api_usage\",\n            \"limit\": 1000000,\n            \"usage\": 1345,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"custom_domains\",\n            \"limit\": 25,\n            \"usage\": 1,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"custom_authentication_methods\",\n            \"limit\": 1,\n            \"usage\": 1,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"serverless_requests\",\n            \"limit\": 10000,\n            \"usage\": 0,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"integrations\",\n            \"limit\": 5000,\n            \"usage\": 145,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"cloud_agent_requests\",\n            \"limit\": 1000000,\n            \"usage\": 23823,\n            \"overage\": 0\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}