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; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
Local $bSuccess

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

; The following JSON is sent in the request body.

; {
;   "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
;   "text": "Oh boy!",
;   "aggregation_key": "officia ex veniam",
;   "alert_type": "info",
;   "date_happened": 73027040,
;   "device_name": "ut eu fugiat cul",
;   "host": "i",
;   "priority": "normal",
;   "related_event_id": -43026196,
;   "source_type_name": "Lorem Ut",
;   "tags": [
;     "environment:test"
;   ]
; }

$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.UpdateString("title","Did you hear the news today?")
$oJson.UpdateString("text","Oh boy!")
$oJson.UpdateString("aggregation_key","officia ex veniam")
$oJson.UpdateString("alert_type","info")
$oJson.UpdateInt("date_happened",73027040)
$oJson.UpdateString("device_name","ut eu fugiat cul")
$oJson.UpdateString("host","i")
$oJson.UpdateString("priority","normal")
$oJson.UpdateInt("related_event_id",-43026196)
$oJson.UpdateString("source_type_name","Lorem Ut")
$oJson.UpdateString("tags[0]","environment:test")

$oHttp.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
$oHttp.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Local $oResp = $oHttp.PostJson3("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events","application/json",$oJson)
If ($oHttp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oResp.GetBodySb($oSbResponseBody)

$oJResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJResp.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp.EmitCompact = False

ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oJResp.Emit() & @CRLF)

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oResp.StatusCode
ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oResp.Header & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)

    Exit
EndIf

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

; {
;   "event": {
;     "alert_type": "info",
;     "date_happened": -7687934,
;     "device_name": "labore aliquip dolor",
;     "host": "incididunt sunt",
;     "id": -98412440,
;     "id_str": "incididunt laborum",
;     "payload": "{}",
;     "priority": "normal",
;     "source_type_name": "commodo cupidatat ea",
;     "tags": [
;       "environment:test"
;     ],
;     "text": "Oh boy!",
;     "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
;     "url": "non"
;   },
;   "status": "sit in"
; }

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

Local $strVal

Local $sAlert_type = $oJResp.StringOf("event.alert_type")
Local $iDate_happened = $oJResp.IntOf("event.date_happened")
Local $sDevice_name = $oJResp.StringOf("event.device_name")
Local $sHost = $oJResp.StringOf("event.host")
Local $iId = $oJResp.IntOf("event.id")
Local $sId_str = $oJResp.StringOf("event.id_str")
Local $sPayload = $oJResp.StringOf("event.payload")
Local $sPriority = $oJResp.StringOf("event.priority")
Local $sSource_type_name = $oJResp.StringOf("event.source_type_name")
Local $sText = $oJResp.StringOf("event.text")
Local $sTitle = $oJResp.StringOf("event.title")
Local $sV_Url = $oJResp.StringOf("event.url")
Local $status = $oJResp.StringOf("status")
Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("event.tags")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $strVal = $oJResp.StringOf("event.tags[i]")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
  "text": "Oh boy!",
  "aggregation_key": "officia ex veniam",
  "alert_type": "info",
  "date_happened": 73027040,
  "device_name": "ut eu fugiat cul",
  "host": "i",
  "priority": "normal",
  "related_event_id": -43026196,
  "source_type_name": "Lorem Ut",
  "tags": [
    "environment:test"
  ]
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Post an event",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n  \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n  \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n  \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n  \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n  \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n  \"host\": \"i\",\n  \"priority\": \"normal\",\n  \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n  \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"environment:test\"\n  ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "events"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to post events to the stream.\nTag them, set priority and event aggregate them with other events."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "OK",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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  \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n  \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n  \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n  \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n  \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n  \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n  \"host\": \"i\",\n  \"priority\": \"normal\",\n  \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n  \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"environment:test\"\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Accepted",
      "code": 202,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"event\": {\n    \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n    \"date_happened\": -7687934,\n    \"device_name\": \"labore aliquip dolor\",\n    \"host\": \"incididunt sunt\",\n    \"id\": -98412440,\n    \"id_str\": \"incididunt laborum\",\n    \"payload\": \"{}\",\n    \"priority\": \"normal\",\n    \"source_type_name\": \"commodo cupidatat ea\",\n    \"tags\": [\n      \"environment:test\"\n    ],\n    \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n    \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n    \"url\": \"non\"\n  },\n  \"status\": \"sit in\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bad Request",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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  \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n  \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n  \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n  \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n  \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n  \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n  \"host\": \"i\",\n  \"priority\": \"normal\",\n  \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n  \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"environment:test\"\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "Too many requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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  \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n  \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n  \"aggregation_key\": \"officia ex veniam\",\n  \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n  \"date_happened\": 73027040,\n  \"device_name\": \"ut eu fugiat cul\",\n  \"host\": \"i\",\n  \"priority\": \"normal\",\n  \"related_event_id\": -43026196,\n  \"source_type_name\": \"Lorem Ut\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"environment:test\"\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}