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import sys
import chilkat2

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

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

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events/:event_id",sbResponseBody)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(http.LastHeader)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# 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

Alert_type = jResp.StringOf("event.alert_type")
Date_happened = jResp.IntOf("event.date_happened")
Device_name = jResp.StringOf("event.device_name")
Host = jResp.StringOf("event.host")
Id = jResp.IntOf("event.id")
Id_str = jResp.StringOf("event.id_str")
Payload = jResp.StringOf("event.payload")
Priority = jResp.StringOf("event.priority")
Source_type_name = jResp.StringOf("event.source_type_name")
Text = jResp.StringOf("event.text")
Title = jResp.StringOf("event.title")
v_Url = jResp.StringOf("event.url")
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("event.tags")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.I = i
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("event.tags[i]")
    i = i + 1

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events/:event_id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Get an event",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "events",
        ":event_id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "event_id",
          "value": "-62147425"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to query for event details.\n\n**Note**: If the event you’re querying contains markdown formatting of any kind,\nyou may see characters such as `%`,`\\`,`n` in your output."
  },
  "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/events/:event_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events",
            ":event_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "event_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_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": "Authentication 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/events/:event_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events",
            ":event_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "event_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "Item Not Found",
      "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/events/:event_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events",
            ":event_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "event_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_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/events/:event_id",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "events",
            ":event_id"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "event_id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}