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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

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

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/metrics/:metric_name",sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << http.lastHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "description": "exercitation ea ullamco occaecat",
    //   "integration": "nulla aute in",
    //   "per_unit": "second",
    //   "short_name": "exercitation et proident do",
    //   "statsd_interval": 33065337,
    //   "type": "count",
    //   "unit": "byte"
    // }

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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    const char *description = jResp.stringOf("description");
    const char *integration = jResp.stringOf("integration");
    const char *per_unit = jResp.stringOf("per_unit");
    const char *short_name = jResp.stringOf("short_name");
    int statsd_interval = jResp.IntOf("statsd_interval");
    const char *v_type = jResp.stringOf("type");
    const char *unit = jResp.stringOf("unit");
    }

Curl Command

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

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Get metric metadata",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/metrics/:metric_name",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "metrics",
        ":metric_name"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "metric_name",
          "value": "tempor Ut sed velit"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Get metadata about a specific metric."
  },
  "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/metrics/:metric_name",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "metrics",
            ":metric_name"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "metric_name"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"description\": \"exercitation ea ullamco occaecat\",\n  \"integration\": \"nulla aute in\",\n  \"per_unit\": \"second\",\n  \"short_name\": \"exercitation et proident do\",\n  \"statsd_interval\": 33065337,\n  \"type\": \"count\",\n  \"unit\": \"byte\"\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/metrics/:metric_name",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "metrics",
            ":metric_name"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "metric_name"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "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/metrics/:metric_name",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "metrics",
            ":metric_name"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "metric_name"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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/metrics/:metric_name",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "metrics",
            ":metric_name"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "metric_name"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}