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C++ / Microsoft Graph / Search external items

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.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;

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "requests": [
    //     {
    //       "entityTypes": [
    //         "externalItem"
    //       ],
    //       "contentSources": [
    //         "/external/connections/sampleConnectionId"
    //       ],
    //       "query": {
    //         "queryString": "sample"
    //       },
    //       "fields": [
    //         "title",
    //         "iconurl",
    //         "lastModifiedDate"
    //       ]
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].entityTypes[0]","externalItem");
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].contentSources[0]","/external/connections/sampleConnectionId");
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].query.queryString","sample");
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].fields[0]","title");
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].fields[1]","iconurl");
    json.UpdateString("requests[0].fields[2]","lastModifiedDate");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/search/query","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << resp->get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp->bodyStr() << "\r\n";
    delete resp;
    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "requests": [
        {
            "entityTypes": [
                "externalItem"
            ],
            "contentSources": [
                "/external/connections/sampleConnectionId"
            ],
            "query": {
                "queryString": "sample"
            },
            "fields": [
                "title",
                "iconurl",
                "lastModifiedDate"
            ]
        }
    ]
}'
https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/search/query

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Search external items",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"requests\": [\n        {\n            \"entityTypes\": [\n                \"externalItem\"\n            ],\n            \"contentSources\": [\n                \"/external/connections/sampleConnectionId\"\n            ],\n            \"query\": {\n                \"queryString\": \"sample\"\n            },\n            \"fields\": [\n                \"title\",\n                \"iconurl\",\n                \"lastModifiedDate\"\n            ]\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/search/query",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "graph",
        "microsoft",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "beta",
        "search",
        "query"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}