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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

Chilkat.JsonObject queryParams = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
queryParams.UpdateString("$expand","Collection2");

http.SetRequestHeader("ForceUseSession","true");
http.SetRequestHeader("BPMCSRF","{{BPMCSRF}}");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)",queryParams);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

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

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");

    return;
}

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

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity",
//   "Id": "c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02",
//   "CreatedOn": "2017-03-30T14:50:04Z",
//   "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
//   "ModifiedOn": "2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z",
//   "ModifiedById": "410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00",
//   "ProcessListeners": 0,
//   "ContactId": "227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23",
//   "Name": "William Walker",
//   "OrgStructureUnitId": "d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5",
//   "Notes": "",
//   "JobId": "11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6",
//   "FullJobTitle": "Developer",
//   "OwnerId": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
//   "CareerStartDate": "2019-09-08T00:00:00Z",
//   "CareerDueDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
//   "ProbationDueDate": "2020-01-09T00:00:00Z",
//   "ReasonForDismissalId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
//   "AccountId": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
//   "ManagerId": "3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb",
//   "Account": {
//     "Id": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
//     "Name": "XT Group",
//     "OwnerId": "cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86",
//     "CreatedOn": "2020-01-27T08:00:14Z",
//     "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
//     "ModifiedOn": "2020-01-10T10:12:35Z",
//     "ModifiedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
//     "ProcessListeners": 0,
//     "OwnershipId": "e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204",
//     "PrimaryContactId": "017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7",
//     "ParentId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
//     "IndustryId": "bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205",
//     "Code": "60",
//     "TypeId": "03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
//     "Phone": "+1 212 753 2819",
//     "AdditionalPhone": "+1 212 753 2845",
//     "Fax": "",
//     "Web": "www.xtg.com",
//     "AddressTypeId": "780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6",
//     "Address": "17 Road Street",
//     "CityId": "c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204",
//     "RegionId": "00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204",
//     "Zip": "10351",
//     "CountryId": "e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204",
//     "AccountCategoryId": "37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
//     "EmployeesNumberId": "2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
//     "AnnualRevenueId": "498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
//     "Notes": "",
//     "AlternativeName": "",
//     "GPSN": "42.6558932018082",
//     "GPSE": "-73.7562183364144",
//     "Completeness": 100,
//     "PriceListId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
//     "AccountLogoId": "69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf"
//   }
// }

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

string odata_context = jResp.StringOf("\"@odata.context\"");
string Id = jResp.StringOf("Id");
string CreatedOn = jResp.StringOf("CreatedOn");
string CreatedById = jResp.StringOf("CreatedById");
string ModifiedOn = jResp.StringOf("ModifiedOn");
string ModifiedById = jResp.StringOf("ModifiedById");
int ProcessListeners = jResp.IntOf("ProcessListeners");
string ContactId = jResp.StringOf("ContactId");
string Name = jResp.StringOf("Name");
string OrgStructureUnitId = jResp.StringOf("OrgStructureUnitId");
string Notes = jResp.StringOf("Notes");
string JobId = jResp.StringOf("JobId");
string FullJobTitle = jResp.StringOf("FullJobTitle");
string OwnerId = jResp.StringOf("OwnerId");
string CareerStartDate = jResp.StringOf("CareerStartDate");
string CareerDueDate = jResp.StringOf("CareerDueDate");
string ProbationDueDate = jResp.StringOf("ProbationDueDate");
string ReasonForDismissalId = jResp.StringOf("ReasonForDismissalId");
string AccountId = jResp.StringOf("AccountId");
string ManagerId = jResp.StringOf("ManagerId");
AccountId = jResp.StringOf("Account.Id");
string AccountName = jResp.StringOf("Account.Name");
string AccountOwnerId = jResp.StringOf("Account.OwnerId");
string AccountCreatedOn = jResp.StringOf("Account.CreatedOn");
string AccountCreatedById = jResp.StringOf("Account.CreatedById");
string AccountModifiedOn = jResp.StringOf("Account.ModifiedOn");
string AccountModifiedById = jResp.StringOf("Account.ModifiedById");
int AccountProcessListeners = jResp.IntOf("Account.ProcessListeners");
string OwnershipId = jResp.StringOf("Account.OwnershipId");
string PrimaryContactId = jResp.StringOf("Account.PrimaryContactId");
string ParentId = jResp.StringOf("Account.ParentId");
string IndustryId = jResp.StringOf("Account.IndustryId");
string Code = jResp.StringOf("Account.Code");
string TypeId = jResp.StringOf("Account.TypeId");
string Phone = jResp.StringOf("Account.Phone");
string AdditionalPhone = jResp.StringOf("Account.AdditionalPhone");
string Fax = jResp.StringOf("Account.Fax");
string Web = jResp.StringOf("Account.Web");
string AddressTypeId = jResp.StringOf("Account.AddressTypeId");
string Address = jResp.StringOf("Account.Address");
string CityId = jResp.StringOf("Account.CityId");
string RegionId = jResp.StringOf("Account.RegionId");
string v_Zip = jResp.StringOf("Account.Zip");
string CountryId = jResp.StringOf("Account.CountryId");
string AccountCategoryId = jResp.StringOf("Account.AccountCategoryId");
string EmployeesNumberId = jResp.StringOf("Account.EmployeesNumberId");
string AnnualRevenueId = jResp.StringOf("Account.AnnualRevenueId");
string AccountNotes = jResp.StringOf("Account.Notes");
string AlternativeName = jResp.StringOf("Account.AlternativeName");
string GPSN = jResp.StringOf("Account.GPSN");
string GPSE = jResp.StringOf("Account.GPSE");
int Completeness = jResp.IntOf("Account.Completeness");
string PriceListId = jResp.StringOf("Account.PriceListId");
string AccountLogoId = jResp.StringOf("Account.AccountLogoId");

Curl Command

curl -G -d "$expand=Collection2"
	-H "ForceUseSession: true"
	-H "BPMCSRF: {{BPMCSRF}}"
https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "$expand parameter",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "ForceUseSession",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "true"
      },
      {
        "key": "BPMCSRF",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{BaseURI}}/0/odata/{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})?$expand={{CollectionName2}}",
      "host": [
        "{{BaseURI}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "0",
        "odata",
        "{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "$expand",
          "value": "{{CollectionName2}}"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Request for getting an object collection instance by instance Id of another object collection via the [$expand](http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionexpand) parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "[200] Gets an objects collection instances by another object collection",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
          },
          {
            "key": "ForceUseSession",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "true"
          },
          {
            "key": "BPMCSRF",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)?$expand=Account",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "myserver",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "0",
            "odata",
            "Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "$expand",
              "value": "Account"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "-1"
        },
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "Microsoft-IIS/10.0"
        },
        {
          "key": "OData-Version",
          "value": "4.0"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-AspNet-Version",
          "value": "4.0.30319"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Powered-By",
          "value": "ASP.NET"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:52:02 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "2206"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"@odata.context\": \"https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity\",\n    \"Id\": \"c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02\",\n    \"CreatedOn\": \"2017-03-30T14:50:04Z\",\n    \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n    \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z\",\n    \"ModifiedById\": \"410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00\",\n    \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n    \"ContactId\": \"227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23\",\n    \"Name\": \"William Walker\",\n    \"OrgStructureUnitId\": \"d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5\",\n    \"Notes\": \"\",\n    \"JobId\": \"11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6\",\n    \"FullJobTitle\": \"Developer\",\n    \"OwnerId\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n    \"CareerStartDate\": \"2019-09-08T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"CareerDueDate\": \"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"ProbationDueDate\": \"2020-01-09T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"ReasonForDismissalId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n    \"AccountId\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n    \"ManagerId\": \"3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb\",\n    \"Account\": {\n        \"Id\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n        \"Name\": \"XT Group\",\n        \"OwnerId\": \"cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86\",\n        \"CreatedOn\": \"2020-01-27T08:00:14Z\",\n        \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n        \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-01-10T10:12:35Z\",\n        \"ModifiedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n        \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n        \"OwnershipId\": \"e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204\",\n        \"PrimaryContactId\": \"017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7\",\n        \"ParentId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n        \"IndustryId\": \"bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205\",\n        \"Code\": \"60\",\n        \"TypeId\": \"03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Phone\": \"+1 212 753 2819\",\n        \"AdditionalPhone\": \"+1 212 753 2845\",\n        \"Fax\": \"\",\n        \"Web\": \"www.xtg.com\",\n        \"AddressTypeId\": \"780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Address\": \"17 Road Street\",\n        \"CityId\": \"c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204\",\n        \"RegionId\": \"00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204\",\n        \"Zip\": \"10351\",\n        \"CountryId\": \"e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204\",\n        \"AccountCategoryId\": \"37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"EmployeesNumberId\": \"2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"AnnualRevenueId\": \"498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Notes\": \"\",\n        \"AlternativeName\": \"\",\n        \"GPSN\": \"42.6558932018082\",\n        \"GPSE\": \"-73.7562183364144\",\n        \"Completeness\": 100,\n        \"PriceListId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n        \"AccountLogoId\": \"69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf\"\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}