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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_QueryParams
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Count

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1
loo_Http.Login = "login"
loo_Http.Password = "password"

loo_QueryParams = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_QueryParams.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("query","<string>")

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

loo_Resp = loo_Http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/search/count",loo_QueryParams)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_QueryParams
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_QueryParams
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

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

// {
//   "count": "<integer>"
// }

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

ls_Count = loo_JResp.StringOf("count")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_QueryParams
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -G -d "query=%3Cstring%3E"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/search/count

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Show Results Count",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/search/count?query=<string>",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "search",
        "count"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "query",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "(Required) The search query"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Returns the number of items matching the query rather than the items. The search string works the same as a regular search.\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/search/count?query=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "search",
            "count"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "query",
              "value": "<string>",
              "description": "(Required) The search query"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"count\": \"<integer>\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}