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require 'chilkat'
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()
# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
# The following JSON is sent in the request body.
# {
# "description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
# "externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
# "summary": "Dynamic Points",
# "x-variables": {
# "NOW": "$(date +%s)"
# }
# }
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("description","Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.")
json.UpdateString("externalValue","examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh")
json.UpdateString("summary","Dynamic Points")
json.UpdateString("x-variables.NOW","$(date +%s)")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","text/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Encoding","identity")
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points","text/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
exit
end
sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)
print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";
respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
print "Response Header:" + "\n";
print resp.header() + "\n";
print "Failed." + "\n";
exit
end
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "status": "ok"
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
status = jResp.stringOf("status")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Content-Encoding: identity"
-H "Content-Type: text/json"
-H "Accept: text/json"
-d '{
"description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
"externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
"summary": "Dynamic Points",
"x-variables": {
"NOW": "$(date +%s)"
}
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Submit distribution points",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "identity"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
},
"description": "The distribution points end-point allows you to post distribution data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Payload accepted",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Accepted",
"code": 202,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"status\": \"ok\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "Bad Request",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Authentication error",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Forbidden",
"code": 403,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Request timeout",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Request Timeout",
"code": 408,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Payload too large",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Request Entity Too Large",
"code": 413,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Too many requests",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"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}"
}
]
}