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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    DECLARE @queryParams int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @queryParams OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'event', 'event_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'length', 24
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'unit', 'hour'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'ending_at', '2014-12-10T23:59:59-05:00'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'app_id', '{{app_identifier}}'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @queryParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'segment_id', '{{segment_identifier}}'

    -- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}" header.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', '{{api_key}}'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickRequestParams', @resp OUT, 'GET', 'https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/events/data_series', @queryParams
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @queryParams
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @queryParams


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -G -d "event=event_name"
	-d "length=24"
	-d "unit=hour"
	-d "ending_at=2014-12-10T23%3A59%3A59-05%3A00"
	-d "app_id=%7B%7Bapp_identifier%7D%7D"
	-d "segment_id=%7B%7Bsegment_identifier%7D%7D"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}"
https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/events/data_series

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Custom Events Analytics",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{api_key}}",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{instance_url}}/events/data_series?event=event_name&length=24&unit=hour&ending_at=2014-12-10T23:59:59-05:00&app_id={{app_identifier}}&segment_id={{segment_identifier}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{instance_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "events",
        "data_series"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "event",
          "value": "event_name",
          "description": "(Required) String\n\nThe name of the custom event for which to return analytics "
        },
        {
          "key": "length",
          "value": "24",
          "description": "(Required) Integer\n\nMax number of units (days or hours) before ending_at to include in the returned series - must be between 1 and 100 inclusive"
        },
        {
          "key": "unit",
          "value": "hour",
          "description": "(Optional) String\n\nUnit of time between data points - can be \"day\" or \"hour\" (defaults to \"day\")"
        },
        {
          "key": "ending_at",
          "value": "2014-12-10T23:59:59-05:00",
          "description": "(Optional) DateTime (ISO 8601 string)\n\nPoint in time when the data series should end - defaults to time of the request"
        },
        {
          "key": "app_id",
          "value": "{{app_identifier}}",
          "description": "(Optional) String\n\nApp API identifier retrieved from the Developer Console to limit analytics to a specific app"
        },
        {
          "key": "segment_id",
          "value": "{{segment_identifier}}",
          "description": "(Optional) String\n\nSegment API identifier indicating the analytics enabled segment for which event analytics should be returned"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to retrieve a series of the number of occurrences of a custom event in your app over a designated time period.\n\n### Components Used\n-[Segment Identifier](https://www.braze.com/docs/api/identifier_types/)\n\n\n## Response\n\n```json\nContent-Type: application/json\nAuthorization: Bearer YOUR-REST-API-KEY\n{\n    \"message\": (required, string) the status of the export, returns 'success' when completed without errors,\n    \"data\" : [\n        {\n            \"time\" : (string) point in time - as ISO 8601 extended when unit is \"hour\" and as ISO 8601 date when unit is \"day\",\n            \"count\" : (int)\n        },\n        ...\n    ]\n}\n```\n\n### Fatal Error Response Codes\nThe following status codes and associated error messages will be returned if your request encounters a fatal error. Any of these error codes indicate that no data will be processed.\n\n| Error Code       | Reason / Cause                                                   |\n| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 400 Bad Request  | Bad Syntax                                                       |\n| 401 Unauthorized | Unknown or missing REST API Key                                  |\n| 429 Rate Limited | Over rate limit                                                  |\n| 5XX              | Internal server error, you should retry with exponential backoff |"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}