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VB6 / Datadog API Collection / Get the total number of active hosts

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

Dim queryParams As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = queryParams.UpdateInt("from",-62147425)

http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/hosts/totals",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "total_active": 70097963,
'   "total_up": 11529364
' }

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

Dim total_active As Long
total_active = jResp.IntOf("total_active")
Dim total_up As Long
total_up = jResp.IntOf("total_up")

Curl Command

curl -G -d "from=-62147425"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/hosts/totals

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Get the total number of active hosts",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "hosts",
        "totals"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "from",
          "value": "-62147425",
          "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint returns the total number of active and up hosts in your Datadog account.\nActive means the host has reported in the past hour, and up means it has reported in the past two hours."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "OK",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"total_active\": 70097963,\n  \"total_up\": 11529364\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invalid Parameter Error",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Forbidden",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Forbidden",
      "code": 403,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"Bad Request\",\n    \"Bad Request\"\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Too many requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "DD-API-KEY",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/hosts/totals?from=-62147425",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "hosts",
            "totals"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "from",
              "value": "-62147425",
              "description": "Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}