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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

' 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": "Example description",
'   "name": "MY_VARIABLE",
'   "tags": [
'     "team:front",
'     "test:workflow-1"
'   ],
'   "value": {
'     "secure": true,
'     "value": "value"
'   },
'   "attributes": {
'     "restricted_roles": [
'       "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
'     ]
'   },
'   "id": "anim irure id cupidatat",
'   "parse_test_options": {
'     "type": "http_body",
'     "field": "content-type",
'     "localVariableName": "LOCAL_VARIABLE",
'     "parser": {
'       "type": "regex",
'       "value": ".*"
'     }
'   },
'   "parse_test_public_id": "abc-def-123"
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("description","Example description")
success = json.UpdateString("name","MY_VARIABLE")
success = json.UpdateString("tags[0]","team:front")
success = json.UpdateString("tags[1]","test:workflow-1")
success = json.UpdateBool("value.secure",1)
success = json.UpdateString("value.value","value")
success = json.UpdateString("attributes.restricted_roles[0]","xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx")
success = json.UpdateString("id","anim irure id cupidatat")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_options.type","http_body")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_options.field","content-type")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_options.localVariableName","LOCAL_VARIABLE")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_options.parser.type","regex")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_options.parser.value",".*")
success = json.UpdateString("parse_test_public_id","abc-def-123")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables","application/json",json)
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)

' {
'   "description": "Example description",
'   "name": "MY_VARIABLE",
'   "tags": [
'     "team:front",
'     "test:workflow-1"
'   ],
'   "value": {
'     "secure": true,
'     "value": "value"
'   },
'   "attributes": {
'     "restricted_roles": [
'       "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
'     ]
'   },
'   "id": "anim irure id cupidatat",
'   "parse_test_options": {
'     "type": "http_body",
'     "field": "content-type",
'     "localVariableName": "LOCAL_VARIABLE",
'     "parser": {
'       "type": "regex",
'       "value": ".*"
'     }
'   },
'   "parse_test_public_id": "abc-def-123"
' }

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

Dim strVal As String

Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim Secure As Long
Secure = jResp.BoolOf("value.secure")
Dim Value As String
Value = jResp.StringOf("value.value")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim v_Type As String
v_Type = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_options.type")
Dim Field As String
Field = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_options.field")
Dim LocalVariableName As String
LocalVariableName = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_options.localVariableName")
Dim ParserType As String
ParserType = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_options.parser.type")
Dim ParserValue As String
ParserValue = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_options.parser.value")
Dim parse_test_public_id As String
parse_test_public_id = jResp.StringOf("parse_test_public_id")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("tags")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("tags[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("attributes.restricted_roles")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("attributes.restricted_roles[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "description": "Example description",
  "name": "MY_VARIABLE",
  "tags": [
    "team:front",
    "test:workflow-1"
  ],
  "value": {
    "secure": true,
    "value": "value"
  },
  "attributes": {
    "restricted_roles": [
      "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    ]
  },
  "id": "anim irure id cupidatat",
  "parse_test_options": {
    "type": "http_body",
    "field": "content-type",
    "localVariableName": "LOCAL_VARIABLE",
    "parser": {
      "type": "regex",
      "value": ".*"
    }
  },
  "parse_test_public_id": "abc-def-123"
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a global variable",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"description\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/synthetics/variables",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "synthetics",
        "variables"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a Synthetic global variable."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "OK",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/synthetics/variables",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "synthetics",
            "variables"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"description\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invalid request",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/synthetics/variables",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "synthetics",
            "variables"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/synthetics/variables",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "synthetics",
            "variables"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/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\": \"Example description\",\n  \"name\": \"MY_VARIABLE\",\n  \"tags\": [\n    \"team:front\",\n    \"test:workflow-1\"\n  ],\n  \"value\": {\n    \"secure\": true,\n    \"value\": \"value\"\n  },\n  \"attributes\": {\n    \"restricted_roles\": [\n      \"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"id\": \"anim irure id cupidatat\",\n  \"parse_test_options\": {\n    \"type\": \"http_body\",\n    \"field\": \"content-type\",\n    \"localVariableName\": \"LOCAL_VARIABLE\",\n    \"parser\": {\n      \"type\": \"regex\",\n      \"value\": \".*\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"parse_test_public_id\": \"abc-def-123\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/synthetics/variables",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v1",
            "synthetics",
            "variables"
          ]
        }
      },
      "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}"
    }
  ]
}