VB.NET / Creatio API / $expand parameter
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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean
Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateString("$expand","Collection2")
http.SetRequestHeader("ForceUseSession","true")
http.SetRequestHeader("BPMCSRF","{{BPMCSRF}}")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "@odata.context": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity",
' "Id": "c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02",
' "CreatedOn": "2017-03-30T14:50:04Z",
' "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
' "ModifiedOn": "2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z",
' "ModifiedById": "410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00",
' "ProcessListeners": 0,
' "ContactId": "227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23",
' "Name": "William Walker",
' "OrgStructureUnitId": "d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5",
' "Notes": "",
' "JobId": "11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6",
' "FullJobTitle": "Developer",
' "OwnerId": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
' "CareerStartDate": "2019-09-08T00:00:00Z",
' "CareerDueDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
' "ProbationDueDate": "2020-01-09T00:00:00Z",
' "ReasonForDismissalId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
' "AccountId": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
' "ManagerId": "3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb",
' "Account": {
' "Id": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
' "Name": "XT Group",
' "OwnerId": "cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86",
' "CreatedOn": "2020-01-27T08:00:14Z",
' "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
' "ModifiedOn": "2020-01-10T10:12:35Z",
' "ModifiedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
' "ProcessListeners": 0,
' "OwnershipId": "e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204",
' "PrimaryContactId": "017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7",
' "ParentId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
' "IndustryId": "bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205",
' "Code": "60",
' "TypeId": "03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
' "Phone": "+1 212 753 2819",
' "AdditionalPhone": "+1 212 753 2845",
' "Fax": "",
' "Web": "www.xtg.com",
' "AddressTypeId": "780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6",
' "Address": "17 Road Street",
' "CityId": "c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204",
' "RegionId": "00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204",
' "Zip": "10351",
' "CountryId": "e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204",
' "AccountCategoryId": "37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
' "EmployeesNumberId": "2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
' "AnnualRevenueId": "498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
' "Notes": "",
' "AlternativeName": "",
' "GPSN": "42.6558932018082",
' "GPSE": "-73.7562183364144",
' "Completeness": 100,
' "PriceListId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
' "AccountLogoId": "69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf"
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim odata_context As String = jResp.StringOf("""@odata.context""")
Dim Id As String = jResp.StringOf("Id")
Dim CreatedOn As String = jResp.StringOf("CreatedOn")
Dim CreatedById As String = jResp.StringOf("CreatedById")
Dim ModifiedOn As String = jResp.StringOf("ModifiedOn")
Dim ModifiedById As String = jResp.StringOf("ModifiedById")
Dim ProcessListeners As Integer = jResp.IntOf("ProcessListeners")
Dim ContactId As String = jResp.StringOf("ContactId")
Dim Name As String = jResp.StringOf("Name")
Dim OrgStructureUnitId As String = jResp.StringOf("OrgStructureUnitId")
Dim Notes As String = jResp.StringOf("Notes")
Dim JobId As String = jResp.StringOf("JobId")
Dim FullJobTitle As String = jResp.StringOf("FullJobTitle")
Dim OwnerId As String = jResp.StringOf("OwnerId")
Dim CareerStartDate As String = jResp.StringOf("CareerStartDate")
Dim CareerDueDate As String = jResp.StringOf("CareerDueDate")
Dim ProbationDueDate As String = jResp.StringOf("ProbationDueDate")
Dim ReasonForDismissalId As String = jResp.StringOf("ReasonForDismissalId")
Dim AccountId As String = jResp.StringOf("AccountId")
Dim ManagerId As String = jResp.StringOf("ManagerId")
AccountId = jResp.StringOf("Account.Id")
Dim AccountName As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Name")
Dim AccountOwnerId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.OwnerId")
Dim AccountCreatedOn As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.CreatedOn")
Dim AccountCreatedById As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.CreatedById")
Dim AccountModifiedOn As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.ModifiedOn")
Dim AccountModifiedById As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.ModifiedById")
Dim AccountProcessListeners As Integer = jResp.IntOf("Account.ProcessListeners")
Dim OwnershipId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.OwnershipId")
Dim PrimaryContactId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.PrimaryContactId")
Dim ParentId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.ParentId")
Dim IndustryId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.IndustryId")
Dim Code As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Code")
Dim TypeId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.TypeId")
Dim Phone As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Phone")
Dim AdditionalPhone As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AdditionalPhone")
Dim Fax As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Fax")
Dim Web As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Web")
Dim AddressTypeId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AddressTypeId")
Dim Address As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Address")
Dim CityId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.CityId")
Dim RegionId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.RegionId")
Dim v_Zip As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Zip")
Dim CountryId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.CountryId")
Dim AccountCategoryId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AccountCategoryId")
Dim EmployeesNumberId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.EmployeesNumberId")
Dim AnnualRevenueId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AnnualRevenueId")
Dim AccountNotes As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.Notes")
Dim AlternativeName As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AlternativeName")
Dim GPSN As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.GPSN")
Dim GPSE As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.GPSE")
Dim Completeness As Integer = jResp.IntOf("Account.Completeness")
Dim PriceListId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.PriceListId")
Dim AccountLogoId As String = jResp.StringOf("Account.AccountLogoId")
Curl Command
curl -G -d "$expand=Collection2"
-H "ForceUseSession: true"
-H "BPMCSRF: {{BPMCSRF}}"
https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "$expand parameter",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "ForceUseSession",
"type": "text",
"value": "true"
},
{
"key": "BPMCSRF",
"type": "text",
"value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{BaseURI}}/0/odata/{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})?$expand={{CollectionName2}}",
"host": [
"{{BaseURI}}"
],
"path": [
"0",
"odata",
"{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "$expand",
"value": "{{CollectionName2}}"
}
]
},
"description": "Request for getting an object collection instance by instance Id of another object collection via the [$expand](http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionexpand) parameter."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "[200] Gets an objects collection instances by another object collection",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "ForceUseSession",
"type": "text",
"value": "true"
},
{
"key": "BPMCSRF",
"type": "text",
"value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)?$expand=Account",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"myserver",
"com"
],
"path": [
"0",
"odata",
"Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "$expand",
"value": "Account"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Pragma",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "-1"
},
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "Microsoft-IIS/10.0"
},
{
"key": "OData-Version",
"value": "4.0"
},
{
"key": "X-AspNet-Version",
"value": "4.0.30319"
},
{
"key": "X-Powered-By",
"value": "ASP.NET"
},
{
"key": "X-Frame-Options",
"value": "SAMEORIGIN"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:52:02 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "2206"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"@odata.context\": \"https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity\",\n \"Id\": \"c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02\",\n \"CreatedOn\": \"2017-03-30T14:50:04Z\",\n \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z\",\n \"ModifiedById\": \"410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00\",\n \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n \"ContactId\": \"227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23\",\n \"Name\": \"William Walker\",\n \"OrgStructureUnitId\": \"d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5\",\n \"Notes\": \"\",\n \"JobId\": \"11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6\",\n \"FullJobTitle\": \"Developer\",\n \"OwnerId\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n \"CareerStartDate\": \"2019-09-08T00:00:00Z\",\n \"CareerDueDate\": \"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\n \"ProbationDueDate\": \"2020-01-09T00:00:00Z\",\n \"ReasonForDismissalId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n \"AccountId\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n \"ManagerId\": \"3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb\",\n \"Account\": {\n \"Id\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n \"Name\": \"XT Group\",\n \"OwnerId\": \"cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86\",\n \"CreatedOn\": \"2020-01-27T08:00:14Z\",\n \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-01-10T10:12:35Z\",\n \"ModifiedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n \"OwnershipId\": \"e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204\",\n \"PrimaryContactId\": \"017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7\",\n \"ParentId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n \"IndustryId\": \"bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205\",\n \"Code\": \"60\",\n \"TypeId\": \"03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n \"Phone\": \"+1 212 753 2819\",\n \"AdditionalPhone\": \"+1 212 753 2845\",\n \"Fax\": \"\",\n \"Web\": \"www.xtg.com\",\n \"AddressTypeId\": \"780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6\",\n \"Address\": \"17 Road Street\",\n \"CityId\": \"c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204\",\n \"RegionId\": \"00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204\",\n \"Zip\": \"10351\",\n \"CountryId\": \"e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204\",\n \"AccountCategoryId\": \"37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n \"EmployeesNumberId\": \"2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n \"AnnualRevenueId\": \"498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n \"Notes\": \"\",\n \"AlternativeName\": \"\",\n \"GPSN\": \"42.6558932018082\",\n \"GPSE\": \"-73.7562183364144\",\n \"Completeness\": 100,\n \"PriceListId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n \"AccountLogoId\": \"69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
