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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("canvas_id","{{canvas_identifier}}")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}" header.
http.AuthToken = "{{api_key}}"


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/canvas/details",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -G -d "canvas_id=%7B%7Bcanvas_identifier%7D%7D"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}"
https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/canvas/details

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Canvas Details",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{api_key}}",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{instance_url}}/canvas/details?canvas_id={{canvas_identifier}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{instance_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "canvas",
        "details"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "canvas_id",
          "value": "{{canvas_identifier}}",
          "description": "(Required) String\n\nCanvas API Identifier "
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to export metadata about a Canvas, such as its name, when it was created, its current status, and more.\n\n### Components Used\n- [Canvas Identifier](https://www.braze.com/docs/api/identifier_types/)\n\n## Response\n\n```json\nContent-Type: application/json\nAuthorization: Bearer YOUR-REST-API-KEY\n{\n  \"created_at\": (string) date created as ISO 8601 date,\n  \"updated_at\": (string) date updated as ISO 8601 date,\n  \"name\": (string) Canvas name,\n  \"description\": (string) Canvas description,\n  \"archived\": (boolean) whether this Canvas is archived,\n  \"draft\": (boolean) whether this Canvas is a draft,\n  \"schedule_type\": (string) type of scheduling action,\n  \"first_entry\": (string) date of first entry as ISO 8601 date,\n  \"last_entry\": (string) date of last entry as ISO 8601 date,\n  \"channels\": (array of strings) step channels used with Canvas,\n  \"variants\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": (string) name of variant,\n      \"id\": (string) API identifier of the variant,\n      \"first_step_ids\": (array of strings) API identifiers for first steps in variant,\n      \"first_step_id\": (string) API identifier of first step in variant (deprecated in November 2017, only included if the variant has only one first step)\n    },\n    ... (more variations)\n  ],\n  \"tags\": (array of strings) tag names associated with the Canvas,\n  \"steps\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": (string) name of step,\n      \"id\": (string) API identifier of the step,\n      \"next_step_ids\": (array of strings) API identifiers of steps following step,\n      \"channels\": (array of strings) channels used in step,\n      \"messages\": {\n          \"message_variation_id\": (string) {  // <=This is the actual id\n              \"channel\": (string) channel type of the message (eg., \"email\"),\n              ... channel-specific fields for this message, see Campaign Details Endpoint API Response for example message responses ...\n          }\n      }\n    },\n    ... (more steps)\n  ],\n  \"message\": (required, string) the status of the export, returns 'success' when completed without errors\n}\n```"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}