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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

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EVENT_NAME/eventSchema",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

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

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


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

' {
'   "name": "Sample__e",
'   "namespace": "com.sforce.eventbus",
'   "type": "expanded-record",
'   "fields": [
'     {
'       "name": "data",
'       "type": {
'         "type": "record",
'         "name": "Data",
'         "namespace": "",
'         "fields": [
'           {
'             "name": "schema",
'             "type": "string"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "payload",
'             "type": {
'               "type": "record",
'               "name": "Payload",
'               "doc": "",
'               "fields": [
'                 {
'                   "name": "CreatedDate",
'                   "type": "string",
'                   "doc": "CreatedDate:DateTime"
'                 },
'                 {
'                   "name": "CreatedById",
'                   "type": "string",
'                   "doc": "CreatedBy:EntityId"
'                 },
'                 {
'                   "name": "Message__c",
'                   "type": [
'                     "null",
'                     "string"
'                   ],
'                   "doc": "Data:Text:00N4H00000Ecs0G",
'                   "default": null
'                 }
'               ]
'             }
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "event",
'             "type": {
'               "type": "record",
'               "name": "Event",
'               "fields": [
'                 {
'                   "name": "replayId",
'                   "type": "long"
'                 }
'               ]
'             }
'           }
'         ]
'       }
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "channel",
'       "type": "string"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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



Dim v_Type As String
Dim Name As String
Dim Namespace As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim typeType As String
Dim typeName As String
Dim Doc As String
Dim k As Integer
Dim count_k As Integer
Dim doc As String
Dim default As String
Dim json1 As Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim i1 As Integer
Dim count_i1 As Integer
Dim strVal As String

Dim name As String = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim namespace As String = jResp.StringOf("namespace")
Dim v_type As String = jResp.StringOf("type")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("fields")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].name")
    v_Type = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.type")
    Name = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.name")
    Namespace = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.namespace")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type")
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("fields[i].type.fields")
    While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        name = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].name")
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type")
        typeType = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.type")
        typeName = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.name")
        Doc = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.doc")
        k = 0
        count_k = jResp.SizeOfArray("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields")
        While k < count_k
            jResp.K = k
            name = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields[k].name")
            v_type = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields[k].type")
            doc = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields[k].doc")
            default = jResp.StringOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields[k].default")

            json1 = jResp.ObjectOf("fields[i].type.fields[j].type.fields[k]")
            i1 = 0
            count_i1 = json1.SizeOfArray("type")
            While i1 < count_i1
                json1.I = i1
                strVal = json1.StringOf("type[i]")
                i1 = i1 + 1
            End While

            k = k + 1
        End While
        j = j + 1
    End While
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EVENT_NAME/eventSchema

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Platform Event Schema by Event Name",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EVENT_NAME/eventSchema",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "sobjects",
        ":EVENT_NAME",
        "eventSchema"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "payloadFormat",
          "value": "",
          "description": "(Optional query parameter. Available in API version 43.0 and later.) The format of the returned event schema. This parameter can take one of the following values.\nEXPANDED—The JSON representation of the event schema, which is the default format when payloadFormat is not specified in API version 43.0 and later.\nCOMPACT—A format that adheres to the open-source Apache Avro specification for the record complex type (see Apache Avro Format). Subscribers use the compact schema format to deserialize compact events received in binary form.",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "EVENT_NAME",
          "value": "",
          "description": "API Name of the event"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Set, reset, or get information about a user password. This resource is available in REST API version 24.0 and later."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Platform Event Schema by Event Name",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/sobjects/:EVENT_NAME/eventSchema",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "sobjects",
            ":EVENT_NAME",
            "eventSchema"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "payloadFormat",
              "value": "",
              "description": "(Optional query parameter. Available in API version 43.0 and later.) The format of the returned event schema. This parameter can take one of the following values.\nEXPANDED—The JSON representation of the event schema, which is the default format when payloadFormat is not specified in API version 43.0 and later.\nCOMPACT—A format that adheres to the open-source Apache Avro specification for the record complex type (see Apache Avro Format). Subscribers use the compact schema format to deserialize compact events received in binary form.",
              "disabled": true
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "EVENT_NAME",
              "value": "Sample__e",
              "description": "API Name of the event"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:06:08 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Sforce-Limit-Info",
          "value": "api-usage=2/15000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"name\": \"Sample__e\",\n    \"namespace\": \"com.sforce.eventbus\",\n    \"type\": \"expanded-record\",\n    \"fields\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"data\",\n            \"type\": {\n                \"type\": \"record\",\n                \"name\": \"Data\",\n                \"namespace\": \"\",\n                \"fields\": [\n                    {\n                        \"name\": \"schema\",\n                        \"type\": \"string\"\n                    },\n                    {\n                        \"name\": \"payload\",\n                        \"type\": {\n                            \"type\": \"record\",\n                            \"name\": \"Payload\",\n                            \"doc\": \"\",\n                            \"fields\": [\n                                {\n                                    \"name\": \"CreatedDate\",\n                                    \"type\": \"string\",\n                                    \"doc\": \"CreatedDate:DateTime\"\n                                },\n                                {\n                                    \"name\": \"CreatedById\",\n                                    \"type\": \"string\",\n                                    \"doc\": \"CreatedBy:EntityId\"\n                                },\n                                {\n                                    \"name\": \"Message__c\",\n                                    \"type\": [\n                                        \"null\",\n                                        \"string\"\n                                    ],\n                                    \"doc\": \"Data:Text:00N4H00000Ecs0G\",\n                                    \"default\": null\n                                }\n                            ]\n                        }\n                    },\n                    {\n                        \"name\": \"event\",\n                        \"type\": {\n                            \"type\": \"record\",\n                            \"name\": \"Event\",\n                            \"fields\": [\n                                {\n                                    \"name\": \"replayId\",\n                                    \"type\": \"long\"\n                                }\n                            ]\n                        }\n                    }\n                ]\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"channel\",\n            \"type\": \"string\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}