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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

http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "login"
http.Password = "password"

Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateString("start_time","<integer>")

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


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/incremental/ticket_events",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)

' {
'   "count": "<integer>",
'   "end_of_stream": "<boolean>",
'   "end_time": "<integer>",
'   "next_page": "<string>",
'   "ticket_events": [
'     {
'       "id": "<integer>",
'       "instance_id": "<integer>",
'       "metric": "periodic_update_time",
'       "ticket_id": "<integer>",
'       "time": "<dateTime>",
'       "type": "apply_sla"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "<integer>",
'       "instance_id": "<integer>",
'       "metric": "pausable_update_time",
'       "ticket_id": "<integer>",
'       "time": "<dateTime>",
'       "type": "breach"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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



Dim id As String
Dim instance_id As String
Dim metric As String
Dim ticket_id As String
Dim time As String
Dim v_type As String

Dim count As String = jResp.StringOf("count")
Dim end_of_stream As String = jResp.StringOf("end_of_stream")
Dim end_time As String = jResp.StringOf("end_time")
Dim next_page As String = jResp.StringOf("next_page")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_events")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].id")
    instance_id = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].instance_id")
    metric = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].metric")
    ticket_id = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].ticket_id")
    time = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].time")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("ticket_events[i].type")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl  -u login:password -G -d "start_time=%3Cinteger%3E"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/incremental/ticket_events

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Incremental Ticket Event Export",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/incremental/ticket_events?start_time=<integer>",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v2",
        "incremental",
        "ticket_events"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "start_time",
          "value": "<integer>",
          "description": "(Required) The time to start the incremental export from"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Returns a stream of changes that occurred on tickets. Each event is tied\nto an update on a ticket and contains all the fields that were updated in that\nchange. For more information, see:\n\n- [Exporting ticket events](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/using-the-incremental-export-api#exporting-ticket-events) in [Using the Incremental Exports API](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/using-the-incremental-export-api)\n- [Time-based incremental exports](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/using-the-incremental-export-api#time-based-incremental-exports) in [Using the Incremental Exports API](/documentation/ticketing/managing-tickets/using-the-incremental-export-api)\n\nYou can include comments in the event stream by using the `comment_events`\nsideload. See Sideloading below. If you don't specify the sideload, any comment\npresent in the ticket update is described only by Boolean `comment_present`\nand `comment_public` object properties in the event's `child_events` array.\nThe comment itself is not included.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n * Admins\n\n#### Sideloading\n\nThe endpoint supports the `comment_events` sideload. Any comment present in the ticket\nupdate is listed as an object in the event's `child_events` array. Example:\n\n```js\n\"child_events\": [\n  {\n    \"id\": 91048994488,\n    \"via\": {\n      \"channel\": \"api\",\n      \"source\": {\"from\":{},\"to\":{},\"rel\":null}},\n    \"via_reference_id\":null,\n    \"type\": \"Comment\",\n    \"author_id\": 5031726587,\n    \"body\": \"This is a comment\",\n    \"html_body\": \"&lt;div class=\"zd-comment\"&gt;&lt;p dir=\"auto\"&gt;This is a comment&lt;/p&gt;\",\n    \"public\": true,\n    \"attachments\": [],\n    \"audit_id\": 91048994468,\n    \"created_at\": \"2009-06-25T10:15:18Z\",\n    \"event_type\": \"Comment\"\n  },\n  ...\n],\n...\n```\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Success response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/incremental/ticket_events?start_time=<integer>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "v2",
            "incremental",
            "ticket_events"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "start_time",
              "value": "<integer>",
              "description": "(Required) The time to start the incremental export from"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"count\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"end_of_stream\": \"<boolean>\",\n  \"end_time\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"next_page\": \"<string>\",\n  \"ticket_events\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"instance_id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"metric\": \"periodic_update_time\",\n      \"ticket_id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"time\": \"<dateTime>\",\n      \"type\": \"apply_sla\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"instance_id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"metric\": \"pausable_update_time\",\n      \"ticket_id\": \"<integer>\",\n      \"time\": \"<dateTime>\",\n      \"type\": \"breach\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}