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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "items": [
'     {
'       "id": 8647257624772522
'     },
'     {
'       "externalId": "reprehenderit Excep"
'     }
'   ],
'   "ignoreUnknownIds": false
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateInt("items[0].id",123)
success = json.UpdateString("items[1].externalId","reprehenderit Excep")
success = json.UpdateBool("ignoreUnknownIds",0)

http.SetRequestHeader "content-type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "api-key","{{api-key}}"

' resp is a Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/api/v1/projects/{{project}}/files/byids","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "api-key: {{api-key}}"
	-H "content-type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "items": [
        {
            "id": 8647257624772522
        },
        {
            "externalId": "reprehenderit Excep"
        }
    ],
    "ignoreUnknownIds": false
}'
https://domain.com/api/v1/projects/{{project}}/files/byids

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "id": "byIdsFiles",
  "name": "Retrieve files",
  "request": {
    "url": {
      "host": "{{baseUrl}}",
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "projects",
        "{{project}}",
        "files",
        "byids"
      ],
      "query": [
      ],
      "variable": [
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "api-key",
        "value": "{{api-key}}",
        "description": "An admin can create API keys in the Cognite console."
      },
      {
        "key": "content-type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "description": "Retrieves metadata information about multiple specific files in the same project. \nResults are returned in the same order as in the request. This operation does not return the file contents.",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"items\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": 8647257624772522\n        },\n        {\n            \"externalId\": \"reprehenderit Excep\"\n        }\n    ],\n    \"ignoreUnknownIds\": false\n}"
    }
  }
}