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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "username"
http.Password = "password"

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set queryParams = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("page[after]","5e1606762556d93e9c176f69")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("page[before]","5e1606762556d93e9c176f69")
success = queryParams.UpdateInt("page[size]",10)

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

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

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

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

' {
'   "messages": [
'     {
'       "id": "5e552ef595e5206375bb835d",
'       "received": "2019-03-21T18:48:52.760Z",
'       "author": {
'         "type": "business",
'         "userId": "5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8",
'         "displayName": "Steve",
'         "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
'       },
'       "content": {
'         "type": "text",
'         "text": "Hello!",
'         "actions": [
'           {
'             "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'           },
'           {
'             "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'           }
'         ]
'       },
'       "source": {
'         "type": "ios",
'         "integrationId": "de13bee15b51033b34162411",
'         "originalMessageId": "5f40256af057d0000dda9bd7",
'         "originalMessageTimestamp": "2019-03-21T18:45:53.720Z",
'         "client": {
'           "id": "5c9a34160c89726709136733",
'           "type": "telegram",
'           "status": "active",
'           "integrationId": "582dedf230e788746891281a",
'           "externalId": "your-own-id",
'           "lastSeen": "2020-08-20T16:13:07.462Z",
'           "linkedAt": "2020-06-23T14:33:47.492Z",
'           "displayName": "Steve",
'           "avatarUrl": "http://EGnaLcOXhxGTLKJ.jpuft043dnis59F",
'           "info": {},
'           "raw": {}
'         },
'         "device": {
'           "id": "de13bee15b51033b34162411",
'           "type": "web",
'           "guid": "in laboris ex",
'           "clientId": "amet minim do eu",
'           "status": "active",
'           "integrationId": "sed enim aliquip commodo",
'           "lastSeen": "elit proident",
'           "pushNotificationToken": "officia labore",
'           "info": {},
'           "appVersion": "irure deserunt qui veniam consequat"
'         }
'       },
'       "quotedMessage": {
'         "type": "message",
'         "message": {
'           "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'         }
'       },
'       "metadata": {
'         "lang": "en-ca"
'       },
'       "deleted": true
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "5e552ef595e5206375bb835d",
'       "received": "2019-03-21T18:48:52.760Z",
'       "author": {
'         "type": "business",
'         "userId": "5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8",
'         "displayName": "Steve",
'         "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
'       },
'       "content": {
'         "type": "text",
'         "text": "Hello!",
'         "actions": [
'           {
'             "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'           },
'           {
'             "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'           }
'         ]
'       },
'       "source": {
'         "type": "ios",
'         "integrationId": "de13bee15b51033b34162411",
'         "originalMessageId": "5f40256af057d0000dda9bd7",
'         "originalMessageTimestamp": "2019-03-21T18:45:53.720Z",
'         "client": {
'           "id": "5c9a34160c89726709136733",
'           "type": "telegram",
'           "status": "active",
'           "integrationId": "582dedf230e788746891281a",
'           "externalId": "your-own-id",
'           "lastSeen": "2020-08-20T16:13:07.462Z",
'           "linkedAt": "2020-06-23T14:33:47.492Z",
'           "displayName": "Steve",
'           "avatarUrl": "http://bnAEzvgnDimaLnqEYLUCQXbU.ywrnS-uvD-0kBryUe",
'           "info": {},
'           "raw": {}
'         },
'         "device": {
'           "id": "de13bee15b51033b34162411",
'           "type": "web",
'           "guid": "laborum eiusmod adipisicing esse",
'           "clientId": "labore adipisicing eiusmod",
'           "status": "inactive",
'           "integrationId": "aute",
'           "lastSeen": "anim reprehenderit proident pariatur incididunt",
'           "pushNotificationToken": "qui dolore Excepteur in",
'           "info": {},
'           "appVersion": "incididunt labore dolore pariatur"
'         }
'       },
'       "quotedMessage": {
'         "type": "message",
'         "message": {
'           "value": "<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>"
'         }
'       },
'       "metadata": {
'         "lang": "en-ca"
'       },
'       "deleted": true
'     }
'   ],
'   "meta": {
'     "hasMore": false,
'     "afterCursor": "55c8d9758590aa1900b9b9f6",
'     "beforeCursor": "55c8d9758590aa1900b9b9f6"
'   },
'   "links": {
'     "prev": "https://api.smooch.io/v2/apps?page[before]=fcafad804c39a39648004af9",
'     "next": "https://api.smooch.io/v2/apps?page[after]=5ea868f862cdd24abf010b38"
'   }
' }

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

HasMore = jResp.BoolOf("meta.hasMore")
AfterCursor = jResp.StringOf("meta.afterCursor")
BeforeCursor = jResp.StringOf("meta.beforeCursor")
Prev = jResp.StringOf("links.prev")
v_Next = jResp.StringOf("links.next")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    received = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].received")
    v_Type = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.type")
    UserId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.userId")
    DisplayName = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.displayName")
    AvatarUrl = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].author.avatarUrl")
    contentType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.type")
    Text = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.text")
    sourceType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.type")
    IntegrationId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.integrationId")
    OriginalMessageId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.originalMessageId")
    OriginalMessageTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.originalMessageTimestamp")
    Id = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.id")
    ClientType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.type")
    Status = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.status")
    ClientIntegrationId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.integrationId")
    ExternalId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.externalId")
    LastSeen = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.lastSeen")
    LinkedAt = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.linkedAt")
    ClientDisplayName = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.displayName")
    ClientAvatarUrl = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.client.avatarUrl")
    DeviceId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.id")
    DeviceType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.type")
    Guid = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.guid")
    ClientId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.clientId")
    DeviceStatus = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.status")
    DeviceIntegrationId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.integrationId")
    DeviceLastSeen = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.lastSeen")
    PushNotificationToken = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.pushNotificationToken")
    AppVersion = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].source.device.appVersion")
    quotedMessageType = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].quotedMessage.type")
    Value = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].quotedMessage.message.value")
    Lang = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].metadata.lang")
    deleted = jResp.BoolOf("messages[i].deleted")
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages[i].content.actions")
    Do While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        value = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].content.actions[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -G -d "page[after]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
	-d "page[before]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
	-d "page[size]=10"
	-u 'username:password'
https://domain.com/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "List Messages",
  "_postman_id": "9f9b265c-7546-4b49-98bf-7e4d85bae5f2",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages?page[after]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[before]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[size]=10",
      "host": [
        "{{url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v2",
        "apps",
        "{{appId}}",
        "conversations",
        "{{conversationId}}",
        "messages"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "page[after]",
          "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69",
          "description": "Contains parameters for applying cursor pagination."
        },
        {
          "key": "page[before]",
          "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69",
          "description": "Contains parameters for applying cursor pagination."
        },
        {
          "key": "page[size]",
          "value": "10",
          "description": "Contains parameters for applying cursor pagination."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "List all messages for a particular conversation. This API is paginated through\n[cursor pagination](#section/Introduction/API-pagination-and-records-limits), in the _backwards_ direction, with the\nmost recent (i.e. last) page of messages being returned by default. The `hasMore` flag indicates whether more messages\nexist in the direction you are currently paginating through. To page backwards in the history, use the `beforeCursor` or follow the `prev`\nlink. The page size limit is fixed at 100 messages per page.\n\n```shell\n/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages?page[before]=5f32b88acf6bf25073b2be56\n```\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "id": "550b7411-8e33-4840-8701-23face25cb9a",
      "name": "Ok",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer <token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages?page[after]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[before]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[size]=10",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "page[after]",
              "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
            },
            {
              "key": "page[before]",
              "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
            },
            {
              "key": "page[size]",
              "value": "10"
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"messages\": [\n  {\n   \"id\": \"5e552ef595e5206375bb835d\",\n   \"received\": \"2019-03-21T18:48:52.760Z\",\n   \"author\": {\n    \"type\": \"business\",\n    \"userId\": \"5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8\",\n    \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n    \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n   },\n   \"content\": {\n    \"type\": \"text\",\n    \"text\": \"Hello!\",\n    \"actions\": [\n     {\n      \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n     },\n     {\n      \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n     }\n    ]\n   },\n   \"source\": {\n    \"type\": \"ios\",\n    \"integrationId\": \"de13bee15b51033b34162411\",\n    \"originalMessageId\": \"5f40256af057d0000dda9bd7\",\n    \"originalMessageTimestamp\": \"2019-03-21T18:45:53.720Z\",\n    \"client\": {\n     \"id\": \"5c9a34160c89726709136733\",\n     \"type\": \"telegram\",\n     \"status\": \"active\",\n     \"integrationId\": \"582dedf230e788746891281a\",\n     \"externalId\": \"your-own-id\",\n     \"lastSeen\": \"2020-08-20T16:13:07.462Z\",\n     \"linkedAt\": \"2020-06-23T14:33:47.492Z\",\n     \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n     \"avatarUrl\": \"http://EGnaLcOXhxGTLKJ.jpuft043dnis59F\",\n     \"info\": {},\n     \"raw\": {}\n    },\n    \"device\": {\n     \"id\": \"de13bee15b51033b34162411\",\n     \"type\": \"web\",\n     \"guid\": \"in laboris ex\",\n     \"clientId\": \"amet minim do eu\",\n     \"status\": \"active\",\n     \"integrationId\": \"sed enim aliquip commodo\",\n     \"lastSeen\": \"elit proident\",\n     \"pushNotificationToken\": \"officia labore\",\n     \"info\": {},\n     \"appVersion\": \"irure deserunt qui veniam consequat\"\n    }\n   },\n   \"quotedMessage\": {\n    \"type\": \"message\",\n    \"message\": {\n     \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n    }\n   },\n   \"metadata\": {\n    \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n   },\n   \"deleted\": true\n  },\n  {\n   \"id\": \"5e552ef595e5206375bb835d\",\n   \"received\": \"2019-03-21T18:48:52.760Z\",\n   \"author\": {\n    \"type\": \"business\",\n    \"userId\": \"5963c0d619a30a2e00de36b8\",\n    \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n    \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n   },\n   \"content\": {\n    \"type\": \"text\",\n    \"text\": \"Hello!\",\n    \"actions\": [\n     {\n      \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n     },\n     {\n      \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n     }\n    ]\n   },\n   \"source\": {\n    \"type\": \"ios\",\n    \"integrationId\": \"de13bee15b51033b34162411\",\n    \"originalMessageId\": \"5f40256af057d0000dda9bd7\",\n    \"originalMessageTimestamp\": \"2019-03-21T18:45:53.720Z\",\n    \"client\": {\n     \"id\": \"5c9a34160c89726709136733\",\n     \"type\": \"telegram\",\n     \"status\": \"active\",\n     \"integrationId\": \"582dedf230e788746891281a\",\n     \"externalId\": \"your-own-id\",\n     \"lastSeen\": \"2020-08-20T16:13:07.462Z\",\n     \"linkedAt\": \"2020-06-23T14:33:47.492Z\",\n     \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n     \"avatarUrl\": \"http://bnAEzvgnDimaLnqEYLUCQXbU.ywrnS-uvD-0kBryUe\",\n     \"info\": {},\n     \"raw\": {}\n    },\n    \"device\": {\n     \"id\": \"de13bee15b51033b34162411\",\n     \"type\": \"web\",\n     \"guid\": \"laborum eiusmod adipisicing esse\",\n     \"clientId\": \"labore adipisicing eiusmod\",\n     \"status\": \"inactive\",\n     \"integrationId\": \"aute\",\n     \"lastSeen\": \"anim reprehenderit proident pariatur incididunt\",\n     \"pushNotificationToken\": \"qui dolore Excepteur in\",\n     \"info\": {},\n     \"appVersion\": \"incididunt labore dolore pariatur\"\n    }\n   },\n   \"quotedMessage\": {\n    \"type\": \"message\",\n    \"message\": {\n     \"value\": \"<Error: Too many levels of nesting to fake this schema>\"\n    }\n   },\n   \"metadata\": {\n    \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n   },\n   \"deleted\": true\n  }\n ],\n \"meta\": {\n  \"hasMore\": false,\n  \"afterCursor\": \"55c8d9758590aa1900b9b9f6\",\n  \"beforeCursor\": \"55c8d9758590aa1900b9b9f6\"\n },\n \"links\": {\n  \"prev\": \"https://api.smooch.io/v2/apps?page[before]=fcafad804c39a39648004af9\",\n  \"next\": \"https://api.smooch.io/v2/apps?page[after]=5ea868f862cdd24abf010b38\"\n }\n}"
    },
    {
      "id": "b77a129c-bc78-489f-9630-1dbd1d0aa6bd",
      "name": "Message not found",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer <token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages?page[after]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[before]=5e1606762556d93e9c176f69&page[size]=10",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "page[after]",
              "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
            },
            {
              "key": "page[before]",
              "value": "5e1606762556d93e9c176f69"
            },
            {
              "key": "page[size]",
              "value": "10"
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}