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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.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events/:event_id",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)
System.DebugLog("Failed.")
Return
End If
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "event": {
// "alert_type": "info",
// "date_happened": -7687934,
// "device_name": "labore aliquip dolor",
// "host": "incididunt sunt",
// "id": -98412440,
// "id_str": "incididunt laborum",
// "payload": "{}",
// "priority": "normal",
// "source_type_name": "commodo cupidatat ea",
// "tags": [
// "environment:test"
// ],
// "text": "Oh boy!",
// "title": "Did you hear the news today?",
// "url": "non"
// },
// "status": "sit in"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim strVal As String
Dim Alert_type As String
Alert_type = jResp.StringOf("event.alert_type")
Dim Date_happened As Int32
Date_happened = jResp.IntOf("event.date_happened")
Dim Device_name As String
Device_name = jResp.StringOf("event.device_name")
Dim Host As String
Host = jResp.StringOf("event.host")
Dim Id As Int32
Id = jResp.IntOf("event.id")
Dim Id_str As String
Id_str = jResp.StringOf("event.id_str")
Dim Payload As String
Payload = jResp.StringOf("event.payload")
Dim Priority As String
Priority = jResp.StringOf("event.priority")
Dim Source_type_name As String
Source_type_name = jResp.StringOf("event.source_type_name")
Dim Text As String
Text = jResp.StringOf("event.text")
Dim Title As String
Title = jResp.StringOf("event.title")
Dim v_Url As String
v_Url = jResp.StringOf("event.url")
Dim status As String
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int32
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("event.tags")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("event.tags[i]")
i = i + 1
Wend
Curl Command
curl -X GET
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/events/:event_id
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get an event",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events",
":event_id"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "event_id",
"value": "-62147425"
}
]
},
"description": "This endpoint allows you to query for event details.\n\n**Note**: If the event you’re querying contains markdown formatting of any kind,\nyou may see characters such as `%`,`\\`,`n` in your output."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "OK",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events",
":event_id"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "event_id"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"event\": {\n \"alert_type\": \"info\",\n \"date_happened\": -7687934,\n \"device_name\": \"labore aliquip dolor\",\n \"host\": \"incididunt sunt\",\n \"id\": -98412440,\n \"id_str\": \"incididunt laborum\",\n \"payload\": \"{}\",\n \"priority\": \"normal\",\n \"source_type_name\": \"commodo cupidatat ea\",\n \"tags\": [\n \"environment:test\"\n ],\n \"text\": \"Oh boy!\",\n \"title\": \"Did you hear the news today?\",\n \"url\": \"non\"\n },\n \"status\": \"sit in\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "Authentication Error",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events",
":event_id"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "event_id"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Forbidden",
"code": 403,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Item Not Found",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events",
":event_id"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "event_id"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Too many requests",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/events/:event_id",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"events",
":event_id"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "event_id"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Too Many Requests",
"code": 429,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
