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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
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
// "externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
// "summary": "Dynamic Points",
// "x-variables": {
// "NOW": "$(date +%s)"
// }
// }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("description","Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.")
success = json.UpdateString("externalValue","examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh")
success = json.UpdateString("summary","Dynamic Points")
success = json.UpdateString("x-variables.NOW","$(date +%s)")
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","text/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","text/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Encoding","identity"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points","text/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
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 = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
System.DebugLog("Failed.")
Return
End If
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "status": "ok"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim status As String
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Content-Encoding: identity"
-H "Content-Type: text/json"
-H "Accept: text/json"
-d '{
"description": "Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.",
"externalValue": "examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh",
"summary": "Dynamic Points",
"x-variables": {
"NOW": "$(date +%s)"
}
}'
https://api.app.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/distribution_points
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Submit distribution points",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "identity"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
},
"description": "The distribution points end-point allows you to post distribution data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Payload accepted",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Accepted",
"code": 202,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"status\": \"ok\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "Bad Request",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Authentication error",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Forbidden",
"code": 403,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Request timeout",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Request Timeout",
"code": 408,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Payload too large",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"status": "Request Entity Too Large",
"code": 413,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"errors\": [\n \"Bad Request\",\n \"Bad Request\"\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Too many requests",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "HTTP header used to compress the media-type.",
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "deflate"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
"key": "DD-API-KEY",
"value": "<API Key>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"description\": \"Post time-series data that can be graphed on Datadog’s dashboards.\",\n \"externalValue\": \"examples/metrics/distribution-points.json.sh\",\n \"summary\": \"Dynamic Points\",\n \"x-variables\": {\n \"NOW\": \"$(date +%s)\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/distribution_points",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v1",
"distribution_points"
]
}
},
"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}"
}
]
}
