Get Event Log Entry Count

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Indicates the total number of event log entries that occurred within a specified time period.

This endpoint only supports JSON.

Request

A request to retrieve a sum of event log entries is described below.

HTTP Method	Request URI
GET	https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/AccountNumber/defend/rate_limiting/eventlogs/count?start_time=StartDateTime&end_time=EndDateTime

Define the following terms when submitting the above request:

VariableA variable represents a value that must be replaced. A variable consists of either a URL segment (e.g., "0001" in /0001/) or a query string value (e.g., "3" in mediaTypes=3).	Description
AccountNumber Required	Replace this variable with a customer account number. This account number may be found in the upper right-hand corner of the MCC.
StartDateTime Required	Replace this variable with the start date/time for the report. Only activity that took place after the specified date/time will be included in the report. Format:YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss Key information: Time (i.e., Thh:mm:ss) is optional when defining a start and end date/time. If time is not specified, then a default time (i.e., 00:00:00) will be used. For more information on date/time format, please refer to Report Date/Time Format.
EndDateTime Required	Replace this variable with the end date/time for the report. Activity that took place before the end of the specified date/time will be included in the report. Format:YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss For more information on date/time format, please refer to Report Date/Time Format.

Request Headers

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Request Body

Request body parameters are not required by this endpoint.

Response

The response to the above request includes an HTTP status code, response headers, and a response body.

Status Code

A status code indicates whether the request was successfully performed.

Response Headers

The response for this endpoint only includes standard HTTP response headers.

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Response Body

The response body for a successful request contains the following response parameter:

Name	Data Type	Description
count	Integer	Indicates the number of event log entries that took place during the given time period.

Errors

The response body for an unsuccessful request will contain an error response that provides additional information.

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Sample Request and Response

A sample JSON request is shown below.

A sample JSON response is shown below.

{
	"count" : 43061
}