Get Event Count

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Indicates the total number of events that occurred during the specified time period.

This endpoint only supports JSON.

Request

A request to retrieve event count is described below.

HTTP Method Request URI

GET

https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/AccountNumber/waf/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

Note: Time (i.e., Thh:mm:ss) is optional. If time is not specified, then a default time (i.e., 00:00:00) will be used.

Learn more about date/time format.

EndDateTime

Required

Replace this variable with the end date/time for the report. Activity that took place after the specified date/time will not be included in the report.

Format:YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss

Note: Time (i.e., Thh:mm:ss) is optional. If time is not specified, then a default time (i.e., 00:00:00) will be used.

Learn more about date/time format.

Request Headers

This endpointIdentifies a request's connection point to our REST API service. only takes advantage of common request headers.

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.

This endpoint only supports JSON.

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.

View common response headers.

Response Body

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

Name Data Type Description

Count

Integer

Indicates the total number of events that occurred during the specified time period.

Errors

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

View common error messages.

Sample Request and Response

A sample JSON request is shown below.

GET https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/0001/waf/eventlogs/count?start_time=2024-01-20&end_time=2024-01-31 HTTP/1.1

Authorization: TOK:12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab

Accept: application/json

Host:api.edgecast.com

A sample JSON response is shown below.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Cache-Control: private

Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Content-Length: 24

{
	"count" : 3335091
}