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Shopify GraphQL Simple Query (Get Shop Object)

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Demonstrates a simple Shopify GraphQL query to get specific fields of the Shop object.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# This example will use private authentication (which is HTTP Basic authentication)
# See the other Chilkat Shopify examples for OAuth2 authentication.
# To use HTTP Basic Authentication with any HTTP request, we simply set the Login, Password, and BasicAuth properties.
# Important: All HTTP requests using Basic authentication must be over SSL/TLS.
http.Login = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY"
http.Password = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY"
http.BasicAuth = True

# We're going to do a POST  https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json
# Make sure to replace "chilkat" with your store name.

# The body of the request will be:
#    {
#        shop {
#            id
#            name
#            description
#            email
#         }
#     }

# The above query is not JSON.  It looks like JSON, but it's actually not.
# We'll just make it one line:

query = "{ shop { id name description email } }"

# My store name is "chilkat".  Use your store name here instead.
url = "https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json"

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,query,"utf-8","application/graphql",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the response code.
if (resp.StatusCode != 200):
    print("Received error response code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    print("Response body:")
    print(resp.BodyStr)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

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

# {
#   "data": {
#     "shop": {
#       "id": "gid:\/\/shopify\/Shop\/24198053",
#       "name": "chilkat",
#       "description": null,
#       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
#     }
#   },
#   "extensions": {
#     "cost": {
#       "requestedQueryCost": 1,
#       "actualQueryCost": 1,
#       "throttleStatus": {
#         "maximumAvailable": 1000.0,
#         "currentlyAvailable": 999,
#         "restoreRate": 50.0
#       }
#     }
#   }
# }

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

shopId = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.id")
shopName = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.name")
shopDescription = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.description")
shopEmail = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.email")
costRequestedQueryCost = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.requestedQueryCost")
costActualQueryCost = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.actualQueryCost")
costThrottleStatusMaximumAvailable = jResp.StringOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.maximumAvailable")
costThrottleStatusCurrentlyAvailable = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.currentlyAvailable")
costThrottleStatusRestoreRate = jResp.StringOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.restoreRate")

print("Shop name: " + shopName)
# ...