(VB.NET) Shopify Query a variant for its inventory item ID

Query a product variant to find the ID of its inventory item.

For more information, see https://shopify.dev/tutorials/manage-product-inventory-with-admin-api#retrieve-the-inventory-levels-for-a-product-variant

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.Login = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY"
http.Password = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY"

http.Accept = "application/json"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequest("GET","https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2020-04/products/{product_id}/variants/{variant_id}.json")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)

Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If




' Sample output...
' (See the parsing code below..)
' 
' Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON


' {
'   "id": 12195009364024,
'   "product_id": 1321541042232,
'   "title": "xs",
' ...
'   "inventory_item_id": 12250274365496,
' ...
'   "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/12195009364024"
' }
' 


Dim id As Integer = jsonResponse.IntOf("id")
Dim product_id As Integer = jsonResponse.IntOf("product_id")
Dim title As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("title")
Dim inventory_item_id As Integer = jsonResponse.IntOf("inventory_item_id")
Dim admin_graphql_api_id As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("admin_graphql_api_id")