leAPIwebinar.md

Code examples from the September 7th Logentries REST API Webinar

http://info.logentries.com/logentries-api-webinar

postnewusers.py

import json
import requests

# Logentries REST API POST New User Example
# Documentation: https://docs.logentries.com/docs/post-user-new-user

resourceId = 'YOUR ACCOUNT RESOURCE ID GOES HERE'
apiKey = 'YOUR API KEY GOES HERE'  # This must be the owner key
uri = "management/accounts/%s/users" % resourceId

usersToAdd = (
    {
        'email': 'example+00@gmail.com',
        'first_name': 'first00',
        'last_name': 'last00'
    },
    {
        'email': 'example+01@gmail.com',
        'first_name': 'first01',
        'last_name': 'last01'
    },
    {
        'email': 'example+02@gmail.com',
        'first_name': 'first02',
        'last_name': 'last02'
    }
)


def create_user(email, first_name, last_name):

    body = {
        "user": {
            "email": email,
            "first_name": first_name,
            "last_name": last_name
        }
    }

    url = "https://rest.logentries.com/" + uri
    headers = {
        'x-api-key': apiKey,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }
    r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(body, separators=(',', ':')), headers=headers)
    print r.status_code, r.content


def start():
    for user in usersToAdd:
        create_user(user['email'],user['first_name'],user['last_name'])

if __name__ == '__main__':
    start()