Swift API Requests.swift

var api_result:[String]?

// The sample API request below is modeled off of the Gater API sample request.
// https://docs.gater.dev/the-basics/sending-and-receiving

// The default response to the sample API used below is
// {"main":{"status":"Gater is alive and well"}}

//MARK: API Request
func apiRequest(){
    let url = URL(string: ("https://api.gater.dev/status") )!

    let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) {(data, response, error) in
        guard let data = data else { return }
        let json = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])
        
        //MARK: Parse API result
        if let dictionary = json as? [String: Any] {
            //print(dictionary)

            if let rawResult = dictionary["main"]{
                //result is type __NSSingleEntryDictionaryI
                
                guard let dictResult = rawResult as? [String:String] else {return}
                
                print(dictResult["status"]!)
                
                
               
            }
            
        }
    }

    task.resume()
}//end of apiRequest()