Retrieving a Snapshot

get_snapshot.rb

 get_snapshot.rb
# Ruby 2.4.1

# Require libraries
require 'rest-client'
require 'openssl'

# Setup variables
public_key  = 'public key here'
secret_key  = 'secret key here'
digest      =  OpenSSL::Digest.new('sha256')

# Params for new Snapshot
params = {
  "id" => 12345,
  "api_key" => public_key
}

# Convert Hash into an Array of a String key/value pair
content = params.map do |k, v|
  "#{k}#{v}"
end

# Sort Array and join
content = content.sort.join

# Create a signature
signature = OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(digest, secret_key, content)

# GET request to retrieve Snapshot
response = RestClient.get("https://app.crazyegg.com/api/v2/snapshots/#{params['id']}.json?signed=#{signature}", {params: params)

# Response status from Crazy Egg (200 Status Code)
response.code

# Response body from Crazy Egg (JSON string that needs to be parsed)
response.body