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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

http.BasicAuth = true;
http.Login = "<Basic Auth Username>";
http.Password = "<Basic Auth Password>";

Chilkat.JsonObject queryParams = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
queryParams.UpdateString("type","pickup");
queryParams.UpdateString("countryCode","CZ");
queryParams.UpdateInt("postalCode",14800);
queryParams.UpdateString("cityName","Prague");
queryParams.UpdateString("countyName","praha");
queryParams.UpdateString("strictValidation","true");

http.SetRequestHeader("Webstore-Platform-Name","");
http.SetRequestHeader("Shipping-System-Platform-Name","");
http.SetRequestHeader("Message-Reference","d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13");
http.SetRequestHeader("Plugin-Version","");
http.SetRequestHeader("Plugin-Name","");
http.SetRequestHeader("Shipping-System-Platform-Version","");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("Message-Reference-Date","Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT");
http.SetRequestHeader("Webstore-Platform-Version","");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate",queryParams);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");

    return;
}

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

// {
//   "warnings": [
//     "ea quis cillum ut",
//     "amet voluptate dol"
//   ],
//   "address": [
//     {
//       "countryCode": "CZ",
//       "postalCode": "14800",
//       "cityName": "PRAGUE",
//       "countyName": "ex id labore aute",
//       "serviceArea": {
//         "code": "PRG",
//         "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
//         "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "countryCode": "CZ",
//       "postalCode": "14800",
//       "cityName": "PRAGUE",
//       "countyName": "quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in",
//       "serviceArea": {
//         "code": "PRG",
//         "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
//         "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

string strVal;
string countryCode;
string postalCode;
string cityName;
string countyName;
string Code;
string Description;
string GMTOffset;

int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("warnings");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("warnings[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("address");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    countryCode = jResp.StringOf("address[i].countryCode");
    postalCode = jResp.StringOf("address[i].postalCode");
    cityName = jResp.StringOf("address[i].cityName");
    countyName = jResp.StringOf("address[i].countyName");
    Code = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.code");
    Description = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.description");
    GMTOffset = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.GMTOffset");
    i = i + 1;
}

Curl Command

curl -G -d "type=pickup"
	-d "countryCode=CZ"
	-d "postalCode=14800"
	-d "cityName=Prague"
	-d "countyName=praha"
	-d "strictValidation=true"
	-u '<Basic Auth Username>:<Basic Auth Password>'
	-H "Message-Reference: d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
	-H "Message-Reference-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
	-H "Plugin-Name:  "
	-H "Plugin-Version:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate DHL Express pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
        "key": "Message-Reference",
        "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
      },
      {
        "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
        "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
        "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "address-validate"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "type",
          "value": "pickup",
          "description": "(Required) "
        },
        {
          "key": "countryCode",
          "value": "CZ",
          "description": "(Required) A short text string code (see values defined in ISO 3166) specifying the shipment origin country. https://gs1.org/voc/Country, Alpha-2 Code"
        },
        {
          "key": "postalCode",
          "value": "14800",
          "description": "Text specifying the postal code for an address. https://gs1.org/voc/postalCode"
        },
        {
          "key": "cityName",
          "value": "Prague",
          "description": "Text specifying the city name"
        },
        {
          "key": "countyName",
          "value": "praha",
          "description": "Text specifying the county name"
        },
        {
          "key": "strictValidation",
          "value": "true",
          "description": "If set to true service will return no records when exact valid match not found"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Validates if DHL Express has got pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Address validated",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "address-validate"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "pickup"
            },
            {
              "key": "countryCode",
              "value": "CZ"
            },
            {
              "key": "postalCode",
              "value": "14800"
            },
            {
              "key": "cityName",
              "value": "Prague"
            },
            {
              "key": "countyName",
              "value": "praha"
            },
            {
              "key": "strictValidation",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"warnings\": [\n    \"ea quis cillum ut\",\n    \"amet voluptate dol\"\n  ],\n  \"address\": [\n    {\n      \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n      \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n      \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n      \"countyName\": \"ex id labore aute\",\n      \"serviceArea\": {\n        \"code\": \"PRG\",\n        \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n        \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n      \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n      \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n      \"countyName\": \"quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in\",\n      \"serviceArea\": {\n        \"code\": \"PRG\",\n        \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n        \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wrong input parameters",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "address-validate"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "pickup"
            },
            {
              "key": "countryCode",
              "value": "CZ"
            },
            {
              "key": "postalCode",
              "value": "14800"
            },
            {
              "key": "cityName",
              "value": "Prague"
            },
            {
              "key": "countyName",
              "value": "praha"
            },
            {
              "key": "strictValidation",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/address-validate\",\n  \"detail\": \"Parameters not having correct format: cityName (maxLength=45)\",\n  \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}