Chilkat Online Tools

Node.js / ShipEngine Walkthrough / Validate an address (incomplete)

Back to Collection Items

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // [
    //   {
    //     "address_line1": "525 Winchester",
    //     "postal_code": "95128",
    //     "country_code": "US"
    //   }
    // ]

    var jarr = new chilkat.JsonArray();

    jarr.AddObjectAt(-1);
    // jsonObj_1: JsonObject
    var jsonObj_1 = jarr.ObjectAt(jarr.Size - 1);
    jsonObj_1.UpdateString("address_line1","525 Winchester");
    jsonObj_1.UpdateString("postal_code","95128");
    jsonObj_1.UpdateString("country_code","US");

    http.SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    jarr.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    var jarrResp = new chilkat.JsonArray();
    jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jarrResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jarrResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");

        return;
    }

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

    // [
    //   {
    //     "status": "verified",
    //     "original_address": {
    //       "name": null,
    //       "phone": null,
    //       "company_name": null,
    //       "address_line1": "525 Winchester",
    //       "address_line2": null,
    //       "address_line3": null,
    //       "city_locality": null,
    //       "state_province": null,
    //       "postal_code": "95128",
    //       "country_code": "US",
    //       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
    //     },
    //     "matched_address": {
    //       "name": null,
    //       "phone": null,
    //       "company_name": null,
    //       "address_line1": "525 S WINCHESTER BLVD",
    //       "address_line2": "",
    //       "address_line3": null,
    //       "city_locality": "SAN JOSE",
    //       "state_province": "CA",
    //       "postal_code": "95128-2537",
    //       "country_code": "US",
    //       "address_residential_indicator": "no"
    //     },
    //     "messages": [
    //     ]
    //   }
    // ]

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

    // json: JsonObject
    var json;
    var status;
    var Name;
    var Phone;
    var Company_name;
    var Address_line1;
    var Address_line2;
    var Address_line3;
    var City_locality;
    var State_province;
    var Postal_code;
    var Country_code;
    var Address_residential_indicator;
    var matched_addressName;
    var matched_addressPhone;
    var matched_addressCompany_name;
    var matched_addressAddress_line1;
    var matched_addressAddress_line2;
    var matched_addressAddress_line3;
    var matched_addressCity_locality;
    var matched_addressState_province;
    var matched_addressPostal_code;
    var matched_addressCountry_code;
    var matched_addressAddress_residential_indicator;
    var j;
    var count_j;

    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jarrResp.Size;
    while (i < count_i) {
        json = jarrResp.ObjectAt(i);
        status = json.StringOf("status");
        Name = json.StringOf("original_address.name");
        Phone = json.StringOf("original_address.phone");
        Company_name = json.StringOf("original_address.company_name");
        Address_line1 = json.StringOf("original_address.address_line1");
        Address_line2 = json.StringOf("original_address.address_line2");
        Address_line3 = json.StringOf("original_address.address_line3");
        City_locality = json.StringOf("original_address.city_locality");
        State_province = json.StringOf("original_address.state_province");
        Postal_code = json.StringOf("original_address.postal_code");
        Country_code = json.StringOf("original_address.country_code");
        Address_residential_indicator = json.StringOf("original_address.address_residential_indicator");
        matched_addressName = json.StringOf("matched_address.name");
        matched_addressPhone = json.StringOf("matched_address.phone");
        matched_addressCompany_name = json.StringOf("matched_address.company_name");
        matched_addressAddress_line1 = json.StringOf("matched_address.address_line1");
        matched_addressAddress_line2 = json.StringOf("matched_address.address_line2");
        matched_addressAddress_line3 = json.StringOf("matched_address.address_line3");
        matched_addressCity_locality = json.StringOf("matched_address.city_locality");
        matched_addressState_province = json.StringOf("matched_address.state_province");
        matched_addressPostal_code = json.StringOf("matched_address.postal_code");
        matched_addressCountry_code = json.StringOf("matched_address.country_code");
        matched_addressAddress_residential_indicator = json.StringOf("matched_address.address_residential_indicator");
        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("messages");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.J = j;
            j = j+1;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '[
	{
		"address_line1": "525 Winchester",
		"postal_code": "95128",
		"country_code": "US"
	}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate an address (incomplete)",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "[\n\t{\n\t\t\"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\"\n\t}\n]"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "shipengine",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "addresses",
        "validate"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This request demonstrates ShipEngine's ability to validate and fill-in an incomplete address. For most addresses, a `postal_code` is sufficient to fill-in the `city_locality` and `state_province`, or vice-versa. Also notice that the incomplete stree address (525 Winchester) is filled-in as well (525 S Winchester Blvd)."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Validate an address (incomplete)",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "[\n\t{\n\t\t\"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\"\n\t}\n]",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "shipengine",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v1",
            "addresses",
            "validate"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:10:26 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "831"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "9bf1b583-40ed-4715-92b7-0e6bd6cd374c"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "[\n    {\n        \"status\": \"verified\",\n        \"original_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester\",\n            \"address_line2\": null,\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": null,\n            \"state_province\": null,\n            \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n            \"country_code\": \"US\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"matched_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"525 S WINCHESTER BLVD\",\n            \"address_line2\": \"\",\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": \"SAN JOSE\",\n            \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n            \"postal_code\": \"95128-2537\",\n            \"country_code\": \"US\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"no\"\n        },\n        \"messages\": []\n    }\n]"
    }
  ]
}