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PowerBuilder / DHL Express APIs (MyDHL API) / Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_QueryParams
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_StrVal
string ls_TypeCode
integer j
integer li_Count_j
integer i
integer li_Count_i

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1
loo_Http.Login = "<Basic Auth Username>"
loo_Http.Password = "<Basic Auth Password>"

loo_QueryParams = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_QueryParams.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("accountNumber","Ut aliqua")
loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("type","SID")
loo_QueryParams.UpdateInt("size",1)

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

loo_Resp = loo_Http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers",loo_QueryParams)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_QueryParams
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_QueryParams
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

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

// {
//   "warnings": [
//     "Warning message if anything goes wrong",
//     "Warning message if anything goes wrong"
//   ],
//   "identifiers": [
//     {
//       "typeCode": "SID",
//       "list": [
//         "1234567890"
//       ]
//     },
//     {
//       "typeCode": "SID",
//       "list": [
//         "1234567890"
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("warnings")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("warnings[i]")
    i = i + 1
loop
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("identifiers")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    ls_TypeCode = loo_JResp.StringOf("identifiers[i].typeCode")
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("identifiers[i].list")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("identifiers[i].list[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_QueryParams
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp

Curl Command

curl -G -d "accountNumber=Ut%20aliqua"
	-d "type=SID"
	-d "size=1"
	-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/identifiers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments",
  "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}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "identifiers"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "accountNumber",
          "value": "Ut aliqua",
          "description": "(Required) DHL Express customer account number"
        },
        {
          "key": "type",
          "value": "SID",
          "description": "(Required) Type of DHL Express identifier to retrieve"
        },
        {
          "key": "size",
          "value": "1",
          "description": "(Required) Number of identifiers to be retrieved"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments. Requires authorization to use this service from DHL Express.\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Identifers provided",
      "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}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "identifiers"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "accountNumber",
              "value": "Ut aliqua"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "SID"
            },
            {
              "key": "size",
              "value": "1"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"warnings\": [\n    \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\",\n    \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\"\n  ],\n  \"identifiers\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n      \"list\": [\n        \"1234567890\"\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n      \"list\": [\n        \"1234567890\"\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}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "identifiers"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "accountNumber",
              "value": "Ut aliqua"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "SID"
            },
            {
              "key": "size",
              "value": "1"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/identifiers\",\n  \"detail\": \"3501: Request Identifier is not allowed for your username. Please contact your DHL Express representative.\",\n  \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}