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

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

CkHttp_put_BasicAuth $http 1
CkHttp_put_Login $http "<Basic Auth Username>"
CkHttp_put_Password $http "<Basic Auth Password>"

set queryParams [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "accountNumber" "Ut aliqua"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "type" "SID"
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $queryParams "size" 1

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

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_QuickRequestParams $http "GET" "https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers" $queryParams]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $queryParams
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $queryParams
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $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

set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "warnings"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set strVal [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "warnings[i]"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "identifiers"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set typeCode [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "identifiers[i].typeCode"]
    set j 0
    set count_j [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "identifiers[i].list"]
    while {$j < $count_j} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $jResp $j
        set strVal [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "identifiers[i].list[j]"]
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $queryParams
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $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}"
    }
  ]
}