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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' 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": "Winchester Blvd",
'     "city_locality": "San Jose",
'     "state_province": "CA",
'     "postal_code": "78756",
'     "country_code": "US"
'   }
' ]

Dim jarr As New Chilkat.JsonArray

jarr.AddObjectAt(-1)
Dim jsonObj_1 As Chilkat.JsonObject = jarr.ObjectAt(jarr.Size - 1)
jsonObj_1.UpdateString("address_line1","Winchester Blvd")
jsonObj_1.UpdateString("city_locality","San Jose")
jsonObj_1.UpdateString("state_province","CA")
jsonObj_1.UpdateString("postal_code","78756")
jsonObj_1.UpdateString("country_code","US")



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

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
jarr.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jarrResp As New Chilkat.JsonArray
jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jarrResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



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

' [
'   {
'     "status": "error",
'     "original_address": {
'       "name": null,
'       "phone": null,
'       "company_name": null,
'       "address_line1": "Winchester Blvd",
'       "address_line2": null,
'       "address_line3": null,
'       "city_locality": "San Jose",
'       "state_province": "CA",
'       "postal_code": "78756",
'       "country_code": "US",
'       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
'     },
'     "matched_address": null,
'     "messages": [
'       {
'         "code": "a1004",
'         "message": "Address not found",
'         "type": "warning",
'         "detail_code": null
'       },
'       {
'         "code": "a1002",
'         "message": "Invalid City, State, or Zip",
'         "type": "error",
'         "detail_code": null
'       },
'       {
'         "code": "a1004",
'         "message": "Insufficient or Incorrect Address Data",
'         "type": "warning",
'         "detail_code": null
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' ]

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



Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim status As String
Dim Name As String
Dim Phone As String
Dim Company_name As String
Dim Address_line1 As String
Dim Address_line2 As String
Dim Address_line3 As String
Dim City_locality As String
Dim State_province As String
Dim Postal_code As String
Dim Country_code As String
Dim Address_residential_indicator As String
Dim matched_address As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim code As String
Dim message As String
Dim v_type As String
Dim detail_code As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = 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_address = json.StringOf("matched_address")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("messages")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        code = json.StringOf("messages[j].code")
        message = json.StringOf("messages[j].message")
        v_type = json.StringOf("messages[j].type")
        detail_code = json.StringOf("messages[j].detail_code")
        j = j + 1
    End While

    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '[
	{
		"address_line1": "Winchester Blvd",
		"city_locality": "San Jose",
		"state_province": "CA",
		"postal_code": "78756",
		"country_code": "US"
	}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate an address (invalid)",
  "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\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\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 shows how ShipEngine responds when an address is invalid. The `status` field is `error`, and the `messages` array lists the problems with the address."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Validate an address (corrected) Copy",
      "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\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\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 14:26:11 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "938"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "d582f7b7-7c4d-4f5a-aace-003457e14992"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "[\n    {\n        \"status\": \"error\",\n        \"original_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n            \"address_line2\": null,\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n            \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n            \"postal_code\": \"78756\",\n            \"country_code\": \"US\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"matched_address\": null,\n        \"messages\": [\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1004\",\n                \"message\": \"Address not found\",\n                \"type\": \"warning\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1002\",\n                \"message\": \"Invalid City, State, or Zip\",\n                \"type\": \"error\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1004\",\n                \"message\": \"Insufficient or Incorrect Address Data\",\n                \"type\": \"warning\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n]"
    }
  ]
}