Android / DHL Express APIs (MyDHL API) / Validate DHL Express pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination
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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
boolean success;
http.put_BasicAuth(true);
http.put_Login("<Basic Auth Username>");
http.put_Password("<Basic Auth Password>");
CkJsonObject queryParams = new CkJsonObject();
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","");
CkHttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate",queryParams);
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
Log.i(TAG, "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.put_I(i);
strVal = jResp.stringOf("warnings[i]");
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("address");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_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;
}
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}
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}"
}
]
}
