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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set queryParams = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("type","pickup")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("countryCode","CZ")
success = queryParams.UpdateInt("postalCode",14800)
success = queryParams.UpdateString("cityName","Prague")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("countyName","praha")
success = 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",""

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"

    Response.End
End If

' 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

i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("warnings")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("warnings[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("address")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.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
Loop

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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}"
    }
  ]
}