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

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
Local $bSuccess

; 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"
;   }
; ]

$oJarr = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonArray")

$oJarr.AddObjectAt(-1)
Local $oJsonObj_1 = $oJarr.ObjectAt($oJarr.Size - 1)
$oJsonObj_1.UpdateString("address_line1","Winchester Blvd")
$oJsonObj_1.UpdateString("city_locality","San Jose")
$oJsonObj_1.UpdateString("state_province","CA")
$oJsonObj_1.UpdateString("postal_code","78756")
$oJsonObj_1.UpdateString("country_code","US")

$oHttp.SetRequestHeader "API-Key","{{API_KEY}}"
$oHttp.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

$oSbRequestBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oJarr.EmitSb($oSbRequestBody)

Local $oResp = $oHttp.PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",$oSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",False,False)
If ($oHttp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oResp.GetBodySb($oSbResponseBody)

$oJarrResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonArray")
$oJarrResp.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJarrResp.EmitCompact = False

ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oJarrResp.Emit() & @CRLF)

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oResp.StatusCode
ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oResp.Header & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)

    Exit
EndIf

; 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

Local $oJson
Local $status
Local $sName
Local $sPhone
Local $sCompany_name
Local $sAddress_line1
Local $sAddress_line2
Local $sAddress_line3
Local $sCity_locality
Local $sState_province
Local $sPostal_code
Local $sCountry_code
Local $sAddress_residential_indicator
Local $sMatched_address
Local $iJ
Local $iCount_j
Local $sCode
Local $sMessage
Local $sV_type
Local $sDetail_code

Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJarrResp.Size
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJson = $oJarrResp.ObjectAt($i)
    $status = $oJson.StringOf("status")
    $sName = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.name")
    $sPhone = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.phone")
    $sCompany_name = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.company_name")
    $sAddress_line1 = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line1")
    $sAddress_line2 = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line2")
    $sAddress_line3 = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line3")
    $sCity_locality = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.city_locality")
    $sState_province = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.state_province")
    $sPostal_code = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.postal_code")
    $sCountry_code = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.country_code")
    $sAddress_residential_indicator = $oJson.StringOf("original_address.address_residential_indicator")
    $sMatched_address = $oJson.StringOf("matched_address")
    $iJ = 0
    $iCount_j = $oJson.SizeOfArray("messages")
    While $iJ < $iCount_j
        $oJson.J = $iJ
        $sCode = $oJson.StringOf("messages[j].code")
        $sMessage = $oJson.StringOf("messages[j].message")
        $sV_type = $oJson.StringOf("messages[j].type")
        $sDetail_code = $oJson.StringOf("messages[j].detail_code")
        $iJ = $iJ + 1
    Wend

    $i = $i + 1
Wend

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]"
    }
  ]
}