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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonArray.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // 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"
    //   }
    // ]

    CkJsonArray jarr;

    jarr.AddObjectAt(-1);
    CkJsonObject *jsonObj_1 = jarr.ObjectAt(jarr.get_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");
    delete jsonObj_1;

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

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    jarr.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp->GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonArray jarrResp;
    jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jarrResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jarrResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp->header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        delete resp;
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

    // 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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    CkJsonObject *json = 0;
    const char *status = 0;
    const char *Name = 0;
    const char *Phone = 0;
    const char *Company_name = 0;
    const char *Address_line1 = 0;
    const char *Address_line2 = 0;
    const char *Address_line3 = 0;
    const char *City_locality = 0;
    const char *State_province = 0;
    const char *Postal_code = 0;
    const char *Country_code = 0;
    const char *Address_residential_indicator = 0;
    const char *matched_address = 0;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    const char *code = 0;
    const char *message = 0;
    const char *v_type = 0;
    const char *detail_code = 0;

    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jarrResp.get_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->put_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;
        }

        delete json;
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }

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]"
    }
  ]
}