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DataFlex / DHL Express APIs (MyDHL API) / Upload Paperless Trade shipment (PLT) images of previously created shipment.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vSbRequestBody
    Handle hoSbRequestBody
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Set ComBasicAuth Of hoHttp To True
    Set ComLogin Of hoHttp To "<Basic Auth Username>"
    Set ComPassword Of hoHttp To "<Basic Auth Password>"

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "shipmentTrackingNumber": "123456790",
    //   "originalPlannedShippingDate": "2020-04-20",
    //   "accounts": [
    //     {
    //       "typeCode": "shipper",
    //       "number": "123456789"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "productCode": "D",
    //   "documentImages": [
    //     {
    //       "content": "base64 encoded image",
    //       "typeCode": "INV",
    //       "imageFormat": "PDF"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "shipmentTrackingNumber" "123456790" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "originalPlannedShippingDate" "2020-04-20" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "accounts[0].typeCode" "shipper" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "accounts[0].number" "123456789" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "productCode" "D" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "documentImages[0].content" "base64 encoded image" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "documentImages[0].typeCode" "INV" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "documentImages[0].imageFormat" "PDF" To iSuccess

    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/json"
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Accept" "application/json"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbRequestBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbRequestBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbRequestBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get ComEmitSb Of hoJson vSbRequestBody To iSuccess

    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get ComPTextSb Of hoHttp "PATCH" "https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image" vSbRequestBody "utf-8" "application/json" False False To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln iTemp1
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Send Destroy of hoResp


End_Procedure

Curl Command

curl -X PATCH
	-u '<Basic Auth Username>:<Basic Auth Password>'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "shipmentTrackingNumber": "123456790",
  "originalPlannedShippingDate": "2020-04-20",
  "accounts": [
    {
      "typeCode": "shipper",
      "number": "123456789"
    }
  ],
  "productCode": "D",
  "documentImages": [
    {
      "content": "base64 encoded image",
      "typeCode": "INV",
      "imageFormat": "PDF"
    }
  ]
}'
https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Upload Paperless Trade shipment (PLT) images of previously created shipment.",
  "request": {
    "method": "PATCH",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"shipmentTrackingNumber\": \"123456790\",\n  \"originalPlannedShippingDate\": \"2020-04-20\",\n  \"accounts\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"shipper\",\n      \"number\": \"123456789\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"productCode\": \"D\",\n  \"documentImages\": [\n    {\n      \"content\": \"base64 encoded image\",\n      \"typeCode\": \"INV\",\n      \"imageFormat\": \"PDF\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "shipments",
        ":shipmentTrackingNumber",
        "upload-image"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "shipmentTrackingNumber",
          "value": "dolor veniam officia non",
          "description": "(Required) DHL Express shipment identification number"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "The upload-image service can be used to upload PLT images to a previously created shipment.  The PLT images for the shipment can be uploaded before the shipment has been physically  collected by DHL courier. However, the original shipment must contain WY as the special service otherwise,  an error will be returned when the customer wants to use the reupload function in this upload-image service.  \t IMPORTANT: Please note that at least 10mins must be given between the initial createShipment request and then  the upload-image request (including subsequent upload-image request). \n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Images uploaded",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"shipmentTrackingNumber\": \"123456790\",\n  \"originalPlannedShippingDate\": \"2020-04-20\",\n  \"accounts\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"shipper\",\n      \"number\": \"123456789\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"productCode\": \"D\",\n  \"documentImages\": [\n    {\n      \"content\": \"base64 encoded image\",\n      \"typeCode\": \"INV\",\n      \"imageFormat\": \"PDF\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "shipments",
            ":shipmentTrackingNumber",
            "upload-image"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "shipmentTrackingNumber",
              "value": "dolor veniam officia non",
              "description": "(Required) DHL Express shipment identification number"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Invocation-Id",
          "value": "sed ut mollit",
          "description": "Unique identifier of the transaction"
        },
        {
          "key": "Message-Reference",
          "value": "sed ut mollit",
          "description": "Message reference provided by customer as part of reqeust or automatically generated when not provided"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Language",
          "value": "sed ut mollit",
          "description": ""
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Wrong input parameters",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"shipmentTrackingNumber\": \"123456790\",\n  \"originalPlannedShippingDate\": \"2020-04-20\",\n  \"accounts\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"shipper\",\n      \"number\": \"123456789\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"productCode\": \"D\",\n  \"documentImages\": [\n    {\n      \"content\": \"base64 encoded image\",\n      \"typeCode\": \"INV\",\n      \"imageFormat\": \"PDF\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "shipments",
            ":shipmentTrackingNumber",
            "upload-image"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "shipmentTrackingNumber",
              "value": "dolor veniam officia non",
              "description": "(Required) DHL Express shipment identification number"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/shipments/1234567890/upload-image\",\n  \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "No shipment details found",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"shipmentTrackingNumber\": \"123456790\",\n  \"originalPlannedShippingDate\": \"2020-04-20\",\n  \"accounts\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"shipper\",\n      \"number\": \"123456789\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"productCode\": \"D\",\n  \"documentImages\": [\n    {\n      \"content\": \"base64 encoded image\",\n      \"typeCode\": \"INV\",\n      \"imageFormat\": \"PDF\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "shipments",
            ":shipmentTrackingNumber",
            "upload-image"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "shipmentTrackingNumber",
              "value": "dolor veniam officia non",
              "description": "(Required) DHL Express shipment identification number"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/shipments/1234567890/upload-image\",\n  \"detail\": \"Operation not possible since shipment information not found\",\n  \"title\": \"Not found\",\n  \"message\": \"Not found\",\n  \"status\": \"404\"\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Unprocessable Entity",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"shipmentTrackingNumber\": \"123456790\",\n  \"originalPlannedShippingDate\": \"2020-04-20\",\n  \"accounts\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"shipper\",\n      \"number\": \"123456789\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"productCode\": \"D\",\n  \"documentImages\": [\n    {\n      \"content\": \"base64 encoded image\",\n      \"typeCode\": \"INV\",\n      \"imageFormat\": \"PDF\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/shipments/:shipmentTrackingNumber/upload-image",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "shipments",
            ":shipmentTrackingNumber",
            "upload-image"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "shipmentTrackingNumber",
              "value": "dolor veniam officia non",
              "description": "(Required) DHL Express shipment identification number"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Unprocessable Entity (WebDAV) (RFC 4918)",
      "code": 422,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/shipments/1234567890/upload-image\",\n  \"detail\": \"#/productCode: expected minLength: 1, actual: 0\",\n  \"title\": \"Validation error\",\n  \"message\": \"Unprocessable Entity\",\n  \"status\": \"422\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}