.NET Core C# / ShipEngine Walkthrough / Create a label from a shipment
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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;
http.SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}");
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/se-123456");
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "label_id": "se-1376111",
// "status": "completed",
// "shipment_id": "se-4140216",
// "ship_date": "2019-09-17T00:00:00Z",
// "created_at": "2019-09-17T21:15:06.1985884Z",
// "shipment_cost": {
// "currency": "usd",
// "amount": 98.14
// },
// "insurance_cost": {
// "currency": "usd",
// "amount": 0
// },
// "tracking_number": "9405511899564298845657",
// "is_return_label": false,
// "rma_number": null,
// "is_international": false,
// "batch_id": "",
// "carrier_id": "se-121861",
// "service_code": "usps_priority_mail",
// "package_code": "package",
// "voided": false,
// "voided_at": null,
// "label_format": "pdf",
// "label_layout": "4x6",
// "trackable": true,
// "carrier_code": "stamps_com",
// "tracking_status": "in_transit",
// "label_download": {
// "pdf": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf",
// "png": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.png",
// "zpl": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.zpl",
// "href": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf"
// },
// "form_download": null,
// "insurance_claim": null,
// "packages": [
// {
// "package_code": "package",
// "weight": {
// "value": 17,
// "unit": "pound"
// },
// "dimensions": {
// "unit": "inch",
// "length": 36,
// "width": 12,
// "height": 24
// },
// "insured_value": {
// "currency": "usd",
// "amount": 0
// },
// "tracking_number": "9405511899564298845657",
// "label_messages": {
// "reference1": null,
// "reference2": null,
// "reference3": null
// },
// "external_package_id": null
// }
// ]
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
int Value;
string Unit;
string dimensionsUnit;
int Length;
int Width;
int Height;
string insured_valueCurrency;
int insured_valueAmount;
string Reference1;
string Reference2;
string Reference3;
string external_package_id;
string label_id = jResp.StringOf("label_id");
string status = jResp.StringOf("status");
string shipment_id = jResp.StringOf("shipment_id");
string ship_date = jResp.StringOf("ship_date");
string created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at");
string v_Currency = jResp.StringOf("shipment_cost.currency");
string Amount = jResp.StringOf("shipment_cost.amount");
string insurance_costCurrency = jResp.StringOf("insurance_cost.currency");
int insurance_costAmount = jResp.IntOf("insurance_cost.amount");
string tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_number");
bool is_return_label = jResp.BoolOf("is_return_label");
string rma_number = jResp.StringOf("rma_number");
bool is_international = jResp.BoolOf("is_international");
string batch_id = jResp.StringOf("batch_id");
string carrier_id = jResp.StringOf("carrier_id");
string service_code = jResp.StringOf("service_code");
string package_code = jResp.StringOf("package_code");
bool voided = jResp.BoolOf("voided");
string voided_at = jResp.StringOf("voided_at");
string label_format = jResp.StringOf("label_format");
string label_layout = jResp.StringOf("label_layout");
bool trackable = jResp.BoolOf("trackable");
string carrier_code = jResp.StringOf("carrier_code");
string tracking_status = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status");
string v_Pdf = jResp.StringOf("label_download.pdf");
string Png = jResp.StringOf("label_download.png");
string Zpl = jResp.StringOf("label_download.zpl");
string Href = jResp.StringOf("label_download.href");
string form_download = jResp.StringOf("form_download");
string insurance_claim = jResp.StringOf("insurance_claim");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("packages");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
package_code = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].package_code");
Value = jResp.IntOf("packages[i].weight.value");
Unit = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].weight.unit");
dimensionsUnit = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].dimensions.unit");
Length = jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.length");
Width = jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.width");
Height = jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.height");
insured_valueCurrency = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].insured_value.currency");
insured_valueAmount = jResp.IntOf("packages[i].insured_value.amount");
tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].tracking_number");
Reference1 = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference1");
Reference2 = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference2");
Reference3 = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference3");
external_package_id = jResp.StringOf("packages[i].external_package_id");
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/se-123456
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a label from a shipment",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/{{shipment_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"labels",
"shipment",
"{{shipment_id}}"
]
},
"description": "If you've previously created a shipment on ShipEngine, then you can create a label from that shipment without having to specify any of the shipment details again."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create a label from a shipment",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/{{shipment_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"labels",
"shipment",
"{{shipment_id}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:15:07 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "1820"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "server",
"value": "Microsoft-IIS/8.0"
},
{
"key": "x-newrelic-app-data",
"value": "PxQGVFZXCgITVVZbAwMCV1YGFB9AMQYAZBBZDEtZV0ZaCldOZgRRIzR/GC0HAV1fQ0sxF0VSXwcXVHpSAAMPNVkWUDFQUURfVgtNQx1RHVJIBxlQU1EMBAZRVE4aABtEIQgHClUiV1sGVQBTCg12ABFJXwBdElY/"
},
{
"key": "x-powered-by",
"value": "ASP.NET"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-environment",
"value": "j"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
"value": "8ebc06bb-90a3-495b-bc0d-b4bb2ef13073"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-server",
"value": "SS-J-WEB03"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"label_id\": \"se-1376111\",\n \"status\": \"completed\",\n \"shipment_id\": \"se-4140216\",\n \"ship_date\": \"2019-09-17T00:00:00Z\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-09-17T21:15:06.1985884Z\",\n \"shipment_cost\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 98.14\n },\n \"insurance_cost\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 0\n },\n \"tracking_number\": \"9405511899564298845657\",\n \"is_return_label\": false,\n \"rma_number\": null,\n \"is_international\": false,\n \"batch_id\": \"\",\n \"carrier_id\": \"se-121861\",\n \"service_code\": \"usps_priority_mail\",\n \"package_code\": \"package\",\n \"voided\": false,\n \"voided_at\": null,\n \"label_format\": \"pdf\",\n \"label_layout\": \"4x6\",\n \"trackable\": true,\n \"carrier_code\": \"stamps_com\",\n \"tracking_status\": \"in_transit\",\n \"label_download\": {\n \"pdf\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf\",\n \"png\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.png\",\n \"zpl\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.zpl\",\n \"href\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf\"\n },\n \"form_download\": null,\n \"insurance_claim\": null,\n \"packages\": [\n {\n \"package_code\": \"package\",\n \"weight\": {\n \"value\": 17,\n \"unit\": \"pound\"\n },\n \"dimensions\": {\n \"unit\": \"inch\",\n \"length\": 36,\n \"width\": 12,\n \"height\": 24\n },\n \"insured_value\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 0\n },\n \"tracking_number\": \"9405511899564298845657\",\n \"label_messages\": {\n \"reference1\": null,\n \"reference2\": null,\n \"reference3\": null\n },\n \"external_package_id\": null\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
