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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean 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": "Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK",
    //     "country_code": "GB"
    //   }
    // ]

    CkJsonArray jarr = new CkJsonArray();

    jarr.AddObjectAt(-1);
    CkJsonObject jsonObj_1 = jarr.ObjectAt(jarr.get_Size() - 1);
    jsonObj_1.UpdateString("address_line1","Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK");
    jsonObj_1.UpdateString("country_code","GB");

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

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    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) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

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

    System.out.println("Response Body:");
    System.out.println(jarrResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.println("Failed.");

        return;
        }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // [
    //   {
    //     "status": "verified",
    //     "original_address": {
    //       "name": null,
    //       "phone": null,
    //       "company_name": null,
    //       "address_line1": "Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK",
    //       "address_line2": null,
    //       "address_line3": null,
    //       "city_locality": null,
    //       "state_province": null,
    //       "postal_code": null,
    //       "country_code": "GB",
    //       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
    //     },
    //     "matched_address": {
    //       "name": null,
    //       "phone": null,
    //       "company_name": "WARNER BROS STUDIO TOUR",
    //       "address_line1": "Studio Tour Drive",
    //       "address_line2": "",
    //       "address_line3": "",
    //       "city_locality": "Watford",
    //       "state_province": "Hertfordshire",
    //       "postal_code": "WD25 7LR",
    //       "country_code": "GB",
    //       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
    //     },
    //     "messages": [
    //       {
    //         "code": "a1003",
    //         "message": "There was a change or addition to the state/province.",
    //         "type": "warning",
    //         "detail_code": "state_province_changed_or_added"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "code": "a1007",
    //         "message": "This address has been verified down to the suite/PO box level (highest possible accuracy with the provided data)",
    //         "type": "info",
    //         "detail_code": "verified_to_suite_level"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "code": "a1008",
    //         "message": "This record was successfully geocoded to the community level (ZIP centroid in the US, 3 digit postal code for Canada)",
    //         "type": "info",
    //         "detail_code": "coded_to_community_level"
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // ]

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

    CkJsonObject json;
    String status;
    String Name;
    String Phone;
    String Company_name;
    String Address_line1;
    String Address_line2;
    String Address_line3;
    String City_locality;
    String State_province;
    String Postal_code;
    String Country_code;
    String Address_residential_indicator;
    String matched_addressName;
    String matched_addressPhone;
    String matched_addressCompany_name;
    String matched_addressAddress_line1;
    String matched_addressAddress_line2;
    String matched_addressAddress_line3;
    String matched_addressCity_locality;
    String matched_addressState_province;
    String matched_addressPostal_code;
    String matched_addressCountry_code;
    String matched_addressAddress_residential_indicator;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    String code;
    String message;
    String v_type;
    String detail_code;

    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_addressName = json.stringOf("matched_address.name");
        matched_addressPhone = json.stringOf("matched_address.phone");
        matched_addressCompany_name = json.stringOf("matched_address.company_name");
        matched_addressAddress_line1 = json.stringOf("matched_address.address_line1");
        matched_addressAddress_line2 = json.stringOf("matched_address.address_line2");
        matched_addressAddress_line3 = json.stringOf("matched_address.address_line3");
        matched_addressCity_locality = json.stringOf("matched_address.city_locality");
        matched_addressState_province = json.stringOf("matched_address.state_province");
        matched_addressPostal_code = json.stringOf("matched_address.postal_code");
        matched_addressCountry_code = json.stringOf("matched_address.country_code");
        matched_addressAddress_residential_indicator = json.stringOf("matched_address.address_residential_indicator");
        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;
            }

        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '[
	{
      "address_line1": "Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK",
      "country_code": "GB"
	}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate an address (warning)",
  "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      \"address_line1\": \"Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK\",\n      \"country_code\": \"GB\"\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 can be verified, but there are warnings such as major corrections. The `status` field is `verified`, and the `messages` array lists the warnings and other information about the corrected the address."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Validate an address (warning)",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "[\n\t{\n      \"address_line1\": \"Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK\",\n      \"country_code\": \"GB\"\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": "Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:32:43 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "1614"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "12327571-2884-4f7d-bb9f-ad2cf9331d98"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "[\n    {\n        \"status\": \"verified\",\n        \"original_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK\",\n            \"address_line2\": null,\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": null,\n            \"state_province\": null,\n            \"postal_code\": null,\n            \"country_code\": \"GB\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"matched_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": \"WARNER BROS STUDIO TOUR\",\n            \"address_line1\": \"Studio Tour Drive\",\n            \"address_line2\": \"\",\n            \"address_line3\": \"\",\n            \"city_locality\": \"Watford\",\n            \"state_province\": \"Hertfordshire\",\n            \"postal_code\": \"WD25 7LR\",\n            \"country_code\": \"GB\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"messages\": [\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1003\",\n                \"message\": \"There was a change or addition to the state/province.\",\n                \"type\": \"warning\",\n                \"detail_code\": \"state_province_changed_or_added\"\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1007\",\n                \"message\": \"This address has been verified down to the suite/PO box level (highest possible accuracy with the provided data)\",\n                \"type\": \"info\",\n                \"detail_code\": \"verified_to_suite_level\"\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1008\",\n                \"message\": \"This record was successfully geocoded to the community level (ZIP centroid in the US, 3 digit postal code for Canada)\",\n                \"type\": \"info\",\n                \"detail_code\": \"coded_to_community_level\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n]"
    }
  ]
}