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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// 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": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
//     "city_locality": "San Jose",
//     "state_province": "CA",
//     "postal_code": "95128",
//     "country_code": "USA"
//   }
// ]

loJarr = createobject("CkJsonArray")

loJarr.AddObjectAt(-1)
loJsonObj_1 = loJarr.ObjectAt(loJarr.Size - 1)
loJsonObj_1.UpdateString("address_line1","525 S Winchester Blvd")
loJsonObj_1.UpdateString("city_locality","San Jose")
loJsonObj_1.UpdateString("state_province","CA")
loJsonObj_1.UpdateString("postal_code","95128")
loJsonObj_1.UpdateString("country_code","USA")
release loJsonObj_1

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

loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loJarr.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)

loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",.F.,.F.)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJarr
    release loSbRequestBody
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)

loJarrResp = createobject("CkJsonArray")
loJarrResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJarrResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJarrResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loResp
    release loHttp
    release loJarr
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJarrResp
    return
endif

release loResp

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

// [
//   {
//     "status": "unverified",
//     "original_address": {
//       "name": null,
//       "phone": null,
//       "company_name": null,
//       "address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
//       "address_line2": null,
//       "address_line3": null,
//       "city_locality": "San Jose",
//       "state_province": "CA",
//       "postal_code": "95128",
//       "country_code": "USA",
//       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
//     },
//     "matched_address": null,
//     "messages": [
//       {
//         "code": "a1005",
//         "message": "Length of property 'country_code' must equal exactly 2",
//         "type": "error",
//         "detail_code": "country_invalid_length"
//       },
//       {
//         "code": "a1001",
//         "message": "country_code is not currently a supported country, please check the documentation for acceptable 2-letter country codes.",
//         "type": "error",
//         "detail_code": "unsupported_country"
//       }
//     ]
//   }
// ]

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

i = 0
lnCount_i = loJarrResp.Size
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJson = loJarrResp.ObjectAt(i)
    lcStatus = loJson.StringOf("status")
    lcName = loJson.StringOf("original_address.name")
    lcPhone = loJson.StringOf("original_address.phone")
    lcCompany_name = loJson.StringOf("original_address.company_name")
    lcAddress_line1 = loJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line1")
    lcAddress_line2 = loJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line2")
    lcAddress_line3 = loJson.StringOf("original_address.address_line3")
    lcCity_locality = loJson.StringOf("original_address.city_locality")
    lcState_province = loJson.StringOf("original_address.state_province")
    lcPostal_code = loJson.StringOf("original_address.postal_code")
    lcCountry_code = loJson.StringOf("original_address.country_code")
    lcAddress_residential_indicator = loJson.StringOf("original_address.address_residential_indicator")
    lcMatched_address = loJson.StringOf("matched_address")
    j = 0
    lnCount_j = loJson.SizeOfArray("messages")
    do while j < lnCount_j
        loJson.J = j
        lcCode = loJson.StringOf("messages[j].code")
        lcMessage = loJson.StringOf("messages[j].message")
        lcV_type = loJson.StringOf("messages[j].type")
        lcDetail_code = loJson.StringOf("messages[j].detail_code")
        j = j + 1
    enddo
    release loJson
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loHttp
release loJarr
release loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody
release loJarrResp

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '[
	{
		"address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
		"city_locality": "San Jose",
		"state_province": "CA",
		"postal_code": "95128",
		"country_code": "USA"
	}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate an address (unverified)",
  "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\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"USA\"\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 cannot be verified. The `status` field is `unverified`, and the `messages` array lists the problems with the address."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Validate an address (unverified)",
      "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\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"USA\"\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 20:28:48 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "951"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "118b96e8-1e29-4ded-ba33-62a661e55038"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "[\n    {\n        \"status\": \"unverified\",\n        \"original_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n            \"address_line2\": null,\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n            \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n            \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n            \"country_code\": \"USA\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"matched_address\": null,\n        \"messages\": [\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1005\",\n                \"message\": \"Length of property 'country_code' must equal exactly 2\",\n                \"type\": \"error\",\n                \"detail_code\": \"country_invalid_length\"\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1001\",\n                \"message\": \"country_code is not currently a supported country, please check the documentation for acceptable 2-letter country codes.\",\n                \"type\": \"error\",\n                \"detail_code\": \"unsupported_country\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n]"
    }
  ]
}