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use chilkat();
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
# 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 Winchester",
# "postal_code": "95128",
# "country_code": "US"
# }
# ]
$jarr = chilkat::CkJsonArray->new();
$jarr->AddObjectAt(-1);
# jsonObj_1 is a JsonObject
$jsonObj_1 = $jarr->ObjectAt($jarr->get_Size() - 1);
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString("address_line1","525 Winchester");
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString("postal_code","95128");
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString("country_code","US");
$http->SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
$sbRequestBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$jarr->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);
# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PTextSb("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
exit;
}
$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jarrResp = chilkat::CkJsonArray->new();
$jarrResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jarrResp->put_EmitCompact(0);
print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jarrResp->emit() . "\r\n";
$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
print "Failed." . "\r\n";
exit;
}
# 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": "525 Winchester",
# "address_line2": null,
# "address_line3": null,
# "city_locality": null,
# "state_province": null,
# "postal_code": "95128",
# "country_code": "US",
# "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
# },
# "matched_address": {
# "name": null,
# "phone": null,
# "company_name": null,
# "address_line1": "525 S WINCHESTER BLVD",
# "address_line2": "",
# "address_line3": null,
# "city_locality": "SAN JOSE",
# "state_province": "CA",
# "postal_code": "95128-2537",
# "country_code": "US",
# "address_residential_indicator": "no"
# },
# "messages": [
# ]
# }
# ]
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jarrResp->get_Size();
while ($i < $count_i) {
# json is a JsonObject
$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);
$j = $j + 1;
}
$i = $i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '[
{
"address_line1": "525 Winchester",
"postal_code": "95128",
"country_code": "US"
}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Validate an address (incomplete)",
"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 Winchester\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\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 demonstrates ShipEngine's ability to validate and fill-in an incomplete address. For most addresses, a `postal_code` is sufficient to fill-in the `city_locality` and `state_province`, or vice-versa. Also notice that the incomplete stree address (525 Winchester) is filled-in as well (525 S Winchester Blvd)."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Validate an address (incomplete)",
"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 Winchester\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\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 14:10:26 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "831"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
"value": "9bf1b583-40ed-4715-92b7-0e6bd6cd374c"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "[\n {\n \"status\": \"verified\",\n \"original_address\": {\n \"name\": null,\n \"phone\": null,\n \"company_name\": null,\n \"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester\",\n \"address_line2\": null,\n \"address_line3\": null,\n \"city_locality\": null,\n \"state_province\": null,\n \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n \"country_code\": \"US\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n },\n \"matched_address\": {\n \"name\": null,\n \"phone\": null,\n \"company_name\": null,\n \"address_line1\": \"525 S WINCHESTER BLVD\",\n \"address_line2\": \"\",\n \"address_line3\": null,\n \"city_locality\": \"SAN JOSE\",\n \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n \"postal_code\": \"95128-2537\",\n \"country_code\": \"US\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"no\"\n },\n \"messages\": []\n }\n]"
}
]
}
