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<?php

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http");

$http->BasicAuth = 1;
$http->Login = '<Basic Auth Username>';
$http->Password = '<Basic Auth Password>';

$queryParams = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$queryParams->UpdateString('accountNumber','Ut aliqua');
$queryParams->UpdateString('type','SID');
$queryParams->UpdateInt('size',1);

$http->SetRequestHeader('Webstore-Platform-Name','');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Shipping-System-Platform-Name','');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Message-Reference','d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Plugin-Version','');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Plugin-Name','');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Shipping-System-Platform-Version','');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/json');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Message-Reference-Date','Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT');
$http->SetRequestHeader('Webstore-Platform-Version','');

// resp is a Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->QuickRequestParams('GET','https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers',$queryParams);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";

    exit;
}

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

// {
//   "warnings": [
//     "Warning message if anything goes wrong",
//     "Warning message if anything goes wrong"
//   ],
//   "identifiers": [
//     {
//       "typeCode": "SID",
//       "list": [
//         "1234567890"
//       ]
//     },
//     {
//       "typeCode": "SID",
//       "list": [
//         "1234567890"
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }

// 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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray('warnings');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('warnings[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('identifiers');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $typeCode = $jResp->stringOf('identifiers[i].typeCode');
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $jResp->SizeOfArray('identifiers[i].list');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $jResp->J = $j;
        $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('identifiers[i].list[j]');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>

Curl Command

curl -G -d "accountNumber=Ut%20aliqua"
	-d "type=SID"
	-d "size=1"
	-u '<Basic Auth Username>:<Basic Auth Password>'
	-H "Message-Reference: d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
	-H "Message-Reference-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
	-H "Plugin-Name:  "
	-H "Plugin-Version:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
        "key": "Message-Reference",
        "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
      },
      {
        "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
        "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
        "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "identifiers"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "accountNumber",
          "value": "Ut aliqua",
          "description": "(Required) DHL Express customer account number"
        },
        {
          "key": "type",
          "value": "SID",
          "description": "(Required) Type of DHL Express identifier to retrieve"
        },
        {
          "key": "size",
          "value": "1",
          "description": "(Required) Number of identifiers to be retrieved"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments. Requires authorization to use this service from DHL Express.\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Identifers provided",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "identifiers"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "accountNumber",
              "value": "Ut aliqua"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "SID"
            },
            {
              "key": "size",
              "value": "1"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"warnings\": [\n    \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\",\n    \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\"\n  ],\n  \"identifiers\": [\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n      \"list\": [\n        \"1234567890\"\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n      \"list\": [\n        \"1234567890\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wrong input parameters",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "identifiers"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "accountNumber",
              "value": "Ut aliqua"
            },
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "SID"
            },
            {
              "key": "size",
              "value": "1"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/identifiers\",\n  \"detail\": \"3501: Request Identifier is not allowed for your username. Please contact your DHL Express representative.\",\n  \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}