Back to Collection Items
<?php
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
// 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"
// }
// ]
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonArray')
$jarr = new COM("Chilkat.JsonArray");
$jarr->AddObjectAt(-1);
// jsonObj_1 is a Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonObj_1 = $jarr->ObjectAt($jarr->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');
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbRequestBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$jarr->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);
// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PTextSb('POST','https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate',$sbRequestBody,'utf-8','application/json',0,0);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
exit;
}
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonArray')
$jarrResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonArray");
$jarrResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jarrResp->EmitCompact = 0;
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jarrResp->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)
// [
// {
// "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 = $jarrResp->Size;
while ($i < $count_i) {
// json is a Chilkat.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->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]"
}
]
}
