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<?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": "Winchester Blvd",
//     "city_locality": "San Jose",
//     "state_province": "CA",
//     "postal_code": "78756",
//     "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','Winchester Blvd');
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString('city_locality','San Jose');
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString('state_province','CA');
$jsonObj_1->UpdateString('postal_code','78756');
$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": "error",
//     "original_address": {
//       "name": null,
//       "phone": null,
//       "company_name": null,
//       "address_line1": "Winchester Blvd",
//       "address_line2": null,
//       "address_line3": null,
//       "city_locality": "San Jose",
//       "state_province": "CA",
//       "postal_code": "78756",
//       "country_code": "US",
//       "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
//     },
//     "matched_address": null,
//     "messages": [
//       {
//         "code": "a1004",
//         "message": "Address not found",
//         "type": "warning",
//         "detail_code": null
//       },
//       {
//         "code": "a1002",
//         "message": "Invalid City, State, or Zip",
//         "type": "error",
//         "detail_code": null
//       },
//       {
//         "code": "a1004",
//         "message": "Insufficient or Incorrect Address Data",
//         "type": "warning",
//         "detail_code": null
//       }
//     ]
//   }
// ]

// 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_address = $json->stringOf('matched_address');
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('messages');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->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": "Winchester Blvd",
		"city_locality": "San Jose",
		"state_province": "CA",
		"postal_code": "78756",
		"country_code": "US"
	}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate an address (invalid)",
  "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\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\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 shows how ShipEngine responds when an address is invalid. The `status` field is `error`, and the `messages` array lists the problems with the address."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Validate an address (corrected) Copy",
      "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\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\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 14:26:11 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "938"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "d582f7b7-7c4d-4f5a-aace-003457e14992"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "[\n    {\n        \"status\": \"error\",\n        \"original_address\": {\n            \"name\": null,\n            \"phone\": null,\n            \"company_name\": null,\n            \"address_line1\": \"Winchester Blvd\",\n            \"address_line2\": null,\n            \"address_line3\": null,\n            \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n            \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n            \"postal_code\": \"78756\",\n            \"country_code\": \"US\",\n            \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n        },\n        \"matched_address\": null,\n        \"messages\": [\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1004\",\n                \"message\": \"Address not found\",\n                \"type\": \"warning\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1002\",\n                \"message\": \"Invalid City, State, or Zip\",\n                \"type\": \"error\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            },\n            {\n                \"code\": \"a1004\",\n                \"message\": \"Insufficient or Incorrect Address Data\",\n                \"type\": \"warning\",\n                \"detail_code\": null\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n]"
    }
  ]
}