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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$http.SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}")
$resp = $http.QuickRequest("POST","https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/se-123456")
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
$($http.LastErrorText)
exit
}
$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false
$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())
$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
$("Response Header:")
$($resp.Header)
$("Failed.")
exit
}
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "label_id": "se-1376111",
# "status": "completed",
# "shipment_id": "se-4140216",
# "ship_date": "2019-09-17T00:00:00Z",
# "created_at": "2019-09-17T21:15:06.1985884Z",
# "shipment_cost": {
# "currency": "usd",
# "amount": 98.14
# },
# "insurance_cost": {
# "currency": "usd",
# "amount": 0
# },
# "tracking_number": "9405511899564298845657",
# "is_return_label": false,
# "rma_number": null,
# "is_international": false,
# "batch_id": "",
# "carrier_id": "se-121861",
# "service_code": "usps_priority_mail",
# "package_code": "package",
# "voided": false,
# "voided_at": null,
# "label_format": "pdf",
# "label_layout": "4x6",
# "trackable": true,
# "carrier_code": "stamps_com",
# "tracking_status": "in_transit",
# "label_download": {
# "pdf": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf",
# "png": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.png",
# "zpl": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.zpl",
# "href": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf"
# },
# "form_download": null,
# "insurance_claim": null,
# "packages": [
# {
# "package_code": "package",
# "weight": {
# "value": 17,
# "unit": "pound"
# },
# "dimensions": {
# "unit": "inch",
# "length": 36,
# "width": 12,
# "height": 24
# },
# "insured_value": {
# "currency": "usd",
# "amount": 0
# },
# "tracking_number": "9405511899564298845657",
# "label_messages": {
# "reference1": null,
# "reference2": null,
# "reference3": null
# },
# "external_package_id": null
# }
# ]
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$label_id = $jResp.StringOf("label_id")
$status = $jResp.StringOf("status")
$shipment_id = $jResp.StringOf("shipment_id")
$ship_date = $jResp.StringOf("ship_date")
$created_at = $jResp.StringOf("created_at")
$v_Currency = $jResp.StringOf("shipment_cost.currency")
$Amount = $jResp.StringOf("shipment_cost.amount")
$insurance_costCurrency = $jResp.StringOf("insurance_cost.currency")
$insurance_costAmount = $jResp.IntOf("insurance_cost.amount")
$tracking_number = $jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
$is_return_label = $jResp.BoolOf("is_return_label")
$rma_number = $jResp.StringOf("rma_number")
$is_international = $jResp.BoolOf("is_international")
$batch_id = $jResp.StringOf("batch_id")
$carrier_id = $jResp.StringOf("carrier_id")
$service_code = $jResp.StringOf("service_code")
$package_code = $jResp.StringOf("package_code")
$voided = $jResp.BoolOf("voided")
$voided_at = $jResp.StringOf("voided_at")
$label_format = $jResp.StringOf("label_format")
$label_layout = $jResp.StringOf("label_layout")
$trackable = $jResp.BoolOf("trackable")
$carrier_code = $jResp.StringOf("carrier_code")
$tracking_status = $jResp.StringOf("tracking_status")
$v_Pdf = $jResp.StringOf("label_download.pdf")
$Png = $jResp.StringOf("label_download.png")
$Zpl = $jResp.StringOf("label_download.zpl")
$Href = $jResp.StringOf("label_download.href")
$form_download = $jResp.StringOf("form_download")
$insurance_claim = $jResp.StringOf("insurance_claim")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("packages")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
$jResp.I = $i
$package_code = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].package_code")
$Value = $jResp.IntOf("packages[i].weight.value")
$Unit = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].weight.unit")
$dimensionsUnit = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].dimensions.unit")
$Length = $jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.length")
$Width = $jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.width")
$Height = $jResp.IntOf("packages[i].dimensions.height")
$insured_valueCurrency = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].insured_value.currency")
$insured_valueAmount = $jResp.IntOf("packages[i].insured_value.amount")
$tracking_number = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].tracking_number")
$Reference1 = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference1")
$Reference2 = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference2")
$Reference3 = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].label_messages.reference3")
$external_package_id = $jResp.StringOf("packages[i].external_package_id")
$i = $i + 1
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/se-123456
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a label from a shipment",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/{{shipment_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"labels",
"shipment",
"{{shipment_id}}"
]
},
"description": "If you've previously created a shipment on ShipEngine, then you can create a label from that shipment without having to specify any of the shipment details again."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create a label from a shipment",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/shipment/{{shipment_id}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"labels",
"shipment",
"{{shipment_id}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:15:07 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "1820"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "server",
"value": "Microsoft-IIS/8.0"
},
{
"key": "x-newrelic-app-data",
"value": "PxQGVFZXCgITVVZbAwMCV1YGFB9AMQYAZBBZDEtZV0ZaCldOZgRRIzR/GC0HAV1fQ0sxF0VSXwcXVHpSAAMPNVkWUDFQUURfVgtNQx1RHVJIBxlQU1EMBAZRVE4aABtEIQgHClUiV1sGVQBTCg12ABFJXwBdElY/"
},
{
"key": "x-powered-by",
"value": "ASP.NET"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-environment",
"value": "j"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
"value": "8ebc06bb-90a3-495b-bc0d-b4bb2ef13073"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-server",
"value": "SS-J-WEB03"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"label_id\": \"se-1376111\",\n \"status\": \"completed\",\n \"shipment_id\": \"se-4140216\",\n \"ship_date\": \"2019-09-17T00:00:00Z\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-09-17T21:15:06.1985884Z\",\n \"shipment_cost\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 98.14\n },\n \"insurance_cost\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 0\n },\n \"tracking_number\": \"9405511899564298845657\",\n \"is_return_label\": false,\n \"rma_number\": null,\n \"is_international\": false,\n \"batch_id\": \"\",\n \"carrier_id\": \"se-121861\",\n \"service_code\": \"usps_priority_mail\",\n \"package_code\": \"package\",\n \"voided\": false,\n \"voided_at\": null,\n \"label_format\": \"pdf\",\n \"label_layout\": \"4x6\",\n \"trackable\": true,\n \"carrier_code\": \"stamps_com\",\n \"tracking_status\": \"in_transit\",\n \"label_download\": {\n \"pdf\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf\",\n \"png\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.png\",\n \"zpl\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.zpl\",\n \"href\": \"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/10/pNIA3R8QfEqnWI80_RI8OA/label-1376111.pdf\"\n },\n \"form_download\": null,\n \"insurance_claim\": null,\n \"packages\": [\n {\n \"package_code\": \"package\",\n \"weight\": {\n \"value\": 17,\n \"unit\": \"pound\"\n },\n \"dimensions\": {\n \"unit\": \"inch\",\n \"length\": 36,\n \"width\": 12,\n \"height\": 24\n },\n \"insured_value\": {\n \"currency\": \"usd\",\n \"amount\": 0\n },\n \"tracking_number\": \"9405511899564298845657\",\n \"label_messages\": {\n \"reference1\": null,\n \"reference2\": null,\n \"reference3\": null\n },\n \"external_package_id\": null\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
