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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

    ; Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    ; The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    ; {
    ;   "text": "I need to send a package to my friend Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose (that's california, obviously). The zip code there is 95128."
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"text","I need to send a package to my friend Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose (that's california, obviously). The zip code there is 95128.")

    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"API-Key","{{API_KEY}}")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json")

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPostJson3(http,"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize","application/json",json)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbResponseBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody)

    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

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

    ; {
    ;   "score": 0.9710697187242877,
    ;   "address": {
    ;     "name": "Amanda Miller",
    ;     "address_line1": "525 Winchester Blvd",
    ;     "city_locality": "San Jose",
    ;     "state_province": "CA",
    ;     "postal_code": "95128",
    ;     "address_residential_indicator": "yes"
    ;   },
    ;   "entities": [
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "person",
    ;       "score": 0.9519646137063122,
    ;       "text": "Amanda Miller",
    ;       "start_index": 38,
    ;       "end_index": 50,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "value": "Amanda Miller"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "residential_indicator",
    ;       "score": 0.9519646137063122,
    ;       "text": "house",
    ;       "start_index": 54,
    ;       "end_index": 58,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "value": "yes"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "address_line",
    ;       "score": 0.9805313966503588,
    ;       "text": "525 Winchester Blvd",
    ;       "start_index": 63,
    ;       "end_index": 81,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "line": 1,
    ;         "value": "525 Winchester Blvd"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "number",
    ;       "score": 0.9805313966503588,
    ;       "text": "525",
    ;       "start_index": 63,
    ;       "end_index": 65,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "type": "cardinal",
    ;         "value": 525
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "city_locality",
    ;       "score": 0.9805313966503588,
    ;       "text": "San Jose",
    ;       "start_index": 86,
    ;       "end_index": 93,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "value": "San Jose"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "state_province",
    ;       "score": 0.9805313966503588,
    ;       "text": "california",
    ;       "start_index": 103,
    ;       "end_index": 112,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "name": "California",
    ;         "value": "CA"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "type": "postal_code",
    ;       "score": 0.9519646137063122,
    ;       "text": "95128",
    ;       "start_index": 149,
    ;       "end_index": 153,
    ;       "result": {
    ;         "value": "95128"
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }

    ; Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    ; Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

    v_type.s
    text.s
    start_index.i
    end_index.i
    Value.s
    Line.i
    v_Type.s
    resultName.s

    score.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"score")
    Name.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.name")
    Address_line1.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.address_line1")
    City_locality.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.city_locality")
    State_province.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.state_province")
    Postal_code.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.postal_code")
    Address_residential_indicator.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address.address_residential_indicator")
    i.i = 0
    count_i.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"entities")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        v_type = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].type")
        score = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].score")
        text = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].text")
        start_index = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"entities[i].start_index")
        end_index = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"entities[i].end_index")
        Value = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].result.value")
        Line = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"entities[i].result.line")
        v_Type = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].result.type")
        resultName = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"entities[i].result.name")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
	"text": "I need to send a package to my friend Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose (that\'s california, obviously). The zip code there is 95128."
}'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Parse an Address",
  "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\"text\": \"I need to send a package to my friend Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose (that's california, obviously). The zip code there is 95128.\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "shipengine",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "addresses",
        "recognize"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This request shows how to pass unstructured text to ShipEngine that contains address information. ShipEngine will recognize any address-related parts of the text and give you back an `address` object."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Parse an Address",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n\t\"text\": \"I need to send a package to my friend Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose (that's california, obviously). The zip code there is 95128.\"\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "shipengine",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v1",
            "addresses",
            "recognize"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:59:19 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "content-encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"score\": 0.9710697187242877,\n    \"address\": {\n        \"name\": \"Amanda Miller\",\n        \"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\",\n        \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n        \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n        \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n        \"address_residential_indicator\": \"yes\"\n    },\n    \"entities\": [\n        {\n            \"type\": \"person\",\n            \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n            \"text\": \"Amanda Miller\",\n            \"start_index\": 38,\n            \"end_index\": 50,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"value\": \"Amanda Miller\"\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"residential_indicator\",\n            \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n            \"text\": \"house\",\n            \"start_index\": 54,\n            \"end_index\": 58,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"value\": \"yes\"\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"address_line\",\n            \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n            \"text\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\",\n            \"start_index\": 63,\n            \"end_index\": 81,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"line\": 1,\n                \"value\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\"\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"number\",\n            \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n            \"text\": \"525\",\n            \"start_index\": 63,\n            \"end_index\": 65,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"type\": \"cardinal\",\n                \"value\": 525\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"city_locality\",\n            \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n            \"text\": \"San Jose\",\n            \"start_index\": 86,\n            \"end_index\": 93,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"value\": \"San Jose\"\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"state_province\",\n            \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n            \"text\": \"california\",\n            \"start_index\": 103,\n            \"end_index\": 112,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"name\": \"California\",\n                \"value\": \"CA\"\n            }\n        },\n        {\n            \"type\": \"postal_code\",\n            \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n            \"text\": \"95128\",\n            \"start_index\": 149,\n            \"end_index\": 153,\n            \"result\": {\n                \"value\": \"95128\"\n            }\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}