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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'API-Key', '{{API_KEY}}'

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, 'https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/se-123456/track', @sbResponseBody
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @jResp int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END

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

    -- {
    --   "tracking_number": "9405511899564298877610",
    --   "status_code": "NY",
    --   "status_description": "Not Yet In System",
    --   "carrier_status_code": "-2147219283",
    --   "carrier_status_description": "A status update is not yet available for this tracking number.  More information will become available when USPS receives the tracking information, or when the package is received by USPS.",
    --   "ship_date": null,
    --   "estimated_delivery_date": null,
    --   "actual_delivery_date": null,
    --   "exception_description": null,
    --   "events": null
    -- }

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

    DECLARE @tracking_number nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @tracking_number OUT, 'tracking_number'
    DECLARE @status_code nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @status_code OUT, 'status_code'
    DECLARE @status_description nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @status_description OUT, 'status_description'
    DECLARE @carrier_status_code nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @carrier_status_code OUT, 'carrier_status_code'
    DECLARE @carrier_status_description nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @carrier_status_description OUT, 'carrier_status_description'
    DECLARE @ship_date nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @ship_date OUT, 'ship_date'
    DECLARE @estimated_delivery_date nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @estimated_delivery_date OUT, 'estimated_delivery_date'
    DECLARE @actual_delivery_date nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @actual_delivery_date OUT, 'actual_delivery_date'
    DECLARE @exception_description nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @exception_description OUT, 'exception_description'
    DECLARE @events nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @events OUT, 'events'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/se-123456/track

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Track using a label ID",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/{{label_id}}/track",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "shipengine",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "labels",
        "{{label_id}}",
        "track"
      ]
    },
    "description": "If you created the shipping label using ShipEngine, then tracking a package is even easier. No need to specify the `carrier_code` and `tracking_number`. All you need is the `label_id`."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Track using a label ID",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/labels/{{label_id}}/track",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "shipengine",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v1",
            "labels",
            "{{label_id}}",
            "track"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:53:59 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "531"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
          "value": "853bc684-6123-43aa-91ab-5ce1a8da908b"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"tracking_number\": \"9405511899564298877610\",\n    \"status_code\": \"NY\",\n    \"status_description\": \"Not Yet In System\",\n    \"carrier_status_code\": \"-2147219283\",\n    \"carrier_status_description\": \"A status update is not yet available for this tracking number.  More information will become available when USPS receives the tracking information, or when the package is received by USPS.\",\n    \"ship_date\": null,\n    \"estimated_delivery_date\": null,\n    \"actual_delivery_date\": null,\n    \"exception_description\": null,\n    \"events\": null\n}"
    }
  ]
}