VB.NET / DHL Express APIs (MyDHL API) / Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments
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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean
http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "<Basic Auth Username>"
http.Password = "<Basic Auth Password>"
Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateString("accountNumber","Ut aliqua")
queryParams.UpdateString("type","SID")
queryParams.UpdateInt("size",1)
http.SetRequestHeader("Webstore-Platform-Name","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Shipping-System-Platform-Name","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Message-Reference","d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13")
http.SetRequestHeader("Plugin-Version","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Plugin-Name","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Shipping-System-Platform-Version","")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Message-Reference-Date","Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT")
http.SetRequestHeader("Webstore-Platform-Version","")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "warnings": [
' "Warning message if anything goes wrong",
' "Warning message if anything goes wrong"
' ],
' "identifiers": [
' {
' "typeCode": "SID",
' "list": [
' "1234567890"
' ]
' },
' {
' "typeCode": "SID",
' "list": [
' "1234567890"
' ]
' }
' ]
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim strVal As String
Dim typeCode As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("warnings")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("warnings[i]")
i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("identifiers")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
typeCode = jResp.StringOf("identifiers[i].typeCode")
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("identifiers[i].list")
While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("identifiers[i].list[j]")
j = j + 1
End While
i = i + 1
End While
Curl Command
curl -G -d "accountNumber=Ut%20aliqua"
-d "type=SID"
-d "size=1"
-u '<Basic Auth Username>:<Basic Auth Password>'
-H "Message-Reference: d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
-H "Message-Reference-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
-H "Plugin-Name: "
-H "Plugin-Version: "
-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Name: "
-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Version: "
-H "Webstore-Platform-Name: "
-H "Webstore-Platform-Version: "
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/identifiers
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Please provide message reference\n",
"key": "Message-Reference",
"value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
},
{
"description": "Optional reference date in the HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
"key": "Message-Reference-Date",
"value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"identifiers"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "accountNumber",
"value": "Ut aliqua",
"description": "(Required) DHL Express customer account number"
},
{
"key": "type",
"value": "SID",
"description": "(Required) Type of DHL Express identifier to retrieve"
},
{
"key": "size",
"value": "1",
"description": "(Required) Number of identifiers to be retrieved"
}
]
},
"description": "Service to allocate identifiers upfront for DHL Express Breakbulk or Loose Break Bulk shipments. Requires authorization to use this service from DHL Express.\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Identifers provided",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
},
{
"description": "Please provide message reference\n",
"key": "Message-Reference",
"value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
},
{
"description": "Optional reference date in the HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
"key": "Message-Reference-Date",
"value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"identifiers"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "accountNumber",
"value": "Ut aliqua"
},
{
"key": "type",
"value": "SID"
},
{
"key": "size",
"value": "1"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"warnings\": [\n \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\",\n \"Warning message if anything goes wrong\"\n ],\n \"identifiers\": [\n {\n \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n \"list\": [\n \"1234567890\"\n ]\n },\n {\n \"typeCode\": \"SID\",\n \"list\": [\n \"1234567890\"\n ]\n }\n ]\n}"
},
{
"name": "Wrong input parameters",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
},
{
"description": "Please provide message reference\n",
"key": "Message-Reference",
"value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
},
{
"description": "Optional reference date in the HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
"key": "Message-Reference-Date",
"value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Plugin-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
"value": " "
},
{
"description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
"key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
"value": " "
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/identifiers?accountNumber=Ut aliqua&type=SID&size=1",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"identifiers"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "accountNumber",
"value": "Ut aliqua"
},
{
"key": "type",
"value": "SID"
},
{
"key": "size",
"value": "1"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"instance\": \"/expressapi/identifiers\",\n \"detail\": \"3501: Request Identifier is not allowed for your username. Please contact your DHL Express representative.\",\n \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
}
]
}
