VB.NET / DHL Express APIs (MyDHL API) / Validate DHL Express pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination
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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("type","pickup")
queryParams.UpdateString("countryCode","CZ")
queryParams.UpdateInt("postalCode",14800)
queryParams.UpdateString("cityName","Prague")
queryParams.UpdateString("countyName","praha")
queryParams.UpdateString("strictValidation","true")
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/address-validate",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": [
' "ea quis cillum ut",
' "amet voluptate dol"
' ],
' "address": [
' {
' "countryCode": "CZ",
' "postalCode": "14800",
' "cityName": "PRAGUE",
' "countyName": "ex id labore aute",
' "serviceArea": {
' "code": "PRG",
' "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
' "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
' }
' },
' {
' "countryCode": "CZ",
' "postalCode": "14800",
' "cityName": "PRAGUE",
' "countyName": "quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in",
' "serviceArea": {
' "code": "PRG",
' "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
' "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
' }
' }
' ]
' }
' 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 countryCode As String
Dim postalCode As String
Dim cityName As String
Dim countyName As String
Dim Code As String
Dim Description As String
Dim GMTOffset As String
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("address")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
countryCode = jResp.StringOf("address[i].countryCode")
postalCode = jResp.StringOf("address[i].postalCode")
cityName = jResp.StringOf("address[i].cityName")
countyName = jResp.StringOf("address[i].countyName")
Code = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.code")
Description = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.description")
GMTOffset = jResp.StringOf("address[i].serviceArea.GMTOffset")
i = i + 1
End While
Curl Command
curl -G -d "type=pickup"
-d "countryCode=CZ"
-d "postalCode=14800"
-d "cityName=Prague"
-d "countyName=praha"
-d "strictValidation=true"
-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/address-validate
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Validate DHL Express pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination",
"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}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"address-validate"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "type",
"value": "pickup",
"description": "(Required) "
},
{
"key": "countryCode",
"value": "CZ",
"description": "(Required) A short text string code (see values defined in ISO 3166) specifying the shipment origin country. https://gs1.org/voc/Country, Alpha-2 Code"
},
{
"key": "postalCode",
"value": "14800",
"description": "Text specifying the postal code for an address. https://gs1.org/voc/postalCode"
},
{
"key": "cityName",
"value": "Prague",
"description": "Text specifying the city name"
},
{
"key": "countyName",
"value": "praha",
"description": "Text specifying the county name"
},
{
"key": "strictValidation",
"value": "true",
"description": "If set to true service will return no records when exact valid match not found"
}
]
},
"description": "Validates if DHL Express has got pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Address validated",
"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}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"address-validate"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "type",
"value": "pickup"
},
{
"key": "countryCode",
"value": "CZ"
},
{
"key": "postalCode",
"value": "14800"
},
{
"key": "cityName",
"value": "Prague"
},
{
"key": "countyName",
"value": "praha"
},
{
"key": "strictValidation",
"value": "true"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"warnings\": [\n \"ea quis cillum ut\",\n \"amet voluptate dol\"\n ],\n \"address\": [\n {\n \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n \"countyName\": \"ex id labore aute\",\n \"serviceArea\": {\n \"code\": \"PRG\",\n \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n \"countyName\": \"quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in\",\n \"serviceArea\": {\n \"code\": \"PRG\",\n \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\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}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"address-validate"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "type",
"value": "pickup"
},
{
"key": "countryCode",
"value": "CZ"
},
{
"key": "postalCode",
"value": "14800"
},
{
"key": "cityName",
"value": "Prague"
},
{
"key": "countyName",
"value": "praha"
},
{
"key": "strictValidation",
"value": "true"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Bad Request",
"code": 400,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"instance\": \"/expressapi/address-validate\",\n \"detail\": \"Parameters not having correct format: cityName (maxLength=45)\",\n \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
}
]
}
