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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

' 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.",
'   "address": {
'     "country_code": "US"
'   }
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("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.UpdateString("address.country_code","US")

http.SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize","application/json",json)
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)

' {
'   "score": 0.9710697187242877,
'   "address": {
'     "name": "Amanda Miller",
'     "address_line1": "525 Winchester Blvd",
'     "city_locality": "San Jose",
'     "state_province": "CA",
'     "postal_code": "95128",
'     "country_code": "US",
'     "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



Dim v_type As String
Dim text As String
Dim start_index As Integer
Dim end_index As Integer
Dim Value As String
Dim Line As Integer
Dim v_Type As String
Dim resultName As String

Dim score As String = jResp.StringOf("score")
Dim Name As String = jResp.StringOf("address.name")
Dim Address_line1 As String = jResp.StringOf("address.address_line1")
Dim City_locality As String = jResp.StringOf("address.city_locality")
Dim State_province As String = jResp.StringOf("address.state_province")
Dim Postal_code As String = jResp.StringOf("address.postal_code")
Dim Country_code As String = jResp.StringOf("address.country_code")
Dim Address_residential_indicator As String = jResp.StringOf("address.address_residential_indicator")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("entities")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].type")
    score = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].score")
    text = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].text")
    start_index = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].start_index")
    end_index = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].end_index")
    Value = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].result.value")
    Line = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.line")
    v_Type = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].result.type")
    resultName = jResp.StringOf("entities[i].result.name")
    i = i + 1
End While

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.",
	"address": {
		"country_code": "US"
	}
}'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Already-known fields",
  "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\t\"address\": {\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\"\n\t}\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/recognize",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "shipengine",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "addresses",
        "recognize"
      ]
    },
    "description": "If you already know some parts of the address, you can provide them to ShipEngine, and we'll use those values. These values can also help us recognize other parts of the address."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Already-known fields",
      "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\t\"address\": {\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\"\n\t}\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 16:21:30 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        \"country_code\": \"US\",\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}"
    }
  ]
}