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Shippo Label Purchase

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Demonstrates how to create a shipping label in one API call through Shippo.

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success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/  \
'      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
'      -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
'      -d '{
'          "shipment": {
'              "address_from": {
'                  "name": "Mr. Hippo",
'                  "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
'                  "city": "San Francisco",
'                  "state": "CA",
'                  "zip": "94117",
'                  "country": "US",
'                  "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
'                  "email": "support@goshippo.com"
'              },
'              "address_to": {
'                  "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
'                  "street1": "965 Mission St.",
'                  "city": "San Francisco",
'                  "state": "CA",
'                  "zip": "94105",
'                  "country": "US",
'                  "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
'                  "email": "support@goshippo.com"
'              },
'              "parcels": [{
'                  "length": "5",
'                  "width": "5",
'                  "height": "5",
'                  "distance_unit": "in",
'                  "weight": "2",
'                  "mass_unit": "lb"
'              }]
'          },
'          "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
'          "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
'          }'

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

'  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

'  {
'    "shipment": {
'      "address_from": {
'        "name": "Mr. Hippo",
'        "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
'        "city": "San Francisco",
'        "state": "CA",
'        "zip": "94117",
'        "country": "US",
'        "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
'        "email": "support@goshippo.com"
'      },
'      "address_to": {
'        "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
'        "street1": "965 Mission St.",
'        "city": "San Francisco",
'        "state": "CA",
'        "zip": "94105",
'        "country": "US",
'        "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
'        "email": "support@goshippo.com"
'      },
'      "parcels": [
'        {
'          "length": "5",
'          "width": "5",
'          "height": "5",
'          "distance_unit": "in",
'          "weight": "2",
'          "mass_unit": "lb"
'        }
'      ]
'    },
'    "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
'    "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
'  }

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.name","Mr. Hippo")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.street1","215 Clayton St.")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.city","San Francisco")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.state","CA")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.zip","94117")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.country","US")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.phone","+1 555 341 9393")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.email","support@goshippo.com")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.name","Mrs. Hippo")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.street1","965 Mission St.")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.city","San Francisco")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.state","CA")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.zip","94105")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.country","US")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.phone","+1 555 341 9393")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.email","support@goshippo.com")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].weight","2")
success = json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","lb")
success = json.UpdateString("carrier_account","b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c")
success = json.UpdateString("servicelevel_token","usps_priority")

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","ShippoToken <API_Token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

'  {
'    "object_state": "VALID",
'    "status": "SUCCESS",
'    "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
'    "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
'    "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
'    "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
'    "was_test": false,
'    "rate": {
'      "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
'      "amount": "5.50",
'      "currency": "USD",
'      "amount_local": "5.50",
'      "currency_local": "USD",
'      "provider": "USPS",
'      "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
'      "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
'      "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
'    },
'    "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
'    "tracking_status": {
'      "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
'      "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
'      "status": "UNKNOWN",
'      "status_details": "",
'      "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
'    },
'    "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
'    "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
'    "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
'    "commercial_invoice_url": "",
'    "metadata": "",
'    "messages": [
'    ]
'  }

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

object_state = jResp.StringOf("object_state")
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
was_test = jResp.BoolOf("was_test")
rateObject_id = jResp.StringOf("rate.object_id")
rateAmount = jResp.StringOf("rate.amount")
rateCurrency = jResp.StringOf("rate.currency")
rateAmount_local = jResp.StringOf("rate.amount_local")
rateCurrency_local = jResp.StringOf("rate.currency_local")
rateProvider = jResp.StringOf("rate.provider")
rateServicelevel_name = jResp.StringOf("rate.servicelevel_name")
rateServicelevel_token = jResp.StringOf("rate.servicelevel_token")
rateCarrier_account = jResp.StringOf("rate.carrier_account")
tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
tracking_statusObject_created = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
tracking_statusObject_id = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
tracking_statusStatus = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status")
tracking_statusStatus_details = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
tracking_statusStatus_date = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
tracking_url_provider = jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
eta = jResp.StringOf("eta")
label_url = jResp.StringOf("label_url")
commercial_invoice_url = jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
metadata = jResp.StringOf("metadata")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop

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