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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl https://api.goshippo.com/orders/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
#     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
#     -d '{
#             "to_address": {
#                 "city": "San Francisco",
#                 "company": "Shippo",
#                 "country": "US",
#                 "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
#                 "name": "Mr Hippo",
#                 "phone": "15553419393",
#                 "state": "CA",
#                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
#                 "zip": "94117"
#             },
#             "line_items": [
#                 {
#                     "quantity": 1,
#                     "sku": "HM-123",
#                     "title": "Hippo Magazines",
#                     "total_price": "12.10",
#                     "currency": "USD",
#                     "weight": "0.40",
#                     "weight_unit": "lb"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
#             "order_number": "#1068",
#             "order_status": "PAID",
#             "shipping_cost": "12.83",
#             "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
#             "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
#             "subtotal_price": "12.10",
#             "total_price": "24.93",
#             "total_tax": "0.00",
#             "currency": "USD",
#             "weight": "0.40",
#             "weight_unit": "lb"
#         }'

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "to_address": {
#     "city": "San Francisco",
#     "company": "Shippo",
#     "country": "US",
#     "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
#     "name": "Mr Hippo",
#     "phone": "15553419393",
#     "state": "CA",
#     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
#     "zip": "94117"
#   },
#   "line_items": [
#     {
#       "quantity": 1,
#       "sku": "HM-123",
#       "title": "Hippo Magazines",
#       "total_price": "12.10",
#       "currency": "USD",
#       "weight": "0.40",
#       "weight_unit": "lb"
#     }
#   ],
#   "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
#   "order_number": "#1068",
#   "order_status": "PAID",
#   "shipping_cost": "12.83",
#   "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
#   "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
#   "subtotal_price": "12.10",
#   "total_price": "24.93",
#   "total_tax": "0.00",
#   "currency": "USD",
#   "weight": "0.40",
#   "weight_unit": "lb"
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("to_address.city","San Francisco")
json.UpdateString("to_address.company","Shippo")
json.UpdateString("to_address.country","US")
json.UpdateString("to_address.email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
json.UpdateString("to_address.name","Mr Hippo")
json.UpdateString("to_address.phone","15553419393")
json.UpdateString("to_address.state","CA")
json.UpdateString("to_address.street1","215 Clayton St.")
json.UpdateString("to_address.zip","94117")
json.UpdateInt("line_items[0].quantity",1)
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].sku","HM-123")
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].title","Hippo Magazines")
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].total_price","12.10")
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].currency","USD")
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight","0.40")
json.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight_unit","lb")
json.UpdateString("placed_at","2016-09-23T01:28:12Z")
json.UpdateString("order_number","#1068")
json.UpdateString("order_status","PAID")
json.UpdateString("shipping_cost","12.83")
json.UpdateString("shipping_cost_currency","USD")
json.UpdateString("shipping_method","USPS First Class Package")
json.UpdateString("subtotal_price","12.10")
json.UpdateString("total_price","24.93")
json.UpdateString("total_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("currency","USD")
json.UpdateString("weight","0.40")
json.UpdateString("weight_unit","lb")

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

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/orders/",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

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

# {}

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