(Delphi DLL) Shippo Create Customs Declaration

Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/international/

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, StringBuilder, HttpResponse, JsonObject;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
strVal: PWideChar;
object_created: PWideChar;
object_updated: PWideChar;
object_id: PWideChar;
object_owner: PWideChar;
object_state: PWideChar;
address_importer: PWideChar;
certify_signer: PWideChar;
certify: Boolean;
non_delivery_option: PWideChar;
contents_type: PWideChar;
contents_explanation: PWideChar;
exporter_reference: PWideChar;
importer_reference: PWideChar;
invoice: PWideChar;
commercial_invoice: Boolean;
license: PWideChar;
certificate: PWideChar;
notes: PWideChar;
eel_pfc: PWideChar;
aes_itn: PWideChar;
disclaimer: PWideChar;
incoterm: PWideChar;
metadata: PWideChar;
test: Boolean;
duties_payor: PWideChar;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//     -d '{          
//           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//           "certify": true,
//           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//           "incoterm": "DDU",
//           "items": [{
//                     "description": "T-shirt",
//                     "quantity": 20,
//                     "net_weight": "5",
//                     "mass_unit": "lb",
//                     "value_amount": "200",
//                     "value_currency": "USD",
//                     "tariff_number": "",
//                     "origin_country": "US"
//             }]
//     }'

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//   "certify": true,
//   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//   "incoterm": "DDU",
//   "items": [
//     {
//       "description": "T-shirt",
//       "quantity": 20,
//       "net_weight": "5",
//       "mass_unit": "lb",
//       "value_amount": "200",
//       "value_currency": "USD",
//       "tariff_number": "",
//       "origin_country": "US"
//     }
//   ]
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'contents_type','MERCHANDISE');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'non_delivery_option','RETURN');
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'certify',True);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'certify_signer','Simon Kreuz');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'incoterm','DDU');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].description','T-shirt');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'items[0].quantity',20);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].net_weight','5');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].mass_unit','lb');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].value_amount','200');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].value_currency','USD');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].tariff_number','');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'items[0].origin_country','US');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');

resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/','application/json',json);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));

respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    Exit;
  end;
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

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

// {
//   "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
//   "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
//   "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
//   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "address_importer": null,
//   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//   "certify": true,
//   "items": [
//     "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
//   ],
//   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//   "contents_explanation": "",
//   "exporter_reference": "",
//   "importer_reference": "",
//   "invoice": "",
//   "commercial_invoice": false,
//   "license": "",
//   "certificate": "",
//   "notes": "",
//   "eel_pfc": "",
//   "aes_itn": "",
//   "disclaimer": "",
//   "incoterm": "DDU",
//   "metadata": "",
//   "test": true,
//   "duties_payor": null
// }

// 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_created := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_created');
object_updated := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_updated');
object_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_id');
object_owner := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_owner');
object_state := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_state');
address_importer := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'address_importer');
certify_signer := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'certify_signer');
certify := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'certify');
non_delivery_option := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'non_delivery_option');
contents_type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'contents_type');
contents_explanation := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'contents_explanation');
exporter_reference := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'exporter_reference');
importer_reference := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'importer_reference');
invoice := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'invoice');
commercial_invoice := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'commercial_invoice');
license := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'license');
certificate := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'certificate');
notes := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'notes');
eel_pfc := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'eel_pfc');
aes_itn := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'aes_itn');
disclaimer := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'disclaimer');
incoterm := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'incoterm');
metadata := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata');
test := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'test');
duties_payor := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'duties_payor');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'items');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    strVal := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'items[i]');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

end;