Node.js

Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
    //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //     -d async=false

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.Path = "/transactions";
    req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
    req.AddParam("rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612");
    req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF");
    req.AddParam("async","false");

    req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
    //   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
    //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //   "test": true,
    //   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
    //   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
    //   "eta": null,
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
    //   "messages": [
    //   ],
    //   "order": null,
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
    //   "billing": {
    //     "payments": [
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

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

    var object_state = jResp.StringOf("object_state");
    var status = jResp.StringOf("status");
    var object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created");
    var object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated");
    var object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id");
    var object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner");
    var test = jResp.BoolOf("test");
    var rate = jResp.StringOf("rate");
    var tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_number");
    var tracking_status = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status");
    var eta = jResp.StringOf("eta");
    var tracking_url_provider = jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider");
    var label_url = jResp.StringOf("label_url");
    var commercial_invoice_url = jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url");
    var order = jResp.StringOf("order");
    var metadata = jResp.StringOf("metadata");
    var parcel = jResp.StringOf("parcel");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();