Node.js

Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

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/addresses/ \
    //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //      -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    //      -d company="Shippo" \
    //      -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
    //      -d city="San Francisco" \
    //      -d state="CA" \
    //      -d zip=94117 \
    //      -d country="US" \
    //      -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    //      -d validate=true

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.Path = "/addresses/";
    req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
    req.AddParam("name","Shawn Ippotle");
    req.AddParam("company","Shippo");
    req.AddParam("street1","215 Clayton St.");
    req.AddParam("city","San Francisco");
    req.AddParam("state","CA");
    req.AddParam("zip","94117");
    req.AddParam("country","US");
    req.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com");
    req.AddParam("validate","true");

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

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",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_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
    //    "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
    //    "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
    //    "is_complete": false,
    //    "validation_results": {
    //      "is_valid": false,
    //      "messages": [
    //        {
    //          "source": "USPS",
    //          "code": "Address Not Found",
    //          "type": "address_error",
    //          "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
    //        }
    //      ]
    //    },
    //    "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //    "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
    //    "company": "Shippo",
    //    "street_no": "",
    //    "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
    //    "street2": "",
    //    "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
    //    "state": "CA",
    //    "zip": "94107",
    //    "country": "US",
    //    "phone": ""
    //  }

    //  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 source;
    var code;
    var v_type;
    var text;

    var object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created");
    var object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated");
    var object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id");
    var is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete");
    var validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid");
    var object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner");
    var name = jResp.StringOf("name");
    var company = jResp.StringOf("company");
    var street_no = jResp.StringOf("street_no");
    var street1 = jResp.StringOf("street1");
    var street2 = jResp.StringOf("street2");
    var city = jResp.StringOf("city");
    var state = jResp.StringOf("state");
    var zip = jResp.StringOf("zip");
    var country = jResp.StringOf("country");
    var phone = jResp.StringOf("phone");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source");
        code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code");
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type");
        text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();