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Cerved API Advanced Entity Search

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The "Advanced Entity Search" API allows you to find subjects in the Cerved database that meet specific search criteria, specified through the parameters provided as input to the service.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST \
#   https://api.cerved.com/cervedApi/v1/entitySearch/advanced \
#   -H 'accept: application/json' \
#   -H 'apikey: ********************************' \
# -d '{
#   "search_text": "string",
#   "activity_status_codes": [
#     "A",
#     "C",
#     "D",
#     "F",
#     "I",
#     "L",
#     "N",
#     "P",
#     "R",
#     "S",
#     "T"
#   ],
#   "birth_date": "string",
#   "name": "string",
#   "subject_types": [
#     "PERSON",
#     "INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY",
#     "COMPANY",
#     "FOREIGN",
#     "OTHER"
#   ],
#   "tax_code": "string",
#   "vat_number": "string",
#   "rea": {
#     "cciaa": "string",
#     "rea_number": 0
#   },
#   "city_istat_code": "string",
#   "province_code": "string"
# }'

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "search_text": "string",
#   "activity_status_codes": [
#     "A",
#     "C",
#     "D",
#     "F",
#     "I",
#     "L",
#     "N",
#     "P",
#     "R",
#     "S",
#     "T"
#   ],
#   "birth_date": "string",
#   "name": "string",
#   "subject_types": [
#     "PERSON",
#     "INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY",
#     "COMPANY",
#     "FOREIGN",
#     "OTHER"
#   ],
#   "tax_code": "string",
#   "vat_number": "string",
#   "rea": {
#     "cciaa": "string",
#     "rea_number": 0
#   },
#   "city_istat_code": "string",
#   "province_code": "string"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
# IMPORTANT:  Only include the lines for the search criteria you wish to include.
$json->UpdateString("search_text","string");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[0]","A");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[1]","C");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[2]","D");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[3]","F");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[4]","I");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[5]","L");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[6]","N");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[7]","P");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[8]","R");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[9]","S");
$json->UpdateString("activity_status_codes[10]","T");
$json->UpdateString("birth_date","string");
$json->UpdateString("name","string");
$json->UpdateString("subject_types[0]","PERSON");
$json->UpdateString("subject_types[1]","INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY");
$json->UpdateString("subject_types[2]","COMPANY");
$json->UpdateString("subject_types[3]","FOREIGN");
$json->UpdateString("subject_types[4]","OTHER");
$json->UpdateString("tax_code","string");
$json->UpdateString("vat_number","string");
$json->UpdateString("rea.cciaa","string");
$json->UpdateInt("rea.rea_number",0);
$json->UpdateString("city_istat_code","string");
$json->UpdateString("province_code","string");

$http->SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("apikey","********************************");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.cerved.com/cervedApi/v1/entitySearch/advanced",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "subjects": [
#     {
#       "subject_id": "string",
#       "subject_type": "string",
#       "tax_code": "string",
#       "address": {
#         "street": {
#           "description": "string"
#         },
#         "city": {
#           "code": "string",
#           "istat_code": "string",
#           "description": "string"
#         },
#         "province": {
#           "code": "string",
#           "description": "string"
#         },
#         "postal_code": "string",
#         "country": {
#           "code": "string",
#           "description": "string"
#         }
#       },
#       "company_info": {
#         "legal_form": {
#           "code": "string",
#           "description": "string",
#           "class_code": "string"
#         },
#         "activity_status": {
#           "code": "string",
#           "description": "string"
#         },
#         "business_name": "string",
#         "economic_activity": {
#           "ateco": {
#             "code": "string",
#             "description": "string"
#           }
#         },
#         "head_office": "true",
#         "lei_code": "string",
#         "operational_flag": "true",
#         "public_administration": {
#           "pa_subject": "true",
#           "pa_supplier": "true",
#           "pa_owned": "true"
#         },
#         "rea_code": {
#           "cciaa": "string",
#           "rea_number": 0,
#           "registration_date": "string"
#         },
#         "vat_number": "string",
#         "no_rea_data": {
#           "form_code": "string",
#           "form_description": "string"
#         }
#       },
#       "person_info": {
#         "first_name": "string",
#         "last_name": "string",
#         "name": "string",
#         "birth_date": "string",
#         "birth_place": {
#           "street": {
#             "description": "string"
#           },
#           "city": {
#             "code": "string",
#             "istat_code": "string",
#             "description": "string"
#           },
#           "province": {
#             "code": "string",
#             "description": "string"
#           },
#           "postal_code": "string",
#           "country": {
#             "code": "string",
#             "description": "string"
#           }
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "subjects_total_number": 0
# }

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

$subjects_total_number = $jResp->IntOf("subjects_total_number");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("subjects");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $subject_id = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].subject_id");
    $subject_type = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].subject_type");
    $tax_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].tax_code");
    $addressStreetDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.street.description");
    $addressCityCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.city.code");
    $addressCityIstat_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.city.istat_code");
    $addressCityDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.city.description");
    $addressProvinceCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.province.code");
    $addressProvinceDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.province.description");
    $addressPostal_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.postal_code");
    $addressCountryCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.country.code");
    $addressCountryDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].address.country.description");
    $company_infoLegal_formCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.code");
    $company_infoLegal_formDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.description");
    $company_infoLegal_formClass_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.class_code");
    $company_infoActivity_statusCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.activity_status.code");
    $company_infoActivity_statusDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.activity_status.description");
    $company_infoBusiness_name = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.business_name");
    $company_infoEconomic_activityAtecoCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.economic_activity.ateco.code");
    $company_infoEconomic_activityAtecoDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.economic_activity.ateco.description");
    $company_infoHead_office = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.head_office");
    $company_infoLei_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.lei_code");
    $company_infoOperational_flag = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.operational_flag");
    $company_infoPublic_administrationPa_subject = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_subject");
    $company_infoPublic_administrationPa_supplier = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_supplier");
    $company_infoPublic_administrationPa_owned = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_owned");
    $company_infoRea_codeCciaa = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.cciaa");
    $company_infoRea_codeRea_number = $jResp->IntOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.rea_number");
    $company_infoRea_codeRegistration_date = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.registration_date");
    $company_infoVat_number = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.vat_number");
    $company_infoNo_rea_dataForm_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.no_rea_data.form_code");
    $company_infoNo_rea_dataForm_description = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].company_info.no_rea_data.form_description");
    $person_infoFirst_name = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.first_name");
    $person_infoLast_name = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.last_name");
    $person_infoName = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.name");
    $person_infoBirth_date = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_date");
    $person_infoBirth_placeStreetDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.street.description");
    $person_infoBirth_placeCityCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.code");
    $person_infoBirth_placeCityIstat_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.istat_code");
    $person_infoBirth_placeCityDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.description");
    $person_infoBirth_placeProvinceCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.province.code");
    $person_infoBirth_placeProvinceDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.province.description");
    $person_infoBirth_placePostal_code = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.postal_code");
    $person_infoBirth_placeCountryCode = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.country.code");
    $person_infoBirth_placeCountryDescription = $jResp->stringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.country.description");
    $i = $i + 1;
}