(Perl) DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service

Demonstrates how to make a call to the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry API to get vehicle details of a specified vehicle. It uses the vehicle registration number as input to search and provide details of the vehicle.

For more information, see https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/vehicle-enquiry-service/vehicle-enquiry-service-description.html

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use chilkat();

# 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://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles \
#   -H "x-api-key: supplied API key" \
#   -H "Accept: application/json" \
#   -d '{"registrationNumber": "ABC1234"}'

# 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.

# {
#   "registrationNumber": "ABC1234"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("registrationNumber","ABC1234");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("x-api-key","supplied API key");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 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)

# {
#   "artEndDate": "2025-02-28",
#   "co2Emissions": 135,
#   "colour": "BLUE",
#   "engineCapacity": 2494,
#   "fuelType": "PETROL",
#   "make": "ROVER",
#   "markedForExport": false,
#   "monthOfFirstRegistration": "2004-12",
#   "motStatus": "No details held by DVLA",
#   "registrationNumber": "ABC1234",
#   "revenueWeight": 1640,
#   "taxDueDate": "2007-01-01",
#   "taxStatus": "Untaxed",
#   "typeApproval": "N1",
#   "wheelplan": "NON STANDARD",
#   "yearOfManufacture": 2004,
#   "euroStatus": "EURO 6 AD",
#   "realDrivingEmissions": "1",
#   "dateOfLastV5CIssued": "2016-12-25"
# }

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

$artEndDate = $jResp->stringOf("artEndDate");
$co2Emissions = $jResp->IntOf("co2Emissions");
$colour = $jResp->stringOf("colour");
$engineCapacity = $jResp->IntOf("engineCapacity");
$fuelType = $jResp->stringOf("fuelType");
$make = $jResp->stringOf("make");
$markedForExport = $jResp->BoolOf("markedForExport");
$monthOfFirstRegistration = $jResp->stringOf("monthOfFirstRegistration");
$motStatus = $jResp->stringOf("motStatus");
$registrationNumber = $jResp->stringOf("registrationNumber");
$revenueWeight = $jResp->IntOf("revenueWeight");
$taxDueDate = $jResp->stringOf("taxDueDate");
$taxStatus = $jResp->stringOf("taxStatus");
$typeApproval = $jResp->stringOf("typeApproval");
$wheelplan = $jResp->stringOf("wheelplan");
$yearOfManufacture = $jResp->IntOf("yearOfManufacture");
$euroStatus = $jResp->stringOf("euroStatus");
$realDrivingEmissions = $jResp->stringOf("realDrivingEmissions");
$dateOfLastV5CIssued = $jResp->stringOf("dateOfLastV5CIssued");