PHP Extension

Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// 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

$req = new CkHttpRequest();
$req->put_HttpVerb('POST');
$req->put_Path('/addresses/');
$req->put_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>');

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpReq('https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/',$req,$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

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

// 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

$object_created = $jResp->stringOf('object_created');
$object_updated = $jResp->stringOf('object_updated');
$object_id = $jResp->stringOf('object_id');
$is_complete = $jResp->BoolOf('is_complete');
$validation_resultsIs_valid = $jResp->BoolOf('validation_results.is_valid');
$object_owner = $jResp->stringOf('object_owner');
$name = $jResp->stringOf('name');
$company = $jResp->stringOf('company');
$street_no = $jResp->stringOf('street_no');
$street1 = $jResp->stringOf('street1');
$street2 = $jResp->stringOf('street2');
$city = $jResp->stringOf('city');
$state = $jResp->stringOf('state');
$zip = $jResp->stringOf('zip');
$country = $jResp->stringOf('country');
$phone = $jResp->stringOf('phone');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('validation_results.messages');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($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;
}


?>