(PHP ActiveX) Shippo Adding Metadata

Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/tracking/

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d carrier="shippo" \
//     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
//     -d metadata="Order 000123"

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.HttpRequest')
$req = new COM("Chilkat.HttpRequest");
$req->HttpVerb = 'POST';
$req->Path = '/tracks/';
$req->ContentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
$req->AddParam('carrier','shippo');
$req->AddParam('tracking_number','SHIPPO_TRANSIT');
$req->AddParam('metadata','Order 000123');

$req->AddHeader('Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');

// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostUrlEncoded('https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/',$req);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

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

$respStatusCode = $resp->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)

// {
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "carrier": "shippo",
//   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
//   "address_from": {
//     "city": "San Francisco",
//     "state": "CA",
//     "zip": "94103",
//     "country": "US"
//   },
//   "address_to": {
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "IL",
//     "zip": "60611",
//     "country": "US"
//   },
//   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
//   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
//   "servicelevel": {
//     "token": "shippo_priority",
//     "name": "Priority Mail"
//   },
//   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
//   "tracking_status": {
//     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
//     "object_updated": null,
//     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
//     "status": "TRANSIT",
//     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
//     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
//     "substatus": null,
//     "location": {
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94103",
//       "country": "US"
//     }
//   },
//   "tracking_history": [
//     {
//       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
//       "object_updated": null,
//       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
//       "status": "UNKNOWN",
//       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
//       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
//       "substatus": null,
//       "location": {
//         "city": "San Francisco",
//         "state": "CA",
//         "zip": "94103",
//         "country": "US"
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
//       "object_updated": null,
//       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
//       "status": "TRANSIT",
//       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
//       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
//       "substatus": null,
//       "location": {
//         "city": "San Francisco",
//         "state": "CA",
//         "zip": "94103",
//         "country": "US"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "transaction": null,
//   "test": true
// }

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

$carrier = $jResp->stringOf('carrier');
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_number');
$address_fromCity = $jResp->stringOf('address_from.city');
$address_fromState = $jResp->stringOf('address_from.state');
$address_fromZip = $jResp->stringOf('address_from.zip');
$address_fromCountry = $jResp->stringOf('address_from.country');
$address_toCity = $jResp->stringOf('address_to.city');
$address_toState = $jResp->stringOf('address_to.state');
$address_toZip = $jResp->stringOf('address_to.zip');
$address_toCountry = $jResp->stringOf('address_to.country');
$eta = $jResp->stringOf('eta');
$original_eta = $jResp->stringOf('original_eta');
$servicelevelToken = $jResp->stringOf('servicelevel.token');
$servicelevelName = $jResp->stringOf('servicelevel.name');
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf('metadata');
$tracking_statusObject_created = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_created');
$tracking_statusObject_updated = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_updated');
$tracking_statusObject_id = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_id');
$tracking_statusStatus = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status');
$tracking_statusStatus_details = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status_details');
$tracking_statusStatus_date = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status_date');
$tracking_statusSubstatus = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.substatus');
$tracking_statusLocationCity = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.location.city');
$tracking_statusLocationState = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.location.state');
$tracking_statusLocationZip = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.location.zip');
$tracking_statusLocationCountry = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.location.country');
$transaction = $jResp->stringOf('transaction');
$test = $jResp->BoolOf('test');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('messages');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('tracking_history');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $object_created = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].object_created');
    $object_updated = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].object_updated');
    $object_id = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].object_id');
    $status = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].status');
    $status_details = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].status_details');
    $status_date = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].status_date');
    $substatus = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].substatus');
    $locationCity = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].location.city');
    $locationState = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].location.state');
    $locationZip = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].location.zip');
    $locationCountry = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_history[i].location.country');
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>