(PHP ActiveX) Shippo POST to Transaction Endpoint

Demonstrates how to POST to the Transaction endpoint with your Rate object_id to purchase your international shipping label.

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

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/transactions \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d rate="ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf"
//     -d label_file_type="PDF"
//     -d async=false

// 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 = '/transactions';
$req->ContentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
$req->AddParam('rate','ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf');
$req->AddParam('label_file_type','PDF');
$req->AddParam('async','false');

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

// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostUrlEncoded('https://api.goshippo.com/transactions',$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)

// {
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
//   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//   "was_test": false,
//   "rate": {
//     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
//     "amount": "5.50",
//     "currency": "USD",
//     "amount_local": "5.50",
//     "currency_local": "USD",
//     "provider": "USPS",
//     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
//     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
//     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
//   },
//   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
//   "tracking_status": {
//     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
//     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
//     "status": "UNKNOWN",
//     "status_details": "",
//     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
//   },
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
//   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
//   "metadata": "",
//   "messages": [
//   ]
// }

// 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_state = $jResp->stringOf('object_state');
$status = $jResp->stringOf('status');
$object_created = $jResp->stringOf('object_created');
$object_updated = $jResp->stringOf('object_updated');
$object_id = $jResp->stringOf('object_id');
$object_owner = $jResp->stringOf('object_owner');
$was_test = $jResp->BoolOf('was_test');
$rateObject_id = $jResp->stringOf('rate.object_id');
$rateAmount = $jResp->stringOf('rate.amount');
$rateCurrency = $jResp->stringOf('rate.currency');
$rateAmount_local = $jResp->stringOf('rate.amount_local');
$rateCurrency_local = $jResp->stringOf('rate.currency_local');
$rateProvider = $jResp->stringOf('rate.provider');
$rateServicelevel_name = $jResp->stringOf('rate.servicelevel_name');
$rateServicelevel_token = $jResp->stringOf('rate.servicelevel_token');
$rateCarrier_account = $jResp->stringOf('rate.carrier_account');
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_number');
$tracking_statusObject_created = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_created');
$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_url_provider = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_url_provider');
$eta = $jResp->stringOf('eta');
$label_url = $jResp->stringOf('label_url');
$commercial_invoice_url = $jResp->stringOf('commercial_invoice_url');
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf('metadata');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('messages');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>