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Shippo Adding Metadata

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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object 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"

$req = New-Object 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 = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",$req,$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")
    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 -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("tracking_history")
while ($i -lt $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
}