(PowerShell) Shippo Create Customs Declaration

Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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/customs/declarations/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
#     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
#     -d '{          
#           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#           "certify": true,
#           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#           "incoterm": "DDU",
#           "items": [{
#                     "description": "T-shirt",
#                     "quantity": 20,
#                     "net_weight": "5",
#                     "mass_unit": "lb",
#                     "value_amount": "200",
#                     "value_currency": "USD",
#                     "tariff_number": "",
#                     "origin_country": "US"
#             }]
#     }'

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#   "certify": true,
#   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#   "incoterm": "DDU",
#   "items": [
#     {
#       "description": "T-shirt",
#       "quantity": 20,
#       "net_weight": "5",
#       "mass_unit": "lb",
#       "value_amount": "200",
#       "value_currency": "USD",
#       "tariff_number": "",
#       "origin_country": "US"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("contents_type","MERCHANDISE")
$json.UpdateString("non_delivery_option","RETURN")
$json.UpdateBool("certify",$true)
$json.UpdateString("certify_signer","Simon Kreuz")
$json.UpdateString("incoterm","DDU")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].description","T-shirt")
$json.UpdateInt("items[0].quantity",20)
$json.UpdateString("items[0].net_weight","5")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].mass_unit","lb")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].value_amount","200")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].value_currency","USD")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].tariff_number","")
$json.UpdateString("items[0].origin_country","US")

$http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

$resp = $http.PostJson3("https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/","application/json",$json)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -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)

# {
#   "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
#   "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
#   "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
#   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#   "object_state": "VALID",
#   "address_importer": null,
#   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#   "certify": true,
#   "items": [
#     "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
#   ],
#   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#   "contents_explanation": "",
#   "exporter_reference": "",
#   "importer_reference": "",
#   "invoice": "",
#   "commercial_invoice": false,
#   "license": "",
#   "certificate": "",
#   "notes": "",
#   "eel_pfc": "",
#   "aes_itn": "",
#   "disclaimer": "",
#   "incoterm": "DDU",
#   "metadata": "",
#   "test": true,
#   "duties_payor": null
# }

# 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")
$object_owner = $jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
$object_state = $jResp.StringOf("object_state")
$address_importer = $jResp.StringOf("address_importer")
$certify_signer = $jResp.StringOf("certify_signer")
$certify = $jResp.BoolOf("certify")
$non_delivery_option = $jResp.StringOf("non_delivery_option")
$contents_type = $jResp.StringOf("contents_type")
$contents_explanation = $jResp.StringOf("contents_explanation")
$exporter_reference = $jResp.StringOf("exporter_reference")
$importer_reference = $jResp.StringOf("importer_reference")
$invoice = $jResp.StringOf("invoice")
$commercial_invoice = $jResp.BoolOf("commercial_invoice")
$license = $jResp.StringOf("license")
$certificate = $jResp.StringOf("certificate")
$notes = $jResp.StringOf("notes")
$eel_pfc = $jResp.StringOf("eel_pfc")
$aes_itn = $jResp.StringOf("aes_itn")
$disclaimer = $jResp.StringOf("disclaimer")
$incoterm = $jResp.StringOf("incoterm")
$metadata = $jResp.StringOf("metadata")
$test = $jResp.BoolOf("test")
$duties_payor = $jResp.StringOf("duties_payor")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("items")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $strVal = $jResp.StringOf("items[i]")
    $i = $i + 1
}