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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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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/transactions \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
#     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
#     -d label_file_type="PDF"
#     -d async=false

$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$req.HttpVerb = "POST"
$req.Path = "/transactions"
$req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
$req.AddParam("rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612")
$req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF")
$req.AddParam("async","false")

$req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",$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)

# {
#   "object_state": "VALID",
#   "status": "SUCCESS",
#   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
#   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
#   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
#   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#   "test": true,
#   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
#   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
#   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
#   "eta": null,
#   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
#   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
#   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
#   "messages": [
#   ],
#   "order": null,
#   "metadata": "",
#   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
#   "billing": {
#     "payments": [
#     ]
#   }
# }

# 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")
$test = $jResp.BoolOf("test")
$rate = $jResp.StringOf("rate")
$tracking_number = $jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
$tracking_status = $jResp.StringOf("tracking_status")
$eta = $jResp.StringOf("eta")
$tracking_url_provider = $jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
$label_url = $jResp.StringOf("label_url")
$commercial_invoice_url = $jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
$order = $jResp.StringOf("order")
$metadata = $jResp.StringOf("metadata")
$parcel = $jResp.StringOf("parcel")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}