(PowerShell) Shippo Generate a Return Label

Demonstrates how to generate a pay-on-use return label.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/return-labels/

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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/shipments/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
#     -d address_from="d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488" \
#     -d address_to="42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849" \
#     -d parcels=["7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274"] \
#     -d shipment_date="2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z" \
#     -d extra='{ "is_return": true}' \
#     -d async=false

$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$req.HttpVerb = "POST"
$req.Path = "/shipments/"
$req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
$req.AddParam("address_from","d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488")
$req.AddParam("address_to","42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849")
$req.AddParam("parcels","[`"7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274`"]")
$req.AddParam("shipment_date","2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z")
$req.AddParam("extra","'{ `"is_return`": true}'")
$req.AddParam("async","false")

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

$resp = $http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.goshippo.com/shipments/",$req)
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)

# {}

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