Ruby

Shippo Create Customs Declaration

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

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# 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 = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
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 = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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 < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    strVal = jResp.stringOf("items[i]")
    i = i + 1
end