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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.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# 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"
#     }
#   ]
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "contents_type" "MERCHANDISE"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "non_delivery_option" "RETURN"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "certify" 1
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "certify_signer" "Simon Kreuz"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "incoterm" "DDU"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].description" "T-shirt"
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "items[0].quantity" 20
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].net_weight" "5"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].mass_unit" "lb"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].value_amount" "200"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].value_currency" "USD"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].tariff_number" ""
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].origin_country" "US"

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Authorization" "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"

set resp [new_CkHttpResponse]

set success [CkHttp_HttpJson $http "POST" "https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/" $json "application/json" $resp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody
set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    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

set object_created [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "object_created"]
set object_updated [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "object_updated"]
set object_id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "object_id"]
set object_owner [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "object_owner"]
set object_state [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "object_state"]
set address_importer [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "address_importer"]
set certify_signer [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "certify_signer"]
set certify [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "certify"]
set non_delivery_option [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "non_delivery_option"]
set contents_type [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "contents_type"]
set contents_explanation [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "contents_explanation"]
set exporter_reference [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "exporter_reference"]
set importer_reference [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "importer_reference"]
set invoice [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "invoice"]
set commercial_invoice [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "commercial_invoice"]
set license [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "license"]
set certificate [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "certificate"]
set notes [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "notes"]
set eel_pfc [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "eel_pfc"]
set aes_itn [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "aes_itn"]
set disclaimer [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "disclaimer"]
set incoterm [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "incoterm"]
set metadata [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "metadata"]
set test [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "test"]
set duties_payor [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "duties_payor"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "items"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set strVal [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "items[i]"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp