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Cerved API Advanced Entity Search
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The "Advanced Entity Search" API allows you to find subjects in the Cerved database that meet specific search criteria, specified through the parameters provided as input to the service.Chilkat VBScript Downloads
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)
success = 0
' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
' Implements the following CURL command:
' curl -X POST \
' https://api.cerved.com/cervedApi/v1/entitySearch/advanced \
' -H 'accept: application/json' \
' -H 'apikey: ********************************' \
' -d '{
' "search_text": "string",
' "activity_status_codes": [
' "A",
' "C",
' "D",
' "F",
' "I",
' "L",
' "N",
' "P",
' "R",
' "S",
' "T"
' ],
' "birth_date": "string",
' "name": "string",
' "subject_types": [
' "PERSON",
' "INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY",
' "COMPANY",
' "FOREIGN",
' "OTHER"
' ],
' "tax_code": "string",
' "vat_number": "string",
' "rea": {
' "cciaa": "string",
' "rea_number": 0
' },
' "city_istat_code": "string",
' "province_code": "string"
' }'
' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "search_text": "string",
' "activity_status_codes": [
' "A",
' "C",
' "D",
' "F",
' "I",
' "L",
' "N",
' "P",
' "R",
' "S",
' "T"
' ],
' "birth_date": "string",
' "name": "string",
' "subject_types": [
' "PERSON",
' "INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY",
' "COMPANY",
' "FOREIGN",
' "OTHER"
' ],
' "tax_code": "string",
' "vat_number": "string",
' "rea": {
' "cciaa": "string",
' "rea_number": 0
' },
' "city_istat_code": "string",
' "province_code": "string"
' }
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
' IMPORTANT: Only include the lines for the search criteria you wish to include.
success = json.UpdateString("search_text","string")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[0]","A")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[1]","C")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[2]","D")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[3]","F")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[4]","I")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[5]","L")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[6]","N")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[7]","P")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[8]","R")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[9]","S")
success = json.UpdateString("activity_status_codes[10]","T")
success = json.UpdateString("birth_date","string")
success = json.UpdateString("name","string")
success = json.UpdateString("subject_types[0]","PERSON")
success = json.UpdateString("subject_types[1]","INDIVIDUAL_COMPANY")
success = json.UpdateString("subject_types[2]","COMPANY")
success = json.UpdateString("subject_types[3]","FOREIGN")
success = json.UpdateString("subject_types[4]","OTHER")
success = json.UpdateString("tax_code","string")
success = json.UpdateString("vat_number","string")
success = json.UpdateString("rea.cciaa","string")
success = json.UpdateInt("rea.rea_number",0)
success = json.UpdateString("city_istat_code","string")
success = json.UpdateString("province_code","string")
http.SetRequestHeader "accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "apikey","********************************"
set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cerved.com/cervedApi/v1/entitySearch/advanced",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
WScript.Quit
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "subjects": [
' {
' "subject_id": "string",
' "subject_type": "string",
' "tax_code": "string",
' "address": {
' "street": {
' "description": "string"
' },
' "city": {
' "code": "string",
' "istat_code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' },
' "province": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' },
' "postal_code": "string",
' "country": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' }
' },
' "company_info": {
' "legal_form": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string",
' "class_code": "string"
' },
' "activity_status": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' },
' "business_name": "string",
' "economic_activity": {
' "ateco": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' }
' },
' "head_office": "true",
' "lei_code": "string",
' "operational_flag": "true",
' "public_administration": {
' "pa_subject": "true",
' "pa_supplier": "true",
' "pa_owned": "true"
' },
' "rea_code": {
' "cciaa": "string",
' "rea_number": 0,
' "registration_date": "string"
' },
' "vat_number": "string",
' "no_rea_data": {
' "form_code": "string",
' "form_description": "string"
' }
' },
' "person_info": {
' "first_name": "string",
' "last_name": "string",
' "name": "string",
' "birth_date": "string",
' "birth_place": {
' "street": {
' "description": "string"
' },
' "city": {
' "code": "string",
' "istat_code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' },
' "province": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' },
' "postal_code": "string",
' "country": {
' "code": "string",
' "description": "string"
' }
' }
' }
' }
' ],
' "subjects_total_number": 0
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON
subjects_total_number = jResp.IntOf("subjects_total_number")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("subjects")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
subject_id = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].subject_id")
subject_type = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].subject_type")
tax_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].tax_code")
addressStreetDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.street.description")
addressCityCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.city.code")
addressCityIstat_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.city.istat_code")
addressCityDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.city.description")
addressProvinceCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.province.code")
addressProvinceDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.province.description")
addressPostal_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.postal_code")
addressCountryCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.country.code")
addressCountryDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].address.country.description")
company_infoLegal_formCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.code")
company_infoLegal_formDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.description")
company_infoLegal_formClass_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.legal_form.class_code")
company_infoActivity_statusCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.activity_status.code")
company_infoActivity_statusDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.activity_status.description")
company_infoBusiness_name = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.business_name")
company_infoEconomic_activityAtecoCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.economic_activity.ateco.code")
company_infoEconomic_activityAtecoDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.economic_activity.ateco.description")
company_infoHead_office = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.head_office")
company_infoLei_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.lei_code")
company_infoOperational_flag = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.operational_flag")
company_infoPublic_administrationPa_subject = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_subject")
company_infoPublic_administrationPa_supplier = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_supplier")
company_infoPublic_administrationPa_owned = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.public_administration.pa_owned")
company_infoRea_codeCciaa = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.cciaa")
company_infoRea_codeRea_number = jResp.IntOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.rea_number")
company_infoRea_codeRegistration_date = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.rea_code.registration_date")
company_infoVat_number = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.vat_number")
company_infoNo_rea_dataForm_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.no_rea_data.form_code")
company_infoNo_rea_dataForm_description = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].company_info.no_rea_data.form_description")
person_infoFirst_name = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.first_name")
person_infoLast_name = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.last_name")
person_infoName = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.name")
person_infoBirth_date = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_date")
person_infoBirth_placeStreetDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.street.description")
person_infoBirth_placeCityCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.code")
person_infoBirth_placeCityIstat_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.istat_code")
person_infoBirth_placeCityDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.city.description")
person_infoBirth_placeProvinceCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.province.code")
person_infoBirth_placeProvinceDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.province.description")
person_infoBirth_placePostal_code = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.postal_code")
person_infoBirth_placeCountryCode = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.country.code")
person_infoBirth_placeCountryDescription = jResp.StringOf("subjects[i].person_info.birth_place.country.description")
i = i + 1
Loop
outFile.Close