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Shippo Adding Metadata

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Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

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Classic ASP
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<%
success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
'     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
'     -d carrier="shippo" \
'     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
'     -d metadata="Order 000123"

set req = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/tracks/"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "carrier","shippo"
req.AddParam "tracking_number","SHIPPO_TRANSIT"
req.AddParam "metadata","Order 000123"

req.AddHeader "Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "messages": [
'   ],
'   "carrier": "shippo",
'   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
'   "address_from": {
'     "city": "San Francisco",
'     "state": "CA",
'     "zip": "94103",
'     "country": "US"
'   },
'   "address_to": {
'     "city": "Chicago",
'     "state": "IL",
'     "zip": "60611",
'     "country": "US"
'   },
'   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
'   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
'   "servicelevel": {
'     "token": "shippo_priority",
'     "name": "Priority Mail"
'   },
'   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
'   "tracking_status": {
'     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
'     "object_updated": null,
'     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
'     "status": "TRANSIT",
'     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
'     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
'     "substatus": null,
'     "location": {
'       "city": "San Francisco",
'       "state": "CA",
'       "zip": "94103",
'       "country": "US"
'     }
'   },
'   "tracking_history": [
'     {
'       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
'       "object_updated": null,
'       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
'       "status": "UNKNOWN",
'       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
'       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
'       "substatus": null,
'       "location": {
'         "city": "San Francisco",
'         "state": "CA",
'         "zip": "94103",
'         "country": "US"
'       }
'     },
'     {
'       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
'       "object_updated": null,
'       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
'       "status": "TRANSIT",
'       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
'       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
'       "substatus": null,
'       "location": {
'         "city": "San Francisco",
'         "state": "CA",
'         "zip": "94103",
'         "country": "US"
'       }
'     }
'   ],
'   "transaction": null,
'   "test": true
' }

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

carrier = jResp.StringOf("carrier")
tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
address_fromCity = jResp.StringOf("address_from.city")
address_fromState = jResp.StringOf("address_from.state")
address_fromZip = jResp.StringOf("address_from.zip")
address_fromCountry = jResp.StringOf("address_from.country")
address_toCity = jResp.StringOf("address_to.city")
address_toState = jResp.StringOf("address_to.state")
address_toZip = jResp.StringOf("address_to.zip")
address_toCountry = jResp.StringOf("address_to.country")
eta = jResp.StringOf("eta")
original_eta = jResp.StringOf("original_eta")
servicelevelToken = jResp.StringOf("servicelevel.token")
servicelevelName = jResp.StringOf("servicelevel.name")
metadata = jResp.StringOf("metadata")
tracking_statusObject_created = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
tracking_statusObject_updated = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_updated")
tracking_statusObject_id = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
tracking_statusStatus = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status")
tracking_statusStatus_details = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
tracking_statusStatus_date = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
tracking_statusSubstatus = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.substatus")
tracking_statusLocationCity = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.city")
tracking_statusLocationState = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.state")
tracking_statusLocationZip = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.zip")
tracking_statusLocationCountry = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.country")
transaction = jResp.StringOf("transaction")
test = jResp.BoolOf("test")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("tracking_history")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    object_created = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_created")
    object_updated = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_updated")
    object_id = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_id")
    status = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status")
    status_details = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_details")
    status_date = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_date")
    substatus = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].substatus")
    locationCity = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.city")
    locationState = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.state")
    locationZip = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.zip")
    locationCountry = jResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.country")
    i = i + 1
Loop

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