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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# 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/orders/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
#     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
#     -d '{
#             "to_address": {
#                 "city": "San Francisco",
#                 "company": "Shippo",
#                 "country": "US",
#                 "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
#                 "name": "Mr Hippo",
#                 "phone": "15553419393",
#                 "state": "CA",
#                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
#                 "zip": "94117"
#             },
#             "line_items": [
#                 {
#                     "quantity": 1,
#                     "sku": "HM-123",
#                     "title": "Hippo Magazines",
#                     "total_price": "12.10",
#                     "currency": "USD",
#                     "weight": "0.40",
#                     "weight_unit": "lb"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
#             "order_number": "#1068",
#             "order_status": "PAID",
#             "shipping_cost": "12.83",
#             "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
#             "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
#             "subtotal_price": "12.10",
#             "total_price": "24.93",
#             "total_tax": "0.00",
#             "currency": "USD",
#             "weight": "0.40",
#             "weight_unit": "lb"
#         }'

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "to_address": {
#     "city": "San Francisco",
#     "company": "Shippo",
#     "country": "US",
#     "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
#     "name": "Mr Hippo",
#     "phone": "15553419393",
#     "state": "CA",
#     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
#     "zip": "94117"
#   },
#   "line_items": [
#     {
#       "quantity": 1,
#       "sku": "HM-123",
#       "title": "Hippo Magazines",
#       "total_price": "12.10",
#       "currency": "USD",
#       "weight": "0.40",
#       "weight_unit": "lb"
#     }
#   ],
#   "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
#   "order_number": "#1068",
#   "order_status": "PAID",
#   "shipping_cost": "12.83",
#   "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
#   "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
#   "subtotal_price": "12.10",
#   "total_price": "24.93",
#   "total_tax": "0.00",
#   "currency": "USD",
#   "weight": "0.40",
#   "weight_unit": "lb"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("to_address.city","San Francisco");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.company","Shippo");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.country","US");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.email",'shippotle@goshippo.com');
$json->UpdateString("to_address.name","Mr Hippo");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.phone","15553419393");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.state","CA");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.street1","215 Clayton St.");
$json->UpdateString("to_address.zip","94117");
$json->UpdateInt("line_items[0].quantity",1);
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].sku","HM-123");
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].title","Hippo Magazines");
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].total_price","12.10");
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].weight","0.40");
$json->UpdateString("line_items[0].weight_unit","lb");
$json->UpdateString("placed_at","2016-09-23T01:28:12Z");
$json->UpdateString("order_number","#1068");
$json->UpdateString("order_status","PAID");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_cost","12.83");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_cost_currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_method","USPS First Class Package");
$json->UpdateString("subtotal_price","12.10");
$json->UpdateString("total_price","24.93");
$json->UpdateString("total_tax","0.00");
$json->UpdateString("currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("weight","0.40");
$json->UpdateString("weight_unit","lb");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_Token>");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/orders/",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    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