Perl

Shippo POST to Transaction Endpoint

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Demonstrates how to POST to the Transaction endpoint with your Rate object_id to purchase your international shipping label. 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/transactions \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
#     -d rate="ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf"
#     -d label_file_type="PDF"
#     -d async=false

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->put_HttpVerb("POST");
$req->put_Path("/transactions");
$req->put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
$req->AddParam("rate","ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf");
$req->AddParam("label_file_type","PDF");
$req->AddParam("async","false");

$req->AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",$req,$resp);
if ($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)

# {
#   "object_state": "VALID",
#   "status": "SUCCESS",
#   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
#   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
#   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
#   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
#   "was_test": false,
#   "rate": {
#     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
#     "amount": "5.50",
#     "currency": "USD",
#     "amount_local": "5.50",
#     "currency_local": "USD",
#     "provider": "USPS",
#     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
#     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
#     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
#   },
#   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
#   "tracking_status": {
#     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
#     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
#     "status": "UNKNOWN",
#     "status_details": "",
#     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
#   },
#   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
#   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
#   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
#   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
#   "metadata": "",
#   "messages": [
#   ]
# }

# 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_state = $jResp->stringOf("object_state");
$status = $jResp->stringOf("status");
$object_created = $jResp->stringOf("object_created");
$object_updated = $jResp->stringOf("object_updated");
$object_id = $jResp->stringOf("object_id");
$object_owner = $jResp->stringOf("object_owner");
$was_test = $jResp->BoolOf("was_test");
$rateObject_id = $jResp->stringOf("rate.object_id");
$rateAmount = $jResp->stringOf("rate.amount");
$rateCurrency = $jResp->stringOf("rate.currency");
$rateAmount_local = $jResp->stringOf("rate.amount_local");
$rateCurrency_local = $jResp->stringOf("rate.currency_local");
$rateProvider = $jResp->stringOf("rate.provider");
$rateServicelevel_name = $jResp->stringOf("rate.servicelevel_name");
$rateServicelevel_token = $jResp->stringOf("rate.servicelevel_token");
$rateCarrier_account = $jResp->stringOf("rate.carrier_account");
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_number");
$tracking_statusObject_created = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.object_created");
$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_url_provider = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_url_provider");
$eta = $jResp->stringOf("eta");
$label_url = $jResp->stringOf("label_url");
$commercial_invoice_url = $jResp->stringOf("commercial_invoice_url");
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf("metadata");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("messages");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}