(VBScript) Shippo Validate Address

Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/address-validation/

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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 https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/ \
'     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
'     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
'     -d company="Shippo" \
'     -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
'     -d city="San Francisco" \
'     -d state="CA" \
'     -d zip=94117 \
'     -d country="US" \
'     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
'     -d validate=true

set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/addresses/"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "name","Shawn Ippotle"
req.AddParam "company","Shippo"
req.AddParam "street1","215 Clayton St."
req.AddParam "city","San Francisco"
req.AddParam "state","CA"
req.AddParam "zip","94117"
req.AddParam "country","US"
req.AddParam "email","shippotle@goshippo.com"
req.AddParam "validate","true"

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

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",req,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)

' {
'   "object_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
'   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
'   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
'   "is_complete": false,
'   "validation_results": {
'     "is_valid": false,
'     "messages": [
'       {
'         "source": "USPS",
'         "code": "Address Not Found",
'         "type": "address_error",
'         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
'       }
'     ]
'   },
'   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
'   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
'   "company": "Shippo",
'   "street_no": "",
'   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
'   "street2": "",
'   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
'   "state": "CA",
'   "zip": "94107",
'   "country": "US",
'   "phone": ""
' }

' 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_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
company = jResp.StringOf("company")
street_no = jResp.StringOf("street_no")
street1 = jResp.StringOf("street1")
street2 = jResp.StringOf("street2")
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
state = jResp.StringOf("state")
zip = jResp.StringOf("zip")
country = jResp.StringOf("country")
phone = jResp.StringOf("phone")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
    code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
    text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close