Title: API integration help
Last modified: October 30, 2017

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# API integration help

 *  [shane.sanders](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanesanders/)
 * (@shanesanders)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-integration-help/)
 * I am trying to incorporate an API into my wife’s wordpress site to integrate 
   with an shipping insurance company. The API is to record shipments with that 
   company. I have the API docs, but I’m too new to really understand what I need
   to have going and how to get it into the right format to be used by wordpress.
 * I have example post URL:
    [http://dev.dsiins.com/dsiapp/api.net/dsi_recordShipment.aspx](http://dev.dsiins.com/dsiapp/api.net/dsi_recordShipment.aspx)
 * Sample post that looks like this:
    PostData = “extPersonSourceId=1” PostData 
   = PostData & “&sourceUsername=username” PostData = PostData & “&sourcePassword
   =password” PostData = PostData & “&extPolicyId=123456”
 * and a sample querystring that looks like this:
    `?extPersonSourceId=[ID]&sourceUsername
   =[USERNAME]&sourcePassword=[PASSWORD]&extPolicyId=[POLICYID]&personSourceIdentifier
   =&personEmail=[EMAIL]&recordSourceIdentifier=0&extShipmentTypeId=1&extCarrierId
   =1&carrierServiceName=USPS First Class International Package Service&trackingNumber
   =LZ224132673US&declaredValue=101.00&shipmentDate=08/11/2016&arrivalDate=&extCommodityCategoryId
   =&extCommodityTypeId=&extPackageTypeId=&packageCount=1&containsGlass=&packageDescription
   =test&consigneeFullName=Mrs Karen Tester&destinationAddress1=1234 LIBRARY TERRACE&
   referenceNumber=123456&destinationAddress2=&destinationCity=STANLEY&destinationState
   =&destinationPostalCode=DH9 8HR&destinationCountry=GB&departureAddress1=&departureAddress2
   =&departureCity=&departureState=&departurePostalCode=&departureCountry=&insuredCompany
   =&insuredFirstName=Marta&insuredLastName=Diaz Jones&insuredAddressStreet1=1412
   Watson St&insuredAddressStreet2=&insuredAddressCity=Somerville&insuredAddressState
   =MA&insuredAddressPostalCode=02144&insuredAddressCountry=US&insuredPhone=&insuredFax
   =&insuredEmailAddress=&preDeductFlag=0&dsiRatePer100=1.00&coverFullValue=1&validatePackageDescription
   =0`
 * I will probably use a page template, but how do I format this stuff?
 * Thanks,
    Shane
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
      Reason: put code in backticks

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 *  [Svetoslav Marinov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordspace/)
 * (@lordspace)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-integration-help/#post-9629541)
 * Hi,
 * you have several options.
    If you have time you can invest some of it to learn.
   Otherwise you can hire somebody to do it for you on upwork or fiverr.
 * I’d use this php function to prepare the fields so it encodes them properly in
   the URL.
    [http://php.net/manual/bg/function.http-build-query.php](http://php.net/manual/bg/function.http-build-query.php)
 * To visualize the data you’ll need to get response and to possibly loop through
   it as if it was an array.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [Svetoslav Marinov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordspace/).
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-integration-help/#post-9629604)
 * [@lordspace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordspace/) suggested above `
   Otherwise you can hire somebody to do it for you on upwork or fiverr.`
 * [@shanesanders](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanesanders/),
    If you want
   to follow that option and hire someone for this, then please try [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/)(
   FYI, it’s not a good idea to respond to work offers from random forum users who
   have read about your issues.)
 *  Thread Starter [shane.sanders](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanesanders/)
 * (@shanesanders)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-integration-help/#post-9638664)
 * Thank you to both of you. I would definitely prefer the learn as I go approach,
   but if I can’t figure it out I might have to pay either through upwork or the
   jobs.wordpress boards. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [shane.sanders](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanesanders/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-integration-help/#post-9638664)
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