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Re: Curl Get with XML

From: Aleksandar Lazic via curl-library <curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 11:38:42 +0200

Hi.

Am 02.08.2019 um 22:40 schrieb Ken Ballentine via curl-library:
> I'm trying to use the following request from curl:

Please read the following blog post as you missues curl, from my point of view.
https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2015/09/11/unnecessary-use-of-curl-x/

> Curl -X GET -k
> -I https://returns.usps.com/Services/ExternalCreateReturnLabel.svc/ExternalCreateReturnLabel?externalReturnLabelRequest
> <https://returns.usps.com/Services/ExternalCreateReturnLabel.svc/ExternalCreateReturnLabel?externalReturnLabelRequest=><ExternalReturnLabelRequest><CustomerName>Chris
> Brown</CustomerName<CustomerAddress1>901 D Street
> SW</CustomerAddress1><CustomerAddress2>Suite
> 101</CustomerAddress2><CustomerCity>Washington</CustomerCity><CustomerState>DC</CustomerState><CustomerZipCode>20024</CustomerZipCode><MerchantAccountID>3</MerchantAccountID><MID>201198</MID><LabelFormat>NOI</LabelFormat><LabelDefinition>3X6</LabelDefinition><ServiceTypeCode>020</ServiceTypeCode><AddressOverrideNotification>true</AddressOverrideNotification><CallCenterOrSelfService>Customer</CallCenterOrSelfService><ImageType>PDF</ImageType></ExternalReturnLabelRequest>
>
> It errors out at the first <.  If I paste this minus the curl commands directly
> into the rest client, it works fine.  I just need help formatting this so the
> curl can handle it.
>
>
> Please help.  Any assistance would be appreciated!

I suggest to put the xml into a file and run the following command.

curl -v --data-urlencode "externalReturnLabelRequest_at_XML-FILE"
https://returns.usps.com/Services/ExternalCreateReturnLabel.svc/ExternalCreateReturnLabel

For the syntax of --data-urlencode please take a look into the manpage
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#-d

> Thank you

Hth
Aleks

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