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How to make Api calls from Magento to third party API

I am looking for a way to make four API calls from Magento using a third party API.

I can't find any good documentation on how to set this up on Magento in terms of file structure. For example, should I create a module? or simply place the files in a folder under my Magento directory?

I would really like just a brief explanation as to how I need to get this started so I can make these calls to a third party system:

1) Log into the BS API - API call LoginRequest()

2) Create a new customer account - API call requestCreateCustomer()

3) Start a customers purchase of an offer - API call requestRegisterCustomerOfferPurchase()

4) Verify sucessful card capture, and confirm the purchase of the offer by the customer - API call requestCompleteCustomerOfferPurchase()

I have all the relevant documentation but I am unsure about the basic file structure in rder for this to work. Any ideas or links to a tutorial will be much appreciated.

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rafique12

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Thankyou for you response! I have been making some progress and was about to post another question. I followed this tutorial http://www.excellencemagentoblog.com/magento-create-custom-payment-method-api-based

but I am getting this error

Fatal error: Call to a member function getStreet() on a non-object in

I think this is definitely what I need but I'm a bit stuck getting it to work.

Eddie Shipman

Should be getStreet(0) or getStreet(1), etc depending upon which one you want.
Also, make sure you have a valid address object before calling it.

I didn't see that code in any of that tutorial.

rafique12

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Thankyou for the reply, its actually code from the module itself.

<?php 
	$session = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session');
	$orderIncrementId = $session->getLastRealOrderId();
	$order = Mage::getModel('sales/order')->loadByIncrementId($orderIncrementId);
	$billingaddress = $order->getBillingAddress();
	$shippingaddress = $order->getShippingAddress();
	$currencyDesc = Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentCurrencyCode();
	$totals = number_format($order->getGrandTotal(), 2, '.', ''); 
	$address = $billingaddress->getStreet();
	$address1 = $shippingaddress->getStreet();
	$data = array(
   	'Merchant_Id' => trim(Mage::getStoreConfig('payment/pay/api_username')),
	'Amount' => $totals,
	'billing_cust_name' =>$order->getCustomerFirstname(), 
	'billing_last_name'=>$order->getCustomerLastname(),
	'billing_cust_tel_No' => $billingaddress->getTelephone(),
	'billing_cust_email'=>$order->getCustomerEmail(),
	'billing_cust_address'=>$address[0] . ' '.$address[1],
	'billing_cust_city'=>$billingaddress->getCity(),
	'billing_cust_country'=>$billingaddress->getCountryId(),
	'billing_cust_state'=>$billingaddress->getRegion(),
	'billing_cust_zip' =>$billingaddress->getPostcode(),
	'delivery_cust_name' =>$shippingaddress->getCustomerFirstname(),
	'delivery_last_name'=>$shippingaddress->getCustomerLastname(),
	'delivery_cust_tel_No' => $shippingaddress->getTelephone(),
	'delivery_cust_email'=>$shippingaddress->getCustomerEmail(),
	'delivery_cust_address'=>$address1[0] . ' '.$address1[1],
	'delivery_cust_city'=>$shippingaddress->getCity(),
	'delivery_cust_country'=>$shippingaddress->getCountryId(),
	'delivery_cust_state'=>$shippingaddress->getRegion(),
	'delivery_cust_zip' =>$shippingaddress->getPostcode(),
	'Order_Id' => $order->getIncrementId(),
	'TxnType' => 'A',
	'actionID' => 'TXN',
	'Currency' => 'GBP',
	);
	
?>
<form action="https://world.ccavenue.com/servlet/ccw.CCAvenueController" method="post" id="redirectpay">
	<?php foreach($data as $key => $value):	?>
		<input type='hidden' name='<?php echo $key?>' value='<?php echo $value;?>' />
	<?php endforeach;?>
	<input type="submit" value='Buy Now'/> 
</form>

	<?php echo $this->__('If Page Doesn\'t Redirect In 5 Sectonds, Please press Buy button');?>
	<script type="text/javascript">
	function myfunc () {
	var frm = document.getElementById("redirectpay");
	frm.submit();
	}
	window.onload = myfunc;
	</script>

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rafique12

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I still get the error though!

Fatal error: Call to a member function getStreet() on a non-object in

rafique12

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I'm actually trying to export customer information using the API to a third party platform

Eddie Shipman

Which call to getStret() is giving you the error? Could it be that you don't have a ShippingAddress? If the order only has a BillingAddress, meaning they selected shipto same, then I don't think the ShippingAddress would be filled.

rework your code like this and see if the error goes away:

        if(isset($billingaddress)) {
	    $address = $billingaddress->getStreet();
        }
        if(isset($shippingaddress)) {
            $address1 = $shippingaddress->getStreet();
        }

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Eddie Shipman

Also, you can do this to get all street lines at once:

$billingAddress->getData('street');
$billingAddress->getStreetFull();
$billingAddress->getStreet(-1);

rafique12

ASKER

Sorry, I haven't given up on this question I'm still trying to find the correct method. I will post back as soon as.

rafique12

ASKER

Thanks for the help guys!