PRO: API Zippopotamus, Shortcode-Parameter httpstatuscodemustbe200

The API http://zippopotam.us/ gives Citynames and Coorindates to a Zipcode. The JCI-PRO-Plugin can use that for a “Zipcode to City-Search”.

This done this way:


Found:
  1. München (BY)

Examples: Houston, US, TX | Munich, DE, Germany

1 .JCI-Shortcode:

httpstatuscodemustbe200=no tells the plugin to accept also non-ok-API-answers

[[jsoncontentimporterpro nameoftemplate="zip" httpstatuscodemustbe200=no]]

2. JCI template:

  • url:
http://api.zippopotam.us/{% if urlparam.co %}{{urlparam.co}}{% else %}US{% endif %}/{% if urlparam.zip %}{{urlparam.zip}}{% else %}80636{% endif %}
  • urlparam4twig: zip#co
  • twig-template:
{% if urlparam.co %}{% set coun = urlparam.co %}{% else %}{% set coun = "DE" %}{% endif %}
<form action=/pro-api-zippopotamus-shortcode-parameter-httpstatuscodemustbe200/>
<select name="co" id=jciinput>
<option value="DE" {% if coun =="DE" %}selected{% endif %}>Germany</option>
<option value="US" {% if coun =="US" %}selected{% endif %}>United States</option>
</select>
<input type=text name=zip placeholder="Insert Zipcode" value="{% if urlparam.zip %}{{urlparam.zip}}{% else %}80636{% endif %}">
<input type=submit id=jciinput value="Search Zipcode for City">
</form>
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{% if places %}
<strong>Found:</strong><br>
<ol>{% for p in places %}<li>
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/{{p.latitude}},{{p.longitude}}" target="_blank">{{ attribute(p, 'place name') }} ({{ attribute(p, 'state abbreviation') }})</a>
</li>{% endfor %}</ol>
{% else %}
{% if urlparam.zip %}
no City to this Zipcode {{urlparam.zip}} found
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
<style>
#jciinput {
    border-radius: 5px;
    width: 320px;
    height:35px;
    background: #eee;
 color: black;
}
</style>
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Examples: <a href="/pro-api-zippopotamus-shortcode-parameter-httpstatuscodemustbe200/?co=US&zip=77004">Houston, US, TX</a> | 
<a href="/pro-api-zippopotamus-shortcode-parameter-httpstatuscodemustbe200/?co=DE&zip=80636">Munich, DE, Germany</a>