Python / New FreshBooks / List Expense Categories
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import sys
import chilkat2
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = chilkat2.Http()
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/categories",sbResponseBody)
if (success == False):
print(http.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
print("Response Header:")
print(http.LastHeader)
print("Failed.")
sys.exit()
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "response": {
# "result": {
# "categories": [
# {
# "category": "Accident Insurance",
# "categoryid": 2003192,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003192,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003186,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Accounting",
# "categoryid": 2003198,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003198,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003194,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Advertising",
# "categoryid": 2003168,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003168,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": null,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Airfare",
# "categoryid": 2003242,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003242,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003238,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Bank Fees",
# "categoryid": 2003148,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003148,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003142,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Business Insurance",
# "categoryid": 2003146,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003146,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003142,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Car & Truck Expenses",
# "categoryid": 2003170,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003170,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": null,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Commissions",
# "categoryid": 2003164,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003164,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003142,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Computer Parts",
# "categoryid": 2005674,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:40:57",
# "id": 2005674,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": true,
# "parentid": 2003142,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:40:57",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Contractors",
# "categoryid": 2003182,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003182,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": null,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Depreciation",
# "categoryid": 2003160,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003160,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003142,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Education and Training",
# "categoryid": 2003184,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003184,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": null,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Employee Benefits",
# "categoryid": 2003186,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003186,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": null,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Entertainment",
# "categoryid": 2003204,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003204,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003200,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# },
# {
# "category": "Equipment",
# "categoryid": 2003232,
# "created_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "id": 2003232,
# "is_cogs": false,
# "is_editable": false,
# "parentid": 2003226,
# "updated_at": "2019-04-18 09:14:52",
# "vis_state": 0
# }
# ],
# "page": 1,
# "pages": 4,
# "per_page": 15,
# "total": 56
# }
# }
# }
# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Page = jResp.IntOf("response.result.page")
Pages = jResp.IntOf("response.result.pages")
Per_page = jResp.IntOf("response.result.per_page")
Total = jResp.IntOf("response.result.total")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.categories")
while i < count_i :
jResp.I = i
category = jResp.StringOf("response.result.categories[i].category")
categoryid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.categories[i].categoryid")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.categories[i].created_at")
id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.categories[i].id")
is_cogs = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.categories[i].is_cogs")
is_editable = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.categories[i].is_editable")
parentid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.categories[i].parentid")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.categories[i].updated_at")
vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.categories[i].vis_state")
i = i + 1
Curl Command
curl -X GET
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/categories
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "List Expense Categories",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
"pm.environment.set(\"categoryId\", jsonData.response.result.categories[0].id) "
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/categories",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"expenses",
"categories"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "List Expense Categories",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/categories",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"expenses",
"categories"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gBSUZWDBUGEQoBWRZdX1tAWgBKQx1RH1JKBwZVV1YJBwdTWVMEBgVWUx0bAk5EAVpSVghRWwBXUwEDDlIDAhFOAldbEgM+"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:03:50 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:03:50 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17369-MDW"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache",
"value": "MISS"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache-Hits",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"result\": {\n \"categories\": [\n {\n \"category\": \"Accident Insurance\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003192,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003192,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003186,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Accounting\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003198,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003198,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003194,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Advertising\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003168,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003168,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": null,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Airfare\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003242,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003242,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003238,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Bank Fees\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003148,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003148,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003142,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Business Insurance\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003146,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003146,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003142,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Car & Truck Expenses\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003170,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003170,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": null,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Commissions\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003164,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003164,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003142,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Computer Parts\",\n \"categoryid\": 2005674,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:40:57\",\n \"id\": 2005674,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": true,\n \"parentid\": 2003142,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:40:57\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Contractors\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003182,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003182,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": null,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Depreciation\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003160,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003160,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003142,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Education and Training\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003184,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003184,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": null,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Employee Benefits\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003186,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003186,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": null,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Entertainment\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003204,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003204,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003200,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n },\n {\n \"category\": \"Equipment\",\n \"categoryid\": 2003232,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"id\": 2003232,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"is_editable\": false,\n \"parentid\": 2003226,\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:52\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n ],\n \"page\": 1,\n \"pages\": 4,\n \"per_page\": 15,\n \"total\": 56\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
