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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "journal_entry": {
' "details": [
' {
' "sub_accountid": "635974",
' "debit": "200"
' },
' {
' "sub_accountid": "635976",
' "credit": "200"
' }
' ],
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "description": "Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.",
' "name": "JournalEntry",
' "user_entered_date": "2019-04-20"
' }
' }
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.details[0].sub_accountid","635974")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.details[0].debit","200")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.details[1].sub_accountid","635976")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.details[1].credit","200")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.currency_code","USD")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.description","Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.name","JournalEntry")
success = json.UpdateString("journal_entry.user_entered_date","2019-04-20")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://my.freshbooks.com/service/api/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/journal_entries/journal_entries","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "response": {
' "result": {
' "journal_entry": {
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "description": "Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.",
' "details": [
' {
' "credit": null,
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "debit": "200",
' "description": "Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.",
' "detailid": 1313598,
' "id": 1313598,
' "name": "JournalEntry",
' "sub_accountid": 635974,
' "user_entered_date": "2019-04-20"
' },
' {
' "credit": "200",
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "debit": null,
' "description": "Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.",
' "detailid": 1313600,
' "id": 1313600,
' "name": "JournalEntry",
' "sub_accountid": 635976,
' "user_entered_date": "2019-04-20"
' }
' ],
' "entryid": 629310,
' "id": 629310,
' "name": "JournalEntry",
' "user_entered_date": "2019-04-20"
' }
' }
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim credit As String
Dim currency_code As String
Dim debit As String
Dim description As String
Dim detailid As Long
Dim id As Long
Dim name As String
Dim sub_accountid As Long
Dim user_entered_date As String
Dim Currency_code As String
Currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.currency_code")
Dim Description As String
Description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.description")
Dim Entryid As Long
Entryid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.journal_entry.entryid")
Dim Id As Long
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.journal_entry.id")
Dim Name As String
Name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.name")
Dim User_entered_date As String
User_entered_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.user_entered_date")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.journal_entry.details")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
credit = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].credit")
currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].currency_code")
debit = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].debit")
description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].description")
detailid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].detailid")
id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].id")
name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].name")
sub_accountid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].sub_accountid")
user_entered_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.journal_entry.details[i].user_entered_date")
i = i + 1
Loop
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"journal_entry": {
"details": [
{
"sub_accountid": "635974",
"debit": "200"
},
{
"sub_accountid": "635976",
"credit": "200"
}
],
"currency_code": "USD",
"description": "Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.",
"name": "JournalEntry",
"user_entered_date": "2019-04-20"
}
}'
https://my.freshbooks.com/service/api/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/journal_entries/journal_entries
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Add Journal Entry",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"journal_entry\": {\n \"details\": [\n {\n \"sub_accountid\": \"635974\",\n \"debit\": \"200\"\n },\n {\n \"sub_accountid\": \"635976\",\n \"credit\": \"200\"\n }\n ],\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"description\": \"Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.\",\n \"name\": \"JournalEntry\",\n \"user_entered_date\": \"2019-04-20\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://my.freshbooks.com/service/api/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/journal_entries/journal_entries",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"my",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"service",
"api",
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"journal_entries",
"journal_entries"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Add Journal Entry",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"journal_entry\": {\n \"details\": [\n {\n \"sub_accountid\": \"635974\",\n \"debit\": \"200\"\n },\n {\n \"sub_accountid\": \"635976\",\n \"credit\": \"200\"\n }\n ],\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"description\": \"Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.\",\n \"name\": \"JournalEntry\",\n \"user_entered_date\": \"2019-04-20\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://my.freshbooks.com/service/api/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/journal_entries/journal_entries",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"my",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"service",
"api",
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"journal_entries",
"journal_entries"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gOXkNBDAcPPVUMTBBRXUcIWQpME18AXwcKQkUYFAZLXEUWAgcVHQdKVB8HAlFWUFEFUQtSAQ4HAwBRAU0CVgBORlRVBFEAWVFRXFQDBFdWB10TGlUDChAHbQ=="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:46:24 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "X-Frame-Options",
"value": "SAMEORIGIN"
},
{
"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 18:46:24 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17363-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 \"journal_entry\": {\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"description\": \"Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.\",\n \"details\": [\n {\n \"credit\": null,\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"debit\": \"200\",\n \"description\": \"Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.\",\n \"detailid\": 1313598,\n \"id\": 1313598,\n \"name\": \"JournalEntry\",\n \"sub_accountid\": 635974,\n \"user_entered_date\": \"2019-04-20\"\n },\n {\n \"credit\": \"200\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"debit\": null,\n \"description\": \"Here is a basic description of the journal entry made.\",\n \"detailid\": 1313600,\n \"id\": 1313600,\n \"name\": \"JournalEntry\",\n \"sub_accountid\": 635976,\n \"user_entered_date\": \"2019-04-20\"\n }\n ],\n \"entryid\": 629310,\n \"id\": 629310,\n \"name\": \"JournalEntry\",\n \"user_entered_date\": \"2019-04-20\"\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
