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VB6 / New FreshBooks / Update Expense

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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.

' {
'   "expense": {
'     "vendor": "WestJet"
'   }
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("expense.vendor","WestJet")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
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": {
'       "expense": {
'         "account_name": "",
'         "accountid": null,
'         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
'         "amount": {
'           "amount": "79.73",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "background_jobid": null,
'         "bank_name": "",
'         "categoryid": 2003174,
'         "clientid": 0,
'         "compounded_tax": false,
'         "date": "2019-04-24",
'         "expenseid": 1825568,
'         "ext_invoiceid": 0,
'         "ext_systemid": 0,
'         "from_bulk_import": false,
'         "has_receipt": true,
'         "id": 1825568,
'         "include_receipt": false,
'         "invoiceid": null,
'         "is_cogs": false,
'         "isduplicate": true,
'         "markup_percent": "0",
'         "notes": "Purchased Gasoline for deliveries",
'         "profileid": null,
'         "projectid": 0,
'         "staffid": 1,
'         "status": 0,
'         "taxAmount1": {
'           "amount": "9.17",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "taxAmount2": null,
'         "taxName1": "other tax",
'         "taxName2": null,
'         "taxPercent1": "13",
'         "taxPercent2": null,
'         "transactionid": null,
'         "updated": "2019-05-08 16:03:24",
'         "vendor": "WestJet",
'         "vis_state": 0
'       }
'     }
'   }
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

Dim Account_name As String
Account_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.account_name")
Dim Accountid As String
Accountid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.accountid")
Dim Accounting_systemid As String
Accounting_systemid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.accounting_systemid")
Dim Amount As String
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.amount.amount")
Dim Code As String
Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.amount.code")
Dim Background_jobid As String
Background_jobid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.background_jobid")
Dim Bank_name As String
Bank_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.bank_name")
Dim Categoryid As Long
Categoryid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.categoryid")
Dim Clientid As Long
Clientid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.clientid")
Dim Compounded_tax As Long
Compounded_tax = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.compounded_tax")
Dim Date As String
Date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.date")
Dim Expenseid As Long
Expenseid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.expenseid")
Dim Ext_invoiceid As Long
Ext_invoiceid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.ext_invoiceid")
Dim Ext_systemid As Long
Ext_systemid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.ext_systemid")
Dim From_bulk_import As Long
From_bulk_import = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.from_bulk_import")
Dim Has_receipt As Long
Has_receipt = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.has_receipt")
Dim Id As Long
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.id")
Dim Include_receipt As Long
Include_receipt = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.include_receipt")
Dim Invoiceid As String
Invoiceid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.invoiceid")
Dim Is_cogs As Long
Is_cogs = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.is_cogs")
Dim Isduplicate As Long
Isduplicate = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.expense.isduplicate")
Dim Markup_percent As String
Markup_percent = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.markup_percent")
Dim Notes As String
Notes = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.notes")
Dim Profileid As String
Profileid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.profileid")
Dim Projectid As Long
Projectid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.projectid")
Dim Staffid As Long
Staffid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.staffid")
Dim Status As Long
Status = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.status")
Dim TaxAmount1Amount As String
TaxAmount1Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxAmount1.amount")
Dim TaxAmount1Code As String
TaxAmount1Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxAmount1.code")
Dim TaxAmount2 As String
TaxAmount2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxAmount2")
Dim TaxName1 As String
TaxName1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxName1")
Dim TaxName2 As String
TaxName2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxName2")
Dim TaxPercent1 As String
TaxPercent1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxPercent1")
Dim TaxPercent2 As String
TaxPercent2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.taxPercent2")
Dim Transactionid As String
Transactionid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.transactionid")
Dim Updated As String
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.updated")
Dim Vendor As String
Vendor = jResp.StringOf("response.result.expense.vendor")
Dim Vis_state As Long
Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.expense.vis_state")

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "expense": {
    "vendor": "WestJet"
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Expense",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"expense\": {\n    \"vendor\": \"WestJet\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "expenses",
        "expenses",
        "{{expenseId}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update Expense",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"expense\": {\n    \"vendor\": \"WestJet\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "expenses",
            "expenses",
            "{{expenseId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gBSUZWDBUGEQoHQBJdVkdXEUkJTQFPAVRRDwZYUFsNAAZXVlQOBARKUAcaEVJWUAEHUwtUXl0GUAdSCAcTTVUDCEVSPA=="
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
          "value": "20"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
          "value": "1557345847"
        },
        {
          "key": "Retry-After",
          "value": "42"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 08 May 2018 20:03:24 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, 08 May 2019 20:03:24 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-mdw17361-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            \"expense\": {\n                \"account_name\": \"\",\n                \"accountid\": null,\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"amount\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"79.73\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"background_jobid\": null,\n                \"bank_name\": \"\",\n                \"categoryid\": 2003174,\n                \"clientid\": 0,\n                \"compounded_tax\": false,\n                \"date\": \"2019-04-24\",\n                \"expenseid\": 1825568,\n                \"ext_invoiceid\": 0,\n                \"ext_systemid\": 0,\n                \"from_bulk_import\": false,\n                \"has_receipt\": true,\n                \"id\": 1825568,\n                \"include_receipt\": false,\n                \"invoiceid\": null,\n                \"is_cogs\": false,\n                \"isduplicate\": true,\n                \"markup_percent\": \"0\",\n                \"notes\": \"Purchased Gasoline for deliveries\",\n                \"profileid\": null,\n                \"projectid\": 0,\n                \"staffid\": 1,\n                \"status\": 0,\n                \"taxAmount1\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"9.17\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"taxAmount2\": null,\n                \"taxName1\": \"other tax\",\n                \"taxName2\": null,\n                \"taxPercent1\": \"13\",\n                \"taxPercent2\": null,\n                \"transactionid\": null,\n                \"updated\": \"2019-05-08 16:03:24\",\n                \"vendor\": \"WestJet\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}