VB6 / New FreshBooks / Update Expense with Receipt
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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": {
' "transactionid": null,
' "status": null,
' "has_receipt": false,
' "always_remember": false,
' "is_cogs": false,
' "account_name": null,
' "include_receipt": false,
' "amount": {
' "amount": "79.73",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "notes": "Purchased Gasoline for deliveries",
' "vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
' "date": "2019-05-23",
' "staffid": 1,
' "author_name": null,
' "taxName1": "other tax",
' "taxName2": null,
' "taxAmount1": {
' "amount": "9.17",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "taxPercent1": 13,
' "taxPercent2": null,
' "markup_percent": null,
' "invoiceid": null,
' "attachment": {
' "jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA",
' "media_type": "image/png",
' "expenseid": null
' },
' "categoryid": "2003174",
' "clientid": null
' }
' }
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.transactionid")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.status")
success = json.UpdateBool("expense.has_receipt",0)
success = json.UpdateBool("expense.always_remember",0)
success = json.UpdateBool("expense.is_cogs",0)
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.account_name")
success = json.UpdateBool("expense.include_receipt",0)
success = json.UpdateString("expense.amount.amount","79.73")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.amount.code","USD")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.notes","Purchased Gasoline for deliveries")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.vendor","Shell Gas Station")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.date","2019-05-23")
success = json.UpdateInt("expense.staffid",1)
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.author_name")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.taxName1","other tax")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.taxName2")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.taxAmount1.amount","9.17")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.taxAmount1.code","USD")
success = json.UpdateInt("expense.taxPercent1",13)
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.taxPercent2")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.markup_percent")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.invoiceid")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.attachment.jwt","eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.attachment.media_type","image/png")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.attachment.expenseid")
success = json.UpdateString("expense.categoryid","2003174")
success = json.UpdateNull("expense.clientid")
' 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}}?include%5B%5D=attachment",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"expense": {
"transactionid": null,
"status": null,
"has_receipt": false,
"always_remember": false,
"is_cogs": false,
"account_name": null,
"include_receipt": false,
"amount": {
"amount": "79.73",
"code": "USD"
},
"notes": "Purchased Gasoline for deliveries",
"vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
"date": "2019-05-23",
"staffid": 1,
"author_name": null,
"taxName1": "other tax",
"taxName2": null,
"taxAmount1": {
"amount": "9.17",
"code": "USD"
},
"taxPercent1": 13,
"taxPercent2": null,
"markup_percent": null,
"invoiceid": null,
"attachment": {
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA",
"media_type": "image/png",
"expenseid": null
},
"categoryid": "2003174",
"clientid": null
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}?include%5B%5D=attachment
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update Expense with Receipt",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"expense\": {\n \"transactionid\": null,\n \"status\": null,\n \"has_receipt\": false,\n \"always_remember\": false,\n \"is_cogs\": false,\n \"account_name\": null,\n \"include_receipt\": false,\n \"amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"79.73\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"notes\": \"Purchased Gasoline for deliveries\",\n \"vendor\": \"Shell Gas Station\",\n \"date\": \"2019-05-23\",\n \"staffid\": 1,\n \"author_name\": null,\n \"taxName1\": \"other tax\",\n \"taxName2\": null,\n \"taxAmount1\": {\n \"amount\": \"9.17\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taxPercent1\": 13,\n \"taxPercent2\": null,\n \"markup_percent\": null,\n \"invoiceid\": null,\n \"attachment\": {\n \"jwt\": \"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA\",\n \"media_type\": \"image/png\",\n \"expenseid\": null\n },\n \"categoryid\": \"2003174\",\n \"clientid\": null\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}?include%5B%5D=attachment",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"expenses",
"expenses",
"{{expenseId}}"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "include%5B%5D",
"value": "attachment"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}
