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VB6 / New FreshBooks / Create Task

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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.

' {
'   "task": {
'     "name": "Saving the planet",
'     "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
'     "rate": {
'       "amount": "50.00",
'       "code": "USD"
'     }
'   }
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("task.name","Saving the planet")
success = json.UpdateString("task.description","Hourly rate for doing positive things")
success = json.UpdateString("task.rate.amount","50.00")
success = json.UpdateString("task.rate.code","USD")

' 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://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks","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": {
'       "task": {
'         "billable": true,
'         "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
'         "id": 74830,
'         "name": "Saving the planet",
'         "rate": {
'           "amount": "50.00",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "taskid": 74830,
'         "tax1": 0,
'         "tax2": 0,
'         "tdesc": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
'         "tname": "Saving the planet",
'         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:39:06",
'         "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 Billable As Long
Billable = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.task.billable")
Dim Description As String
Description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.description")
Dim Id As Long
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.id")
Dim Name As String
Name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.name")
Dim Amount As String
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.rate.amount")
Dim Code As String
Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.rate.code")
Dim Taskid As Long
Taskid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.taskid")
Dim Tax1 As Long
Tax1 = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax1")
Dim Tax2 As Long
Tax2 = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax2")
Dim Tdesc As String
Tdesc = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.tdesc")
Dim Tname As String
Tname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.tname")
Dim Updated As String
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.task.updated")
Dim Vis_state As Long
Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.vis_state")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "task": {
   "name": "Saving the planet",
   "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
   "rate": {
   		"amount": "50.00",
   		"code": "USD"
		}
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Task",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
          "pm.environment.set(\"taskId\", jsonData.response.result.task.taskid);"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"task\": {\n   \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n   \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n   \"rate\": {\n   \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n   \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "projects",
        "tasks"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create Task",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"task\": {\n   \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n   \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n   \"rate\": {\n   \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n   \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "projects",
            "tasks"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gUQ1lZBwUXEQoWWRFTSxYeA0kJTwBQAlBcBgNVV1EABwFTWFQOHQZRVB0UB1RTBQdRUQhVCQoCCgFUAEMdB1IOF1Nq"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:06 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 18:39:06 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            \"task\": {\n                \"billable\": true,\n                \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"id\": 74830,\n                \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n                \"rate\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"50.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"taskid\": 74830,\n                \"tax1\": 0,\n                \"tax2\": 0,\n                \"tdesc\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"tname\": \"Saving the planet\",\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:39:06\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}