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VB6 / easybill REST API / 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.

' {
'   "name": "<string>",
'   "status": "PROCESSING",
'   "category": null,
'   "category_custom": null,
'   "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "customer_id": null,
'   "description": null,
'   "document_id": null,
'   "end_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "finish_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "id": "<long>",
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "position_id": null,
'   "priority": "NORMAL",
'   "project_id": null,
'   "start_at": null,
'   "status_percent": null
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("name","<string>")
success = json.UpdateString("status","PROCESSING")
success = json.UpdateNull("category")
success = json.UpdateNull("category_custom")
success = json.UpdateString("created_at","<dateTime>")
success = json.UpdateNull("customer_id")
success = json.UpdateNull("description")
success = json.UpdateNull("document_id")
success = json.UpdateString("end_at","<dateTime>")
success = json.UpdateString("finish_at","<dateTime>")
success = json.UpdateString("id","<long>")
success = json.UpdateString("login_id","<long>")
success = json.UpdateNull("position_id")
success = json.UpdateString("priority","NORMAL")
success = json.UpdateNull("project_id")
success = json.UpdateNull("start_at")
success = json.UpdateNull("status_percent")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","{{apiKey}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/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)

' {
'   "name": "<string>",
'   "status": "PROCESSING",
'   "category": null,
'   "category_custom": null,
'   "created_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "customer_id": null,
'   "description": null,
'   "document_id": null,
'   "end_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "finish_at": "<dateTime>",
'   "id": "<long>",
'   "login_id": "<long>",
'   "position_id": null,
'   "priority": "NORMAL",
'   "project_id": null,
'   "start_at": null,
'   "status_percent": null
' }

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

Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim status As String
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
Dim category As String
category = jResp.StringOf("category")
Dim category_custom As String
category_custom = jResp.StringOf("category_custom")
Dim created_at As String
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
Dim customer_id As String
customer_id = jResp.StringOf("customer_id")
Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim document_id As String
document_id = jResp.StringOf("document_id")
Dim end_at As String
end_at = jResp.StringOf("end_at")
Dim finish_at As String
finish_at = jResp.StringOf("finish_at")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim login_id As String
login_id = jResp.StringOf("login_id")
Dim position_id As String
position_id = jResp.StringOf("position_id")
Dim priority As String
priority = jResp.StringOf("priority")
Dim project_id As String
project_id = jResp.StringOf("project_id")
Dim start_at As String
start_at = jResp.StringOf("start_at")
Dim status_percent As String
status_percent = jResp.StringOf("status_percent")

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: {{apiKey}}"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Accept: application/json"
	-d '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "status": "PROCESSING",
  "category": null,
  "category_custom": null,
  "created_at": "<dateTime>",
  "customer_id": null,
  "description": null,
  "document_id": null,
  "end_at": "<dateTime>",
  "finish_at": "<dateTime>",
  "id": "<long>",
  "login_id": "<long>",
  "position_id": null,
  "priority": "NORMAL",
  "project_id": null,
  "start_at": null,
  "status_percent": null
}'
https://api.easybill.de/rest/v1/tasks

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create task",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"status\": \"PROCESSING\",\n  \"category\": null,\n  \"category_custom\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"customer_id\": null,\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"document_id\": null,\n  \"end_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"finish_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"position_id\": null,\n  \"priority\": \"NORMAL\",\n  \"project_id\": null,\n  \"start_at\": null,\n  \"status_percent\": null\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "headerFamily": "json",
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "tasks"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful operation",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"status\": \"PROCESSING\",\n  \"category\": null,\n  \"category_custom\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"customer_id\": null,\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"document_id\": null,\n  \"end_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"finish_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"position_id\": null,\n  \"priority\": \"NORMAL\",\n  \"project_id\": null,\n  \"start_at\": null,\n  \"status_percent\": null\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "tasks"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"status\": \"PROCESSING\",\n  \"category\": null,\n  \"category_custom\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"customer_id\": null,\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"document_id\": null,\n  \"end_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"finish_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"position_id\": null,\n  \"priority\": \"NORMAL\",\n  \"project_id\": null,\n  \"start_at\": null,\n  \"status_percent\": null\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Too Many Requests",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: apikey",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<API Key>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"status\": \"PROCESSING\",\n  \"category\": null,\n  \"category_custom\": null,\n  \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"customer_id\": null,\n  \"description\": null,\n  \"document_id\": null,\n  \"end_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"finish_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"login_id\": \"<long>\",\n  \"position_id\": null,\n  \"priority\": \"NORMAL\",\n  \"project_id\": null,\n  \"start_at\": null,\n  \"status_percent\": null\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "headerFamily": "json",
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/tasks",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "tasks"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Too Many Requests",
      "code": 429,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}