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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 Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "bill": {
'     "vis_state": 1
'   }
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateInt("bill.vis_state",1)

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bills/bills/{{billId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "response": {
'     "result": {
'       "bill": {
'         "amount": {
'           "amount": "5.00",
'           "code": "CAD"
'         },
'         "attachment": null,
'         "bill_number": null,
'         "bill_payments": [
'         ],
'         "created_at": "2020-10-07 21:33:27",
'         "currency_code": "CAD",
'         "due_date": "2020-11-06",
'         "due_offset_days": 30,
'         "id": 3,
'         "issue_date": "2020-10-07",
'         "language": "en",
'         "lines": [
'           {
'             "amount": {
'               "amount": "5.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             },
'             "category": {
'               "category": "Advertising",
'               "categoryid": 65688,
'               "created_at": "2016-11-17 14:22:35",
'               "id": 65688,
'               "is_cogs": true,
'               "is_editable": false,
'               "parentid": null,
'               "updated_at": "2020-08-14 12:52:33",
'               "vis_state": 0
'             },
'             "description": "Food",
'             "id": 5,
'             "list_index": 1,
'             "quantity": "1",
'             "tax_amount1": null,
'             "tax_amount2": null,
'             "tax_authorityid1": null,
'             "tax_authorityid2": null,
'             "tax_name1": null,
'             "tax_name2": null,
'             "tax_percent1": null,
'             "tax_percent2": null,
'             "total_amount": {
'               "amount": "5.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             },
'             "unit_cost": {
'               "amount": "5.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             }
'           },
'           {
'             "amount": {
'               "amount": "0.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             },
'             "category": {
'               "category": "Advertising",
'               "categoryid": 65688,
'               "created_at": "2016-11-17 14:22:35",
'               "id": 65688,
'               "is_cogs": true,
'               "is_editable": false,
'               "parentid": null,
'               "updated_at": "2020-08-14 12:52:33",
'               "vis_state": 0
'             },
'             "description": null,
'             "id": 7,
'             "list_index": 2,
'             "quantity": "1",
'             "tax_amount1": null,
'             "tax_amount2": null,
'             "tax_authorityid1": null,
'             "tax_authorityid2": null,
'             "tax_name1": null,
'             "tax_name2": null,
'             "tax_percent1": null,
'             "tax_percent2": null,
'             "total_amount": {
'               "amount": "0.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             },
'             "unit_cost": {
'               "amount": "0.00",
'               "code": "CAD"
'             }
'           }
'         ],
'         "outstanding": {
'           "amount": "5.00",
'           "code": "CAD"
'         },
'         "overall_category": "Advertising",
'         "overall_description": "Food",
'         "paid": {
'           "amount": "0.00",
'           "code": "CAD"
'         },
'         "status": "unpaid",
'         "tax_amount": {
'           "amount": "0.00",
'           "code": "CAD"
'         },
'         "total_amount": {
'           "amount": "5.00",
'           "code": "CAD"
'         },
'         "updated_at": "2020-10-09 15:41:35",
'         "vis_state": 1
'       }
'     }
'   }
' }

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



Dim amountAmount As String
Dim amountCode As String
Dim Category As String
Dim Categoryid As Integer
Dim categoryCreated_at As String
Dim categoryId As Integer
Dim Is_cogs As Boolean
Dim Is_editable As Boolean
Dim Parentid As String
Dim categoryUpdated_at As String
Dim categoryVis_state As Integer
Dim description As String
Dim id As Integer
Dim list_index As Integer
Dim quantity As String
Dim tax_amount1 As String
Dim tax_amount2 As String
Dim tax_authorityid1 As String
Dim tax_authorityid2 As String
Dim tax_name1 As String
Dim tax_name2 As String
Dim tax_percent1 As String
Dim tax_percent2 As String
Dim total_amountAmount As String
Dim total_amountCode As String
Dim unit_costAmount As String
Dim unit_costCode As String

Dim Amount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.amount.amount")
Dim Code As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.amount.code")
Dim Attachment As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.attachment")
Dim Bill_number As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.bill_number")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.created_at")
Dim Currency_code As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.currency_code")
Dim Due_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.due_date")
Dim Due_offset_days As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.due_offset_days")
Dim Id As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.id")
Dim Issue_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.issue_date")
Dim Language As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.language")
Dim OutstandingAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.outstanding.amount")
Dim OutstandingCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.outstanding.code")
Dim Overall_category As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.overall_category")
Dim Overall_description As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.overall_description")
Dim PaidAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.paid.amount")
Dim PaidCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.paid.code")
Dim Status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.status")
Dim Tax_amountAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.tax_amount.amount")
Dim Tax_amountCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.tax_amount.code")
Dim Total_amountAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.total_amount.amount")
Dim Total_amountCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.total_amount.code")
Dim Updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.updated_at")
Dim Vis_state As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.vis_state")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.bill.bill_payments")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.bill.lines")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    amountAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].amount.amount")
    amountCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].amount.code")
    Category = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.category")
    Categoryid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.categoryid")
    categoryCreated_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.created_at")
    categoryId = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.id")
    Is_cogs = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.is_cogs")
    Is_editable = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.is_editable")
    Parentid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.parentid")
    categoryUpdated_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.updated_at")
    categoryVis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].category.vis_state")
    description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].description")
    id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].id")
    list_index = jResp.IntOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].list_index")
    quantity = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].quantity")
    tax_amount1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_amount1")
    tax_amount2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_amount2")
    tax_authorityid1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_authorityid1")
    tax_authorityid2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_authorityid2")
    tax_name1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_name1")
    tax_name2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_name2")
    tax_percent1 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_percent1")
    tax_percent2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].tax_percent2")
    total_amountAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].total_amount.amount")
    total_amountCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].total_amount.code")
    unit_costAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].unit_cost.amount")
    unit_costCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.bill.lines[i].unit_cost.code")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "bill": {
        "vis_state": 1
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bills/bills/{{billId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete Bill",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"bill\": {\n        \"vis_state\": 1\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bills/bills/{{billId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "bills",
        "bills",
        "{{billId}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Delete Bill",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"bill\": {\n        \"vis_state\": 1\n    }\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bills/bills/{{billId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "bills",
            "bills",
            "{{billId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:41:35 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gGWFpfEVwBC1wOGk4IFAQcAFEJUQRSA1pVAwZTUlYJAgdIVVQbEwRfUAMGBgRUWlAIUwBQXAAWHlUEVRJUPA=="
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Security-Policy",
          "value": "default-src 'self'"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Security-Policy",
          "value": "default-src 'self'"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31556926; includeSubDomains; preload"
        },
        {
          "key": "Referrer-Policy",
          "value": "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
          "value": "600"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
          "value": "599"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
          "value": "1602258156"
        },
        {
          "key": "Retry-After",
          "value": "60"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Alt-Svc",
          "value": "h3-Q050=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q046=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q043=\":443\"; ma=2592000,quic=\":443\"; ma=2592000; v=\"46,43\""
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"response\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"bill\": {\n                \"amount\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"attachment\": null,\n                \"bill_number\": null,\n                \"bill_payments\": [],\n                \"created_at\": \"2020-10-07 21:33:27\",\n                \"currency_code\": \"CAD\",\n                \"due_date\": \"2020-11-06\",\n                \"due_offset_days\": 30,\n                \"id\": 3,\n                \"issue_date\": \"2020-10-07\",\n                \"language\": \"en\",\n                \"lines\": [\n                    {\n                        \"amount\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        },\n                        \"category\": {\n                            \"category\": \"Advertising\",\n                            \"categoryid\": 65688,\n                            \"created_at\": \"2016-11-17 14:22:35\",\n                            \"id\": 65688,\n                            \"is_cogs\": true,\n                            \"is_editable\": false,\n                            \"parentid\": null,\n                            \"updated_at\": \"2020-08-14 12:52:33\",\n                            \"vis_state\": 0\n                        },\n                        \"description\": \"Food\",\n                        \"id\": 5,\n                        \"list_index\": 1,\n                        \"quantity\": \"1\",\n                        \"tax_amount1\": null,\n                        \"tax_amount2\": null,\n                        \"tax_authorityid1\": null,\n                        \"tax_authorityid2\": null,\n                        \"tax_name1\": null,\n                        \"tax_name2\": null,\n                        \"tax_percent1\": null,\n                        \"tax_percent2\": null,\n                        \"total_amount\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        },\n                        \"unit_cost\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        }\n                    },\n                    {\n                        \"amount\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        },\n                        \"category\": {\n                            \"category\": \"Advertising\",\n                            \"categoryid\": 65688,\n                            \"created_at\": \"2016-11-17 14:22:35\",\n                            \"id\": 65688,\n                            \"is_cogs\": true,\n                            \"is_editable\": false,\n                            \"parentid\": null,\n                            \"updated_at\": \"2020-08-14 12:52:33\",\n                            \"vis_state\": 0\n                        },\n                        \"description\": null,\n                        \"id\": 7,\n                        \"list_index\": 2,\n                        \"quantity\": \"1\",\n                        \"tax_amount1\": null,\n                        \"tax_amount2\": null,\n                        \"tax_authorityid1\": null,\n                        \"tax_authorityid2\": null,\n                        \"tax_name1\": null,\n                        \"tax_name2\": null,\n                        \"tax_percent1\": null,\n                        \"tax_percent2\": null,\n                        \"total_amount\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        },\n                        \"unit_cost\": {\n                            \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                        }\n                    }\n                ],\n                \"outstanding\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"overall_category\": \"Advertising\",\n                \"overall_description\": \"Food\",\n                \"paid\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"status\": \"unpaid\",\n                \"tax_amount\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"total_amount\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"5.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"updated_at\": \"2020-10-09 15:41:35\",\n                \"vis_state\": 1\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}