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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

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/pdf")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}/pdf",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response status code = " & http.LastStatus)
Debug.WriteLine(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Accept: application/pdf"
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}/pdf

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Download Invoice PDF",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/pdf"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}/pdf",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "invoices",
        "invoices",
        "{{invoiceId}}",
        "pdf"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}