VB.NET / New FreshBooks / Update Invoice w/ Expense
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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.
' {
' "invoice": {
' "lines": [
' {
' "type": 1,
' "description": "Gas",
' "expenseid": 123,
' "taxName1": "",
' "taxAmount1": 0,
' "name": "Updated Expense",
' "qty": 1,
' "taxName2": "",
' "taxAmount2": 0,
' "unit_cost": {
' "amount": "120.00",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' }
' ]
' }
' }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].type",1)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].description","Gas")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].expenseid",123)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName1","")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount1",0)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].name","Updated Expense")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].qty",1)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName2","")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount2",0)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","120.00")
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.code","USD")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",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": {
' "invoice": {
' "accountid": "wkMd2g",
' "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
' "address": "",
' "amount": {
' "amount": "120.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "auto_bill": false,
' "autobill_status": null,
' "basecampid": 0,
' "city": "Toronto",
' "code": "M6P 3T1",
' "country": "Canada",
' "create_date": "2019-04-20",
' "created_at": "2019-06-25 15:16:42",
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "current_organization": "Kevin's Cashmere",
' "customerid": 151486,
' "date_paid": null,
' "deposit_amount": null,
' "deposit_percentage": null,
' "deposit_status": "none",
' "description": "Gas",
' "discount_description": null,
' "discount_total": {
' "amount": "0.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "discount_value": "0",
' "display_status": "draft",
' "dispute_status": null,
' "due_date": "2019-04-20",
' "due_offset_days": 0,
' "estimateid": 0,
' "ext_archive": 0,
' "fname": "Kevin",
' "fulfillment_date": null,
' "generation_date": null,
' "gmail": false,
' "id": 152844,
' "invoice_number": "0000048",
' "invoiceid": 152844,
' "language": "en",
' "last_order_status": null,
' "lname": "Cashmere",
' "notes": "",
' "organization": "Kevin's Cashmere",
' "outstanding": {
' "amount": "120.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "ownerid": 31004,
' "paid": {
' "amount": "0.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "parent": 0,
' "payment_details": "",
' "payment_status": "unpaid",
' "po_number": null,
' "province": "Ontario",
' "return_uri": null,
' "sentid": 31004,
' "show_attachments": true,
' "status": 1,
' "street": "1655 Dupont St. W.",
' "street2": "",
' "template": "clean-grouped",
' "terms": "",
' "updated": "2019-06-25 15:20:32",
' "v3_status": "draft",
' "vat_name": "",
' "vat_number": "",
' "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 Date_paid As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim Accountid As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accountid")
Dim Accounting_systemid As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accounting_systemid")
Dim Address As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.address")
Dim Amount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.amount")
Dim Code As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.code")
Dim Auto_bill As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.auto_bill")
Dim Autobill_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.autobill_status")
Dim Basecampid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.basecampid")
Dim City As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.city")
Dim InvoiceCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.code")
Dim Country As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.country")
Dim Create_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.create_date")
Dim Created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.created_at")
Dim Currency_code As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.currency_code")
Dim Current_organization As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.current_organization")
Dim Customerid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.customerid")
jResp.DtOf("response.result.invoice.date_paid",False,Date_paid)
Dim Deposit_amount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_amount")
Dim Deposit_percentage As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_percentage")
Dim Deposit_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_status")
Dim Description As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.description")
Dim Discount_description As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_description")
Dim Discount_totalAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.amount")
Dim Discount_totalCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.code")
Dim Discount_value As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_value")
Dim Display_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.display_status")
Dim Dispute_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.dispute_status")
Dim Due_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.due_date")
Dim Due_offset_days As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.due_offset_days")
Dim Estimateid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.estimateid")
Dim Ext_archive As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ext_archive")
Dim Fname As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fname")
Dim Fulfillment_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fulfillment_date")
Dim Generation_date As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.generation_date")
Dim Gmail As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.gmail")
Dim Id As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.id")
Dim Invoice_number As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.invoice_number")
Dim Invoiceid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.invoiceid")
Dim Language As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.language")
Dim Last_order_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.last_order_status")
Dim Lname As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.lname")
Dim Notes As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.notes")
Dim Organization As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.organization")
Dim OutstandingAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.amount")
Dim OutstandingCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.code")
Dim Ownerid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ownerid")
Dim PaidAmount As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.amount")
Dim PaidCode As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.code")
Dim Parent As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.parent")
Dim Payment_details As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_details")
Dim Payment_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_status")
Dim Po_number As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.po_number")
Dim Province As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.province")
Dim Return_uri As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.return_uri")
Dim Sentid As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.sentid")
Dim Show_attachments As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.show_attachments")
Dim Status As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.status")
Dim Street As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street")
Dim Street2 As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street2")
Dim Template As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.template")
Dim Terms As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.terms")
Dim Updated As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.updated")
Dim V3_status As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.v3_status")
Dim Vat_name As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_name")
Dim Vat_number As String = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_number")
Dim Vis_state As Integer = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.vis_state")
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"invoice": {
"lines": [
{
"type": 1,
"description": "Gas",
"expenseid": {{expenseId}},
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Updated Expense",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "120.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
]
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices",
"{{invoiceId}}"
]
},
"description": "- If the invoice line items have inventory tracking enabled (See Items and Services > Create Item), the relevant inventory amount will be adjusted accordingly when the invoice is updated:\n\t\titem new inventory = item current inventory + delta of invoice line item old quantity and new quantity"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices",
"{{invoiceId}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
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"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
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{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
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},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
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{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
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{
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},
{
"key": "Connection",
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{
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{
"key": "Vary",
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},
{
"key": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"result\": {\n \"invoice\": {\n \"accountid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"address\": \"\",\n \"amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"auto_bill\": false,\n \"autobill_status\": null,\n \"basecampid\": 0,\n \"city\": \"Toronto\",\n \"code\": \"M6P 3T1\",\n \"country\": \"Canada\",\n \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-06-25 15:16:42\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"current_organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"customerid\": 151486,\n \"date_paid\": null,\n \"deposit_amount\": null,\n \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"discount_description\": null,\n \"discount_total\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"discount_value\": \"0\",\n \"display_status\": \"draft\",\n \"dispute_status\": null,\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"due_offset_days\": 0,\n \"estimateid\": 0,\n \"ext_archive\": 0,\n \"fname\": \"Kevin\",\n \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n \"generation_date\": null,\n \"gmail\": false,\n \"id\": 152844,\n \"invoice_number\": \"0000048\",\n \"invoiceid\": 152844,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"last_order_status\": null,\n \"lname\": \"Cashmere\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"outstanding\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"ownerid\": 31004,\n \"paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"parent\": 0,\n \"payment_details\": \"\",\n \"payment_status\": \"unpaid\",\n \"po_number\": null,\n \"province\": \"Ontario\",\n \"return_uri\": null,\n \"sentid\": 31004,\n \"show_attachments\": true,\n \"status\": 1,\n \"street\": \"1655 Dupont St. W.\",\n \"street2\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n \"terms\": \"\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-06-25 15:20:32\",\n \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n \"vat_name\": \"\",\n \"vat_number\": \"\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices",
"{{invoiceId}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
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"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
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{
"key": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
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],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"result\": {\n \"invoice\": {\n \"accountid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"address\": \"\",\n \"amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"auto_bill\": false,\n \"autobill_status\": null,\n \"basecampid\": 0,\n \"city\": \"Toronto\",\n \"code\": \"M6P 3T1\",\n \"country\": \"Canada\",\n \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-06-25 15:16:42\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"current_organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"customerid\": 151486,\n \"date_paid\": null,\n \"deposit_amount\": null,\n \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"discount_description\": null,\n \"discount_total\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"discount_value\": \"0\",\n \"display_status\": \"draft\",\n \"dispute_status\": null,\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"due_offset_days\": 0,\n \"estimateid\": 0,\n \"ext_archive\": 0,\n \"fname\": \"Kevin\",\n \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n \"generation_date\": null,\n \"gmail\": false,\n \"id\": 152844,\n \"invoice_number\": \"0000048\",\n \"invoiceid\": 152844,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"last_order_status\": null,\n \"lname\": \"Cashmere\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"outstanding\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"ownerid\": 31004,\n \"paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"parent\": 0,\n \"payment_details\": \"\",\n \"payment_status\": \"unpaid\",\n \"po_number\": null,\n \"province\": \"Ontario\",\n \"return_uri\": null,\n \"sentid\": 31004,\n \"show_attachments\": true,\n \"status\": 1,\n \"street\": \"1655 Dupont St. W.\",\n \"street2\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n \"terms\": \"\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-06-25 15:20:32\",\n \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n \"vat_name\": \"\",\n \"vat_number\": \"\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
