Chilkat Online Tools

VB.NET / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Invoices

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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.

' {
'   "data": [
'     {
'       "Product_Details": [
'         {
'           "product": {
'             "name": "sample",
'             "id": "{{product_id}}"
'           },
'           "quantity": 1
'         }
'       ],
'       "Invoice_Date": "2021-01-21",
'       "Account_Name": {
'         "name": "Zylker",
'         "id": "{{account_id}}"
'       },
'       "Sales_Order": {
'         "name": "SalesOrder1001",
'         "id": "{{sales_order_id}}"
'       },
'       "Subject": "Invoice101",
'       "Contact_Name": {
'         "name": "Patricia Boyle",
'         "id": "{{contact_id}}"
'       }
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("data[0].Product_Details[0].product.name","sample")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Product_Details[0].product.id","{{product_id}}")
json.UpdateInt("data[0].Product_Details[0].quantity",1)
json.UpdateString("data[0].Invoice_Date","2021-01-21")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Account_Name.name","Zylker")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Account_Name.id","{{account_id}}")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Sales_Order.name","SalesOrder1001")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Sales_Order.id","{{sales_order_id}}")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Subject","Invoice101")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Contact_Name.name","Patricia Boyle")
json.UpdateString("data[0].Contact_Name.id","{{contact_id}}")

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

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/crm/v2/Invoices/upsert","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "data": [
        {
            "Product_Details": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "name": "sample",
                        "id": "{{product_id}}"
                    },
                    "quantity": 1
                }
            ],
            "Invoice_Date": "2021-01-21",
            "Account_Name": {
                "name": "Zylker",
                "id": "{{account_id}}"
            },
            "Sales_Order": {
                "name": "SalesOrder1001",
                "id": "{{sales_order_id}}"
            },
            "Subject": "Invoice101",
            "Contact_Name": {
                "name": "Patricia Boyle",
                "id": "{{contact_id}}"
            }
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Invoices/upsert

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Invoices",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"data\": [\n        {\n            \"Product_Details\": [\n                {\n                    \"product\": {\n                        \"name\": \"sample\",\n                        \"id\": \"{{product_id}}\"\n                    },\n                    \"quantity\": 1\n                }\n            ],\n            \"Invoice_Date\": \"2021-01-21\",\n            \"Account_Name\": {\n                \"name\": \"Zylker\",\n                \"id\": \"{{account_id}}\"\n            },\n            \"Sales_Order\": {\n                \"name\": \"SalesOrder1001\",\n                \"id\": \"{{sales_order_id}}\"\n            },\n            \"Subject\": \"Invoice101\",\n            \"Contact_Name\": {\n                \"name\": \"Patricia Boyle\",\n                \"id\": \"{{contact_id}}\"\n            }\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Invoices/upsert",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Invoices",
        "upsert"
      ]
    },
    "description": "To add new entities to the invoices module."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}