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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "expense_profile": {
    //     "frequency": "m",
    //     "profileid": null,
    //     "start_date": "2019-01-13",
    //     "end_date": null,
    //     "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
    //     "is_cogs": false,
    //     "amount": {
    //       "amount": "100",
    //       "code": "CAD"
    //     },
    //     "notes": null,
    //     "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
    //     "staffid": 1,
    //     "author_name": null,
    //     "taxName1": "HST",
    //     "taxName2": null,
    //     "taxAmount1": {
    //       "amount": "11.5",
    //       "code": "CAD"
    //     },
    //     "taxPercent1": 13,
    //     "taxPercent2": null,
    //     "markup_percent": null,
    //     "from_bulk_import": false,
    //     "categoryid": "4723650",
    //     "clientid": null
    //   }
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.frequency","m");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.profileid");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.start_date","2019-01-13");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.end_date");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.next_issue_date","2019-01-13");
    json.UpdateBool("expense_profile.is_cogs",false);
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.amount.amount","100");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.amount.code","CAD");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.notes");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.vendor","Recurring Expenses Inc.");
    json.UpdateInt("expense_profile.staffid",1);
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.author_name");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxName1","HST");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.taxName2");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxAmount1.amount","11.5");
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxAmount1.code","CAD");
    json.UpdateInt("expense_profile.taxPercent1",13);
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.taxPercent2");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.markup_percent");
    json.UpdateBool("expense_profile.from_bulk_import",false);
    json.UpdateString("expense_profile.categoryid","4723650");
    json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.clientid");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, String.valueOf(resp.get_StatusCode()));
    Log.i(TAG, resp.bodyStr());


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "expense_profile": {
        "frequency": "m",
        "profileid": null,
        "start_date": "2019-01-13",
        "end_date": null,
        "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
        "is_cogs": false,
        "amount": {
            "amount": "100",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "notes": null,
        "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
        "staffid": 1,
        "author_name": null,
        "taxName1": "HST",
        "taxName2": null,
        "taxAmount1": {
            "amount": "11.5",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "taxPercent1": 13,
        "taxPercent2": null,
        "markup_percent": null,
        "from_bulk_import": false,
        "categoryid": "4723650",
        "clientid": null
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Recurring Expense",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"expense_profile\": {\n        \"frequency\": \"m\",\n        \"profileid\": null,\n        \"start_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"end_date\": null,\n        \"next_issue_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"is_cogs\": false,\n        \"amount\": {\n            \"amount\": \"100\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"notes\": null,\n        \"vendor\": \"Recurring Expenses Inc.\",\n        \"staffid\": 1,\n        \"author_name\": null,\n        \"taxName1\": \"HST\",\n        \"taxName2\": null,\n        \"taxAmount1\": {\n            \"amount\": \"11.5\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"taxPercent1\": 13,\n        \"taxPercent2\": null,\n        \"markup_percent\": null,\n        \"from_bulk_import\": false,\n        \"categoryid\": \"4723650\",\n        \"clientid\": null\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "expense_profiles",
        "expense_profiles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}