Android / New FreshBooks / Create Invoice with Expense
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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.
// {
// "invoice": {
// "customerid": 485558,
// "create_date": "2019-06-20",
// "lines": [
// {
// "type": 0,
// "description": "",
// "taxName1": "",
// "taxAmount1": 0,
// "name": "Paperwork",
// "qty": 1,
// "taxName2": "",
// "taxAmount2": 0,
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "5000.00",
// "code": "USD"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": 1,
// "description": "Gas",
// "expenseid": 123,
// "taxName1": "",
// "taxAmount1": 0,
// "name": "Shell Oil",
// "qty": 1,
// "taxName2": "",
// "taxAmount2": 0,
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "120.00",
// "code": "USD"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// }
CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateInt("invoice.customerid",485558);
json.UpdateString("invoice.create_date","2019-06-20");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].type",0);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].description","");
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName1","");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount1",0);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].name","Paperwork");
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","5000.00");
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.code","USD");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].type",1);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].description","Gas");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].expenseid",123);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].taxName1","");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].taxAmount1",0);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].name","Shell Oil");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].qty",1);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].taxName2","");
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].taxAmount2",0);
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].unit_cost.amount","120.00");
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].unit_cost.code","USD");
// 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}}/invoices/invoices","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 '{
"invoice": {
"customerid": 485558,
"create_date": "2019-06-20",
"lines": [
{
"type": 0,
"description": "",
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Paperwork",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "5000.00",
"code": "USD"
}
},
{
"type": 1,
"description": "Gas",
"expenseid": {{expenseId}},
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Shell Oil",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "120.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
]
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Invoice with Expense ",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"invoice\": {\n \"customerid\": 485558,\n \"create_date\": \"2019-06-20\",\n \"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 0,\n \"description\": \"\",\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Paperwork\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"5000.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Shell Oil\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n}\n"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices"
]
},
"description": "Creating invoice with expense.\n\nFirst you will need to create an expense. Once that is created, save the expenseId and add it to the invoice. \n\nWhen adding an expense, make sure you add to the `markup_percent` parameter the amount you want to markup by and set `cogs` to `true` if it is an item you have paid for. "
},
"response": [
]
}
