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

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
Local $bSuccess

; 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
;   }
; }

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

; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$oHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
$oHttp.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

Local $oResp = $oHttp.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles","application/json",$oJson)
If ($oHttp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oResp.StatusCode & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oResp.BodyStr & @CRLF)

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": [
  ]
}