Python / New FreshBooks / Single Invoice w/ Logo and styles
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import sys
import chilkat2
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = chilkat2.Http()
# 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": 123,
# "create_date": "2019-04-20",
# "lines": [
# {
# "type": 0,
# "description": "",
# "taxName1": "",
# "taxAmount1": 0,
# "name": "Climbing Helmet",
# "qty": 1,
# "taxName2": "",
# "taxAmount2": 0,
# "unit_cost": {
# "amount": "80.00",
# "code": "USD"
# }
# },
# {
# "type": 0,
# "description": "",
# "taxName1": "",
# "taxAmount1": 0,
# "name": "Belay Device",
# "qty": 1,
# "taxName2": "",
# "taxAmount2": 0,
# "unit_cost": {
# "amount": "100.00",
# "code": "USD"
# }
# }
# ],
# "presentation": {
# "image_logo_src": "{{image_logo_src}}",
# "theme_primary_color": "{{theme_primary_color}}",
# "theme_layout": "simple",
# "theme_font_name": "modern"
# }
# }
# }
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateInt("invoice.customerid",123)
json.UpdateString("invoice.create_date","2019-04-20")
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","Climbing Helmet")
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","80.00")
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.code","USD")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].type",0)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].description","")
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].taxName1","")
json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].taxAmount1",0)
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].name","Belay Device")
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","100.00")
json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].unit_cost.code","USD")
json.UpdateString("invoice.presentation.image_logo_src","{{image_logo_src}}")
json.UpdateString("invoice.presentation.theme_primary_color","{{theme_primary_color}}")
json.UpdateString("invoice.presentation.theme_layout","simple")
json.UpdateString("invoice.presentation.theme_font_name","modern")
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices","application/json",json)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
print(http.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
print("Response Header:")
print(resp.Header)
print("Failed.")
sys.exit()
# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
# {
# "response": {
# "result": {
# "invoice": {
# "accountid": "wkMd2g",
# "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
# "address": "",
# "amount": {
# "amount": "180.00",
# "code": "USD"
# },
# "auto_bill": false,
# "autobill_status": null,
# "basecampid": 0,
# "city": "Toronto",
# "code": "M6P 3T1",
# "country": "",
# "create_date": "2019-04-20",
# "created_at": "2019-05-09 16:00:31",
# "currency_code": "USD",
# "current_organization": "Space Is Only Noise",
# "customerid": 92402,
# "date_paid": null,
# "deposit_amount": null,
# "deposit_percentage": null,
# "deposit_status": "none",
# "description": "",
# "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": "Nicholas",
# "fulfillment_date": null,
# "generation_date": null,
# "gmail": false,
# "id": 74880,
# "invoice_number": "0000028",
# "invoiceid": 74880,
# "language": "en",
# "last_order_status": null,
# "lname": "Jaar",
# "notes": "",
# "organization": "Space Is Only Noise",
# "outstanding": {
# "amount": "180.00",
# "code": "USD"
# },
# "ownerid": 1,
# "paid": {
# "amount": "0.00",
# "code": "USD"
# },
# "parent": 0,
# "payment_details": "",
# "payment_status": "unpaid",
# "po_number": null,
# "province": "Ontario",
# "return_uri": null,
# "sentid": 1,
# "show_attachments": true,
# "status": 1,
# "street": "1655 Dupont St. W.",
# "street2": "",
# "template": "clean-grouped",
# "terms": "",
# "updated": "2019-05-09 16:00:31",
# "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
Date_paid = chilkat2.DtObj()
Accountid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accountid")
Accounting_systemid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accounting_systemid")
Address = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.address")
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.amount")
Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.code")
Auto_bill = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.auto_bill")
Autobill_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.autobill_status")
Basecampid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.basecampid")
City = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.city")
InvoiceCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.code")
Country = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.country")
Create_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.create_date")
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.created_at")
Currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.currency_code")
Current_organization = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.current_organization")
Customerid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.customerid")
jResp.DtOf("response.result.invoice.date_paid",False,Date_paid)
Deposit_amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_amount")
Deposit_percentage = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_percentage")
Deposit_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_status")
Description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.description")
Discount_description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_description")
Discount_totalAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.amount")
Discount_totalCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.code")
Discount_value = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_value")
Display_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.display_status")
Dispute_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.dispute_status")
Due_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.due_date")
Due_offset_days = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.due_offset_days")
Estimateid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.estimateid")
Ext_archive = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ext_archive")
Fname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fname")
Fulfillment_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fulfillment_date")
Generation_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.generation_date")
Gmail = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.gmail")
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.id")
Invoice_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.invoice_number")
Invoiceid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.invoiceid")
Language = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.language")
Last_order_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.last_order_status")
Lname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.lname")
Notes = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.notes")
Organization = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.organization")
OutstandingAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.amount")
OutstandingCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.code")
Ownerid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ownerid")
PaidAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.amount")
PaidCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.code")
Parent = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.parent")
Payment_details = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_details")
Payment_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_status")
Po_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.po_number")
Province = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.province")
Return_uri = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.return_uri")
Sentid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.sentid")
Show_attachments = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.show_attachments")
Status = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.status")
Street = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street")
Street2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street2")
Template = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.template")
Terms = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.terms")
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.updated")
V3_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.v3_status")
Vat_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_name")
Vat_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_number")
Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.vis_state")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"invoice": {
"customerid": {{customerId}},
"create_date": "2019-04-20",
"lines": [
{
"type": 0,
"description": "",
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Climbing Helmet",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "80.00",
"code": "USD"
}
},
{
"type": 0,
"description": "",
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Belay Device",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "100.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
],
"presentation": {
"image_logo_src": {{imgSrc}},
"theme_primary_color": {{themeColor}},
"theme_layout": "simple",
"theme_font_name": "modern"
}
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Single Invoice w/ Logo and styles",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"pm.environment.set(\"invoiceId\", jsonData.response.result.invoice.id)",
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"customerid\": {{customerId}},\n\t\t\"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"type\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxName1\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxAmount1\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Climbing Helmet\",\n\t\t\t\t\"qty\": 1,\n\t\t\t\t\"taxName2\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxAmount2\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"unit_cost\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"amount\": \"80.00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"type\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxName1\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxAmount1\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Belay Device\",\n\t\t\t\t\"qty\": 1,\n\t\t\t\t\"taxName2\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\"taxAmount2\": 0,\n\t\t\t\t\"unit_cost\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"amount\": \"100.00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t],\n\t\t\"presentation\": {\n\t\t\t\"image_logo_src\": {{imgSrc}},\n\t\t\t \"theme_primary_color\": {{themeColor}},\n\t\t\t \"theme_layout\": \"simple\",\n\t\t\t \"theme_font_name\": \"modern\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "include%5B%5D",
"value": "presentation",
"disabled": true
}
]
},
"description": "Define invoice logo and styles by passing in `presentation` object with the fields below:\n\n| Field name | Acceptable values |\n|------------|-------------------|\n| `image_logo_src`| Relative URL of a logo uploaded to FreshBooks - See Upload Logo |\n| `theme_primary_color`| Valid color code |\n| `theme_layout` | \"simple\" or \"modern\" |\n| `theme_font_name` | \"modern\" or \"classic\" |\n\nBy default, if no `presentation` specified in new invoice request payload, it will be assigned a default presentation.\nTo override this default behaviour, specify `\"use_default_presentation\": false`"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Single Invoice w/ Logo and styles",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"customerid\": {{customerId}},\n\t\t\"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n\t {\n\t \"type\": 0,\n\t \"description\": \"\",\n\t \"taxName1\": \"\",\n\t \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n\t \"name\": \"Climbing Helmet\",\n\t \"qty\": 1,\n\t \"taxName2\": \"\",\n\t \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n\t \"unit_cost\": {\n\t \"amount\": \"80.00\",\n\t \"code\": \"USD\"\n\t }\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"type\": 0,\n\t \"description\": \"\",\n\t \"taxName1\": \"\",\n\t \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n\t \"name\": \"Belay Device\",\n\t \"qty\": 1,\n\t \"taxName2\": \"\",\n\t \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n\t \"unit_cost\": {\n\t \"amount\": \"100.00\",\n\t \"code\": \"USD\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t\t\"presentation\": {\n\t\t\t\"image_logo_src\": {{imgSrc}},\n\t\t\t \"theme_primary_color\": {{themeColor}},\n\t\t\t \"theme_layout\": \"simple\",\n\t\t\t \"theme_font_name\": \"modern\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "include%5B%5D",
"value": "presentation",
"disabled": true
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gNX0BcCwUGEQoLVhRXUVdXQEcVUR1RHVBWDw5WXlYOAgRUUFEBBgVKVQMDBk5EWlsJBwkDCwoGAAtQDwcCBBFOAldbEgM+"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
"value": "20"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1557432079"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "47"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Wed, 09 May 2018 20:00:31 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Thu, 09 May 2019 20:00:31 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17357-MDW"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache",
"value": "MISS"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache-Hits",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"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\": \"180.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"auto_bill\": false,\n \"autobill_status\": null,\n \"basecampid\": 0,\n \"city\": \"Toronto\",\n \"code\": \"M6P 3T1\",\n \"country\": \"\",\n \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-05-09 16:00:31\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"current_organization\": \"Space Is Only Noise\",\n \"customerid\": 92402,\n \"date_paid\": null,\n \"deposit_amount\": null,\n \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n \"description\": \"\",\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\": \"Nicholas\",\n \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n \"generation_date\": null,\n \"gmail\": false,\n \"id\": 74880,\n \"invoice_number\": \"0000028\",\n \"invoiceid\": 74880,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"last_order_status\": null,\n \"lname\": \"Jaar\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"organization\": \"Space Is Only Noise\",\n \"outstanding\": {\n \"amount\": \"180.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"ownerid\": 1,\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\": 1,\n \"show_attachments\": true,\n \"status\": 1,\n \"street\": \"1655 Dupont St. W.\",\n \"street2\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n \"terms\": \"\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-05-09 16:00:31\",\n \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n \"vat_name\": \"\",\n \"vat_number\": \"\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
