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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool 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.

// {
//   "credit_note": {
//     "credit_number": "0000070",
//     "currency_code": "CAD",
//     "create_date": "2020-07-31",
//     "notes": "PrePayment for work",
//     "credit_type": "prepayment",
//     "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
//     "language": "en",
//     "lines": [
//       {
//         "id": "20375-1",
//         "name": "Credit",
//         "description": "Current Credit Balance",
//         "taxName1": null,
//         "taxAmount1": 0,
//         "taxName2": null,
//         "taxAmount2": 0,
//         "compounded_tax": false,
//         "qty": 1,
//         "unit_cost": {
//           "amount": "150",
//           "code": "CAD"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "name": "Credit",
//         "description": "Current Credit Balance",
//         "taxName1": null,
//         "taxAmount1": 0,
//         "taxName2": null,
//         "taxAmount2": 0,
//         "compounded_tax": false,
//         "qty": 1,
//         "unit_cost": {
//           "amount": "100",
//           "code": "CAD"
//         }
//       }
//     ],
//     "clientid": 123
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_number","0000070");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.currency_code","CAD");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.create_date","2020-07-31");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.notes","PrePayment for work");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_type","prepayment");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.terms","Will be applied to future invoice");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.language","en");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].id","20375-1");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].name","Credit");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].description","Current Credit Balance");
json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName1");
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount1",0);
json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName2");
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount2",0);
json.UpdateBool("credit_note.lines[0].compounded_tax",false);
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].qty",1);
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","150");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.code","CAD");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].name","Credit");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].description","Current Credit Balance");
json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxName1");
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[1].taxAmount1",0);
json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxName2");
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[1].taxAmount2",0);
json.UpdateBool("credit_note.lines[1].compounded_tax",false);
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[1].qty",1);
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].unit_cost.amount","100");
json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].unit_cost.code","CAD");
json.UpdateInt("credit_note.clientid",123);

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-d '{
    "credit_note": {
        "credit_number": "0000070",
        "currency_code": "CAD",
        "create_date": "2020-07-31",
        "notes": "PrePayment for work",
        "credit_type": "prepayment",
        "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
        "language": "en",
        "lines": [
            {
                "id": "20375-1",
                "name": "Credit",
                "description": "Current Credit Balance",
                "taxName1": null,
                "taxAmount1": 0,
                "taxName2": null,
                "taxAmount2": 0,
                "compounded_tax": false,
                "qty": 1,
                "unit_cost": {
                    "amount": "150",
                    "code": "CAD"
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Credit",
                "description": "Current Credit Balance",
                "taxName1": null,
                "taxAmount1": 0,
                "taxName2": null,
                "taxAmount2": 0,
                "compounded_tax": false,
                "qty": 1,
                "unit_cost": {
                    "amount": "100",
                    "code": "CAD"
                }
            }
        ],
        "clientid": {{clientId}}
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Prepayment Credit",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "",
        "value": "",
        "type": "text",
        "disabled": true
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"credit_note\": {\n        \"credit_number\": \"0000070\",\n        \"currency_code\": \"CAD\",\n        \"create_date\": \"2020-07-31\",\n        \"notes\": \"PrePayment for work\",\n        \"credit_type\": \"prepayment\",\n        \"terms\": \"Will be applied to future invoice\",\n        \"language\": \"en\",\n        \"lines\": [\n            {\n                \"id\": \"20375-1\",\n                \"name\": \"Credit\",\n                \"description\": \"Current Credit Balance\",\n                \"taxName1\": null,\n                \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n                \"taxName2\": null,\n                \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n                \"compounded_tax\": false,\n                \"qty\": 1,\n                \"unit_cost\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"150\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                }\n            },\n            {\n                \"name\": \"Credit\",\n                \"description\": \"Current Credit Balance\",\n                \"taxName1\": null,\n                \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n                \"taxName2\": null,\n                \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n                \"compounded_tax\": false,\n                \"qty\": 1,\n                \"unit_cost\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"100\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                }\n            }\n        ],\n        \"clientid\": {{clientId}}\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "credit_notes",
        "credit_notes",
        "{{creditnote}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}