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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.

// {
//   "tax": {
//     "name": "HST",
//     "number": null,
//     "amount": 13
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("tax.name","HST");
json.UpdateNull("tax.number");
json.UpdateInt("tax.amount",13);

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

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/taxes/taxes","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "tax": {
        "name": "HST",
        "number": null,
        "amount": 13
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/taxes/taxes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Single Tax",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "oauth2": [
        {
          "key": "accessToken",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "addTokenTo",
          "value": "header",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"tax\": {\n        \"name\": \"HST\",\n        \"number\": null,\n        \"amount\": 13\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/taxes/taxes",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "taxes",
        "taxes"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}