C# / New FreshBooks / Create Single Project
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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.
// {
// "project": {
// "title": "Titikaka Hiking Guide",
// "client_id": 123,
// "project_type": "fixed_price",
// "fixed_price": "3000",
// "due_date": "2019-04-18",
// "services": [
// {
// "id": 123,
// "billable": true,
// "vis_state": 0
// },
// {
// "id": 123,
// "billable": true,
// "vis_state": 0
// },
// {
// "id": 123,
// "billable": true,
// "vis_state": 0
// },
// {
// "id": 123,
// "billable": true,
// "vis_state": 0
// }
// ]
// }
// }
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("project.title","Titikaka Hiking Guide");
json.UpdateInt("project.client_id",123);
json.UpdateString("project.project_type","fixed_price");
json.UpdateString("project.fixed_price","3000");
json.UpdateString("project.due_date","2019-04-18");
json.UpdateInt("project.services[0].id",123);
json.UpdateBool("project.services[0].billable",true);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[0].vis_state",0);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[1].id",123);
json.UpdateBool("project.services[1].billable",true);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[1].vis_state",0);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[2].id",123);
json.UpdateBool("project.services[2].billable",true);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[2].vis_state",0);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[3].id",123);
json.UpdateBool("project.services[3].billable",true);
json.UpdateInt("project.services[3].vis_state",0);
// 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/projects/business/{{businessId}}/projects","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "project": {
// "id": 3018266,
// "title": "Titikaka Hiking Guide",
// "description": null,
// "due_date": "2019-04-18",
// "client_id": 31006,
// "internal": false,
// "budget": null,
// "fixed_price": "3000.00",
// "rate": null,
// "billing_method": null,
// "project_type": "fixed_price",
// "active": true,
// "complete": false,
// "sample": false,
// "created_at": "2019-05-08T20:06:55",
// "updated_at": "2019-05-08T20:06:55",
// "logged_duration": null,
// "services": [
// ],
// "billed_amount": "0.00",
// "billed_status": "unbilled",
// "retainer_id": null,
// "group": {
// "id": 5049390,
// "members": [
// {
// "id": 6578346,
// "identity_id": 37256,
// "role": "owner",
// "first_name": "Marshall",
// "last_name": "Johnston",
// "email": "api.freshbooks@freshbooks.com",
// "company": "Postman Sandbox",
// "active": true
// }
// ],
// "pending_invitations": null
// }
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
int id;
int identity_id;
string role;
string first_name;
string last_name;
string email;
string company;
bool active;
int Id = jResp.IntOf("project.id");
string Title = jResp.StringOf("project.title");
string Description = jResp.StringOf("project.description");
string Due_date = jResp.StringOf("project.due_date");
int Client_id = jResp.IntOf("project.client_id");
bool Internal = jResp.BoolOf("project.internal");
string Budget = jResp.StringOf("project.budget");
string Fixed_price = jResp.StringOf("project.fixed_price");
string Rate = jResp.StringOf("project.rate");
string Billing_method = jResp.StringOf("project.billing_method");
string Project_type = jResp.StringOf("project.project_type");
bool Active = jResp.BoolOf("project.active");
bool Complete = jResp.BoolOf("project.complete");
bool Sample = jResp.BoolOf("project.sample");
string Created_at = jResp.StringOf("project.created_at");
string Updated_at = jResp.StringOf("project.updated_at");
string Logged_duration = jResp.StringOf("project.logged_duration");
string Billed_amount = jResp.StringOf("project.billed_amount");
string Billed_status = jResp.StringOf("project.billed_status");
string Retainer_id = jResp.StringOf("project.retainer_id");
int GroupId = jResp.IntOf("project.group.id");
string Pending_invitations = jResp.StringOf("project.group.pending_invitations");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("project.services");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("project.group.members");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
id = jResp.IntOf("project.group.members[i].id");
identity_id = jResp.IntOf("project.group.members[i].identity_id");
role = jResp.StringOf("project.group.members[i].role");
first_name = jResp.StringOf("project.group.members[i].first_name");
last_name = jResp.StringOf("project.group.members[i].last_name");
email = jResp.StringOf("project.group.members[i].email");
company = jResp.StringOf("project.group.members[i].company");
active = jResp.BoolOf("project.group.members[i].active");
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"project": {
"title": "Titikaka Hiking Guide",
"client_id": {{customerId}},
"project_type": "fixed_price",
"fixed_price": "3000",
"due_date": "2019-04-18",
"services":
[
{"id": {{serviceid}}, "billable": true, "vis_state": 0}, {"id": {{serviceid}},"billable": true, "vis_state": 0}, {"id": {{serviceid}}, "billable": true, "vis_state": 0}, {"id": {{serviceid}}, "billable": true, "vis_state": 0}
]
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/projects
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Single Project",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"pm.environment.set(\"projectId\", jsonData.project.id);",
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"project\": {\n \"title\": \"Titikaka Hiking Guide\",\n \"client_id\": {{customerId}},\n \"project_type\": \"fixed_price\",\n \"fixed_price\": \"3000\",\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-18\",\n \"services\": \n [\n \t{\"id\": {{serviceid}}, \"billable\": true, \"vis_state\": 0}, {\"id\": {{serviceid}},\"billable\": true, \"vis_state\": 0}, {\"id\": {{serviceid}}, \"billable\": true, \"vis_state\": 0}, {\"id\": {{serviceid}}, \"billable\": true, \"vis_state\": 0}\n \t]\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/projects",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"projects",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"projects"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Single Project",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"project\": {\n \"title\": \"Titikaka Hiking Guide\",\n \"client_id\": {{customerId}},\n \"project_type\": \"fixed_price\",\n \"fixed_price\": \"3000\",\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-18\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/projects",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"projects",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"projects"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/vnd.api+json"
},
{
"key": "X-Version",
"value": "1905.7.0"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVllUBAQOU10TGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4FDFZFVRYSBxlDUhULRERQBxVNEkINUgdbTEccQQBKDkQTUAdeRkUODAZbR0NGTVIbARlUVAcEB1VTVVoBUQhWAQsFBB9UDlQdQ1dSVVBSBFFRD1dVVldVAAIVSgJQWkAHOw=="
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
"value": "20"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
"value": "8"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1557346076"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "60"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 08 May 2018 20:06:55 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "759"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 08 May 2019 20:06:55 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17361-MDW"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache",
"value": "MISS"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache-Hits",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"project\": {\n \"id\": 3018266,\n \"title\": \"Titikaka Hiking Guide\",\n \"description\": null,\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-18\",\n \"client_id\": 31006,\n \"internal\": false,\n \"budget\": null,\n \"fixed_price\": \"3000.00\",\n \"rate\": null,\n \"billing_method\": null,\n \"project_type\": \"fixed_price\",\n \"active\": true,\n \"complete\": false,\n \"sample\": false,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-05-08T20:06:55\",\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-05-08T20:06:55\",\n \"logged_duration\": null,\n \"services\": [],\n \"billed_amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"billed_status\": \"unbilled\",\n \"retainer_id\": null,\n \"group\": {\n \"id\": 5049390,\n \"members\": [\n {\n \"id\": 6578346,\n \"identity_id\": 37256,\n \"role\": \"owner\",\n \"first_name\": \"Marshall\",\n \"last_name\": \"Johnston\",\n \"email\": \"api.freshbooks@freshbooks.com\",\n \"company\": \"Postman Sandbox\",\n \"active\": true\n }\n ],\n \"pending_invitations\": null\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
