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DataFlex / New FreshBooks / Create Credit Note

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    // 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": "0000064",
    //     "currency_code": "CAD",
    //     "create_date": "2020-07-31",
    //     "notes": "Free $150 voucher",
    //     "credit_type": "goodwill",
    //     "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
    //     "language": "en",
    //     "lines": [
    //       {
    //         "name": "Credit",
    //         "description": "Goodwill Credit",
    //         "taxName1": null,
    //         "taxAmount1": null,
    //         "taxName2": null,
    //         "taxAmount2": null,
    //         "compounded_tax": false,
    //         "qty": 1,
    //         "unit_cost": {
    //           "amount": "150",
    //           "code": "CAD"
    //         },
    //         "credit_note": null
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "clientid": 123
    //   }
    // }

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.credit_number" "0000064" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.currency_code" "CAD" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.create_date" "2020-07-31" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.notes" "Free $150 voucher" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.credit_type" "goodwill" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.terms" "Will be applied to future invoice" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.language" "en" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].name" "Credit" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].description" "Goodwill Credit" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateNull Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].taxName1" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateNull Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount1" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateNull Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].taxName2" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateNull Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount2" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateBool Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].compounded_tax" False To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateInt Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].qty" 1 To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.amount" "150" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.code" "CAD" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateNull Of hoJson "credit_note.lines[0].credit_note" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateInt Of hoJson "credit_note.clientid" 123 To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpJson Of hoHttp "POST" "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes" vJson "application/json" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln iTemp1
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-d '{
    "credit_note": {
        "credit_number": "0000064",
        "currency_code": "CAD",
        "create_date": "2020-07-31",
        "notes": "Free $150 voucher",
        "credit_type": "goodwill",
        "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
        "language": "en",
        "lines": [
            {
                "name": "Credit",
                "description": "Goodwill Credit",
                "taxName1": null,
                "taxAmount1": null,
                "taxName2": null,
                "taxAmount2": null,
                "compounded_tax": false,
                "qty": 1,
                "unit_cost": {
                    "amount": "150",
                    "code": "CAD"
                },
                "credit_note": null
            }
        ],
        "clientid": {{clientid}}
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Credit Note",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"credit_note\": {\n        \"credit_number\": \"0000064\",\n        \"currency_code\": \"CAD\",\n        \"create_date\": \"2020-07-31\",\n        \"notes\": \"Free $150 voucher\",\n        \"credit_type\": \"goodwill\",\n        \"terms\": \"Will be applied to future invoice\",\n        \"language\": \"en\",\n        \"lines\": [\n            {\n                \"name\": \"Credit\",\n                \"description\": \"Goodwill Credit\",\n                \"taxName1\": null,\n                \"taxAmount1\": null,\n                \"taxName2\": null,\n                \"taxAmount2\": null,\n                \"compounded_tax\": false,\n                \"qty\": 1,\n                \"unit_cost\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"150\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"credit_note\": null\n            }\n        ],\n        \"clientid\": {{clientid}}\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "credit_notes",
        "credit_notes"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}