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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg
Procedure Test
Handle hoHttp
Boolean iSuccess
Variant vJson
Handle hoJson
Variant vResp
Handle hoResp
Variant vSbResponseBody
Handle hoSbResponseBody
Handle hoJResp
Integer iRespStatusCode
String sAccounting_systemid
String sDescription
Integer iId
String sInventory
Integer iItemid
String sName
String sQty
Integer iTax1
Integer iTax2
String sAmount
String sCode
String sUpdated
Integer iVis_state
String sTemp1
Boolean bTemp1
// 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.
// {
// "item": {
// "name": "Packback",
// "qty": "10",
// "inventory": "50",
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "550.00",
// "code": "CAD"
// },
// "vis_state": 0,
// "description": "65L Brack Pack",
// "sku": "KS994RUR"
// }
// }
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoJson
End
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.name" "Packback" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.qty" "10" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.inventory" "50" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.unit_cost.amount" "550.00" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.unit_cost.code" "CAD" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateInt Of hoJson "item.vis_state" 0 To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.description" "65L Brack Pack" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "item.sku" "KS994RUR" To iSuccess
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "<access_token>"
Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/json"
Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
Get ComPostJson3 Of hoHttp "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items" "application/json" vJson To vResp
If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
End
Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Procedure_Return
End
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponseBody
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponseBody))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponseBody
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
Get ComGetBodySb Of hoResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJResp
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJResp))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoJResp
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
Get ComLoadSb Of hoJResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJResp To False
Showln "Response Body:"
Get ComEmit Of hoJResp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iRespStatusCode
Showln "Response Status Code = " iRespStatusCode
If (iRespStatusCode >= 400) Begin
Showln "Response Header:"
Get ComHeader Of hoResp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Showln "Failed."
Send Destroy of hoResp
Procedure_Return
End
Send Destroy of hoResp
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "response": {
// "result": {
// "item": {
// "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
// "description": "Backpack with ferns",
// "id": 59704,
// "inventory": "55",
// "itemid": 59704,
// "name": "Backpack",
// "qty": "20",
// "tax1": 0,
// "tax2": 0,
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "750.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "updated": "2019-04-19 08:09:32",
// "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
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.accounting_systemid" To sAccounting_systemid
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.description" To sDescription
Get ComIntOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.id" To iId
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.inventory" To sInventory
Get ComIntOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.itemid" To iItemid
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.name" To sName
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.qty" To sQty
Get ComIntOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.tax1" To iTax1
Get ComIntOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.tax2" To iTax2
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.unit_cost.amount" To sAmount
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.unit_cost.code" To sCode
Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.updated" To sUpdated
Get ComIntOf Of hoJResp "response.result.item.vis_state" To iVis_state
End_Procedure
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"item": {
"name": "Packback",
"qty": "10",
"inventory": "50",
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "550.00",
"code": "CAD"
},
"vis_state": 0,
"description": "65L Brack Pack",
"sku": "KS994RUR"
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Item",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"pm.environment.set(\"itemId\", jsonData.response.result.item.id);",
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": " {\n\t\"item\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"Packback\",\n\t\t\"qty\": \"10\",\n\t\t\"inventory\": \"50\",\n\t\t\"unit_cost\": {\n\t\t\t\"amount\": \"550.00\",\n\t\t\t\"code\": \"CAD\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"vis_state\": 0,\n\t\t\"description\": \"65L Brack Pack\",\n\t\t\"sku\": \"KS994RUR\"\n\t}\n }"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"items",
"items"
]
},
"description": "If you add an `inventory` to an item, FreshBooks will decrement that `inventory` value each time you add that item to an invoice and save (or send) it. \n\nHowever, `qty` is seen as the amount of items associated with that sale. Therefore, it will remain unchanged with anytime it is added to an invoice. \n\nFor example: You may have 5 boxes of nails. Each box of nails will have 99 nails in it. Therefore, your `inventory` will equal `5` and your `qty` will equal `99`. \n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Item",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": " {\n \"item\": {\n \"name\": \"Backpack\",\n \"qty\": \"20\",\n \"inventory\": \"55\",\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"750.00\",\n \"code\": \"CAD\"\n },\n \"vis_state\": 0,\n \"description\": \"Backpack with ferns\"\n }\n }"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"items",
"items"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gNRVNeEVwKFlUPS0AUCBgCHVQBVQFXB1pSAwZQVFAIBwdIU1cAHRUHXAUGV1ZVUVIAAVxUCAEFEB8DWA1CBG4="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:09:32 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": "Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:09:32 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 \"item\": {\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"description\": \"Backpack with ferns\",\n \"id\": 59704,\n \"inventory\": \"55\",\n \"itemid\": 59704,\n \"name\": \"Backpack\",\n \"qty\": \"20\",\n \"tax1\": 0,\n \"tax2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"750.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"updated\": \"2019-04-19 08:09:32\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
