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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
Id: Integer;
Business_id: Integer;
System_id: Integer;
Invoice_profile_id: PWideChar;
Client_user_id: Integer;
Start_date: PWideChar;
Next_period_start_date: PWideChar;
Fee: PWideChar;
Excess_rate: PWideChar;
Budgeted_time: Integer;
Active: Boolean;
Created_at: PWideChar;
Updated_at: PWideChar;
begin
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http := CkHttp_Create();
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "retainer": {
// "client_user_id": "32040",
// "start_date": "2019-06-05",
// "next_period_start_date": "2019-06-03",
// "fee": 600,
// "excess_rate": 200,
// "budgeted_time": 144000,
// "active": true,
// "frequency": "m",
// "number_recurring": 0,
// "is_infinitely_recurring": true
// }
// }
json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'retainer.client_user_id','32040');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'retainer.start_date','2019-06-05');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'retainer.next_period_start_date','2019-06-03');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'retainer.fee',600);
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'retainer.excess_rate',200);
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'retainer.budgeted_time',144000);
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'retainer.active',True);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'retainer.frequency','m');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'retainer.number_recurring',0);
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'retainer.is_infinitely_recurring',True);
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,'<access_token>');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');
resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://api.freshbooks.com/comments/business/{{businessId}}/retainers','application/json',json);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
Exit;
end;
sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));
respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
Exit;
end;
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "retainer": {
// "id": 2274,
// "business_id": 1966214,
// "system_id": 4236410,
// "invoice_profile_id": null,
// "client_user_id": 32040,
// "start_date": "2019-06-05",
// "next_period_start_date": "2019-06-03",
// "fee": "600.00",
// "excess_rate": "200.00",
// "budgeted_time": 144000,
// "active": true,
// "created_at": "2019-06-03T18:11:26",
// "updated_at": "2019-06-03T18:11:26"
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'retainer.id');
Business_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'retainer.business_id');
System_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'retainer.system_id');
Invoice_profile_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.invoice_profile_id');
Client_user_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'retainer.client_user_id');
Start_date := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.start_date');
Next_period_start_date := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.next_period_start_date');
Fee := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.fee');
Excess_rate := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.excess_rate');
Budgeted_time := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'retainer.budgeted_time');
Active := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'retainer.active');
Created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.created_at');
Updated_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'retainer.updated_at');
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"retainer": {
"client_user_id": "32040",
"start_date": "2019-06-05",
"next_period_start_date": "2019-06-03",
"fee": 600,
"excess_rate": 200,
"budgeted_time": 144000,
"active": true,
"frequency": "m",
"number_recurring": 0,
"is_infinitely_recurring": true
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/comments/business/{{businessId}}/retainers
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Retainer",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"retainer\": {\n \"client_user_id\": \"32040\",\n \"start_date\": \"2019-06-05\",\n \"next_period_start_date\": \"2019-06-03\",\n \"fee\": 600,\n \"excess_rate\": 200,\n \"budgeted_time\": 144000,\n \"active\": true,\n \"frequency\": \"m\",\n \"number_recurring\": 0,\n \"is_infinitely_recurring\": true\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/comments/business/{{businessId}}/retainers",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"comments",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"retainers"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Retainer Retainer for client already exists",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"retainer\": {\n \"client_user_id\": \"32040\",\n \"start_date\": \"2019-06-05\",\n \"next_period_start_date\": \"2019-06-03\",\n \"fee\": 600,\n \"excess_rate\": 200,\n \"budgeted_time\": 144000,\n \"active\": true,\n \"frequency\": \"m\",\n \"number_recurring\": 0,\n \"is_infinitely_recurring\": true\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/comments/business/{{businessId}}/retainers",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"comments",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"retainers"
]
}
},
"status": "UNPROCESSABLE ENTITY",
"code": 422,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/vnd.api+json"
},
{
"key": "X-Version",
"value": "1905.33.0"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVllUBAQOU10TGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4FDFZFVRYSBxlDUhULRERQBxVNEFUWWQtWXUYcQQBKDkQTUAdeRFIVBwpWVkJGTVIbARlWXQEPClRTU1EIUAFbDQ4EBx9WDVkdQwMHBgdTAgdSWgFUBQdTBwkVSgJQWkAHOw=="
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
"value": "20"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1559585586"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "57"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "62"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:12:08 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17376-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 \"errno\": 2001,\n \"error\": \"Retainer for client already exists\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "Create Retainer Success",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"retainer\": {\n \"client_user_id\": \"32040\",\n \"start_date\": \"2019-06-05\",\n \"next_period_start_date\": \"2019-06-03\",\n \"fee\": 600,\n \"excess_rate\": 200,\n \"budgeted_time\": 144000,\n \"active\": true,\n \"frequency\": \"m\",\n \"number_recurring\": 0,\n \"is_infinitely_recurring\": true\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/comments/business/{{businessId}}/retainers",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"comments",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"retainers"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/vnd.api+json"
},
{
"key": "X-Version",
"value": "1905.33.0"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVllUBAQOU10TGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4FDFZFVRYSBxlDUhULRERQBxVNEFUWWQtWXUYcQQBKDkQTUAdeRFIVBwpWVkJGTVIbARlVUQkBClBWVVQFVQxSAQ4DHgBRAU0TBQUEVFACB1MCCwtVUVIGUxMbAAVdRVY/"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
"value": "20"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1559585547"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "59"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Sun, 03 Jun 2018 18:11:27 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "350"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:11:27 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17376-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 \"retainer\": {\n \"id\": 2274,\n \"business_id\": 1966214,\n \"system_id\": 4236410,\n \"invoice_profile_id\": null,\n \"client_user_id\": 32040,\n \"start_date\": \"2019-06-05\",\n \"next_period_start_date\": \"2019-06-03\",\n \"fee\": \"600.00\",\n \"excess_rate\": \"200.00\",\n \"budgeted_time\": 144000,\n \"active\": true,\n \"created_at\": \"2019-06-03T18:11:26\",\n \"updated_at\": \"2019-06-03T18:11:26\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
