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var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
Id: Integer;
Identity_id: Integer;
Timer: PWideChar;
Is_logged: Boolean;
Started_at: PWideChar;
Created_at: PWideChar;
Duration: Integer;
Client_id: Integer;
Project_id: Integer;
Pending_client: PWideChar;
Pending_project: PWideChar;
Pending_task: PWideChar;
Task_id: PWideChar;
Service_id: PWideChar;
Note: PWideChar;
Active: Boolean;
Billable: Boolean;
Billed: Boolean;
Internal: Boolean;
Retainer_id: 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.
// {
// "time_entry": {
// "is_logged": true,
// "duration": 7200,
// "note": "Stuff",
// "started_at": "2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z",
// "client_id": 123,
// "project_id": 123,
// "service_id": 123
// }
// }
json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'time_entry.is_logged',True);
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'time_entry.duration',7200);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'time_entry.note','Stuff');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'time_entry.started_at','2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'time_entry.client_id',123);
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'time_entry.project_id',123);
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'time_entry.service_id',123);
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,'<access_token>');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','');
resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://api.freshbooks.com/timetracking/business/{{businessId}}/time_entries','',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)
// {
// "time_entry": {
// "id": 47902064,
// "identity_id": 1882548,
// "timer": null,
// "is_logged": true,
// "started_at": "2016-08-16T20:00:00Z",
// "created_at": "2019-04-24T18:44:50Z",
// "duration": 7200,
// "client_id": 31006,
// "project_id": 2989082,
// "pending_client": null,
// "pending_project": null,
// "pending_task": null,
// "task_id": null,
// "service_id": null,
// "note": "Stuff",
// "active": true,
// "billable": false,
// "billed": false,
// "internal": false,
// "retainer_id": null
// }
// }
// 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,'time_entry.id');
Identity_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'time_entry.identity_id');
Timer := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.timer');
Is_logged := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'time_entry.is_logged');
Started_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.started_at');
Created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.created_at');
Duration := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'time_entry.duration');
Client_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'time_entry.client_id');
Project_id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'time_entry.project_id');
Pending_client := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.pending_client');
Pending_project := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.pending_project');
Pending_task := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.pending_task');
Task_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.task_id');
Service_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.service_id');
Note := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.note');
Active := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'time_entry.active');
Billable := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'time_entry.billable');
Billed := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'time_entry.billed');
Internal := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'time_entry.internal');
Retainer_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'time_entry.retainer_id');
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: "
-d '{
"time_entry": {
"is_logged": true,
"duration": 7200,
"note": "Stuff",
"started_at": "2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z",
"client_id": {{clientId}},
"project_id": {{projectId}}.
"service_id": {{serviceid}}
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/timetracking/business/{{businessId}}/time_entries
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a Time Entry",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"timeEntryId\", jsonData.time_entry.id);"
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "",
"type": "text",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "",
"disabled": true
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"time_entry\": {\n \"is_logged\": true,\n \"duration\": 7200,\n \"note\": \"Stuff\",\n \"started_at\": \"2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z\",\n \"client_id\": {{clientId}},\n \"project_id\": {{projectId}}.\n \"service_id\": {{serviceid}}\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/timetracking/business/{{businessId}}/time_entries",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"timetracking",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"time_entries"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create a Time Entry",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"time_entry\": {\n \"is_logged\": true,\n \"duration\": 7200,\n \"note\": \"Stuff\",\n \"started_at\": \"2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z\",\n \"client_id\": {{clientId}},\n \"project_id\": {{projectId}}\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/timetracking/business/{{businessId}}/time_entries",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"timetracking",
"business",
"{{businessId}}",
"time_entries"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/vnd.api+json"
},
{
"key": "X-Version",
"value": "1904.25.0"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVllUBAQOU10TGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4FDFZFVRYSBxlDUhULRERQBxVNFlkPXT1dVkBAWgBKT0MEQA0RRFQEXBdRXlU7BAxDQ14DFxMaA05WTVMEVg1WCA8MBARRClAHVQNUSAQGVEpBWlYHVgQABwEBVQYDUgBUBUFOVgNUEV1l"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:44:50 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "444"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:44:50 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17369-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 \"time_entry\": {\n \"id\": 47902064,\n \"identity_id\": 1882548,\n \"timer\": null,\n \"is_logged\": true,\n \"started_at\": \"2016-08-16T20:00:00Z\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-04-24T18:44:50Z\",\n \"duration\": 7200,\n \"client_id\": 31006,\n \"project_id\": 2989082,\n \"pending_client\": null,\n \"pending_project\": null,\n \"pending_task\": null,\n \"task_id\": null,\n \"service_id\": null,\n \"note\": \"Stuff\",\n \"active\": true,\n \"billable\": false,\n \"billed\": false,\n \"internal\": false,\n \"retainer_id\": null\n }\n}"
}
]
}
