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.NET Core C# / New FreshBooks / Expense Summaries

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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;

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/summaries",sbResponseBody);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = http.LastStatus;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "response": {
//     "result": {
//       "summaries": [
//         {
//           "amounts": [
//             {
//               "amount": "7040.981",
//               "code": "USD",
//               "count": 2
//             }
//           ],
//           "counts": 2,
//           "id": "grand_total"
//         },
//         {
//           "amounts": [
//           ],
//           "counts": 0,
//           "id": "archived"
//         },
//         {
//           "amounts": [
//             {
//               "amount": "7040.981",
//               "code": "USD",
//               "count": 2
//             }
//           ],
//           "counts": 2,
//           "id": "active"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

int counts;
string id;
int j;
int count_j;
string amount;
string code;
int count;

int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.summaries");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    counts = jResp.IntOf("response.result.summaries[i].counts");
    id = jResp.StringOf("response.result.summaries[i].id");
    j = 0;
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.summaries[i].amounts");
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = j;
        amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.summaries[i].amounts[j].amount");
        code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.summaries[i].amounts[j].code");
        count = jResp.IntOf("response.result.summaries[i].amounts[j].count");
        j = j + 1;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/summaries

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Expense Summaries",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/summaries",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "expenses",
        "summaries"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint will return summaries of the total amounts of expenses by active, archived, and grand total. \n\nActive means not archived or deleted.\n\nArchived is simply reorganizing the experience on FreshBooks so they're tucked away nicely. They will still show up on your reports and count towards active clients. \n\nDeleted clients will be removed from your active clients list, however, any activity related to those accounts will not show up on your reports. \n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Expense Summaries Response",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://my.freshbooks.com/service/api/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/summaries",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "my",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "service",
            "api",
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "expenses",
            "summaries"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gBSUZWDBUGEQoHQBJdVkdXQBBUDFATSkBIBhtRSFMAAQRRWVIGCAVTUgQPAlpKTlMcQA5bWQtQUVBdCFgBAgUABVIVTQACVEBVOQ=="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:14:45 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Age",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Age",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:14:45 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-jfk8128-JFK"
        },
        {
          "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            \"summaries\": [\n                {\n                    \"amounts\": [\n                        {\n                            \"amount\": \"7040.981\",\n                            \"code\": \"USD\",\n                            \"count\": 2\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"counts\": 2,\n                    \"id\": \"grand_total\"\n                },\n                {\n                    \"amounts\": [],\n                    \"counts\": 0,\n                    \"id\": \"archived\"\n                },\n                {\n                    \"amounts\": [\n                        {\n                            \"amount\": \"7040.981\",\n                            \"code\": \"USD\",\n                            \"count\": 2\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"counts\": 2,\n                    \"id\": \"active\"\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}