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LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loSbRequestBody
LOCAL loResp

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

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Http')
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "estimate": {
*     "email_recipients": [
*       "example@freshbooks.com"
*     ],
*     "estimate_customized_email": {
*       "subject": "::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)",
*       "body": "::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)"
*     },
*     "action_email": true
*   }
* }

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("estimate.email_recipients[0]","example@freshbooks.com")
loJson.UpdateString("estimate.estimate_customized_email.subject","::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)")
loJson.UpdateString("estimate.estimate_customized_email.body","::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)")
loJson.UpdateBool("estimate.action_email",1)

* Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSbRequestBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loJson.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)

loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/estimates/estimates/{{estimateid}}",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
IF (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loSbRequestBody
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? STR(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
RELEASE loResp

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loSbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "estimate": {
        "email_recipients": [
            "example@freshbooks.com"
        ],
        "estimate_customized_email": {
            "subject": "::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)",
            "body": "::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)"
        },
        "action_email": true
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/estimates/estimates/{{estimateid}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Send Estimate by Email",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"estimate\": {\n        \"email_recipients\": [\n            \"example@freshbooks.com\"\n        ],\n        \"estimate_customized_email\": {\n            \"subject\": \"::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)\",\n            \"body\": \"::company name:: sent you an estimate (::estimate number::)\"\n        },\n        \"action_email\": true\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/estimates/estimates/{{estimateid}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "estimates",
        "estimates",
        "{{estimateid}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}