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LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lnId
LOCAL lnIdentity_id
LOCAL lcTimer
LOCAL lnIs_logged
LOCAL lcStarted_at
LOCAL lcCreated_at
LOCAL lnDuration
LOCAL lnClient_id
LOCAL lnProject_id
LOCAL lcPending_client
LOCAL lcPending_project
LOCAL lcPending_task
LOCAL lcTask_id
LOCAL lcService_id
LOCAL lcNote
LOCAL lnActive
LOCAL lnBillable
LOCAL lnBilled
LOCAL lnInternal
LOCAL lcRetainer_id
* 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.
* {
* "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
* }
* }
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateBool("time_entry.is_logged",1)
loJson.UpdateInt("time_entry.duration",7200)
loJson.UpdateString("time_entry.note","Stuff")
loJson.UpdateString("time_entry.started_at","2016-08-16T20:00:00.000Z")
loJson.UpdateInt("time_entry.client_id",123)
loJson.UpdateInt("time_entry.project_id",123)
loJson.UpdateInt("time_entry.service_id",123)
* Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","")
loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/timetracking/business/{{businessId}}/time_entries","",loJson)
IF (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
? loHttp.LastErrorText
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
CANCEL
ENDIF
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0
? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()
lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
? "Response Header:"
? loResp.Header
? "Failed."
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp
CANCEL
ENDIF
RELEASE loResp
* 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
lnId = loJResp.IntOf("time_entry.id")
lnIdentity_id = loJResp.IntOf("time_entry.identity_id")
lcTimer = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.timer")
lnIs_logged = loJResp.BoolOf("time_entry.is_logged")
lcStarted_at = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.started_at")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.created_at")
lnDuration = loJResp.IntOf("time_entry.duration")
lnClient_id = loJResp.IntOf("time_entry.client_id")
lnProject_id = loJResp.IntOf("time_entry.project_id")
lcPending_client = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.pending_client")
lcPending_project = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.pending_project")
lcPending_task = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.pending_task")
lcTask_id = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.task_id")
lcService_id = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.service_id")
lcNote = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.note")
lnActive = loJResp.BoolOf("time_entry.active")
lnBillable = loJResp.BoolOf("time_entry.billable")
lnBilled = loJResp.BoolOf("time_entry.billed")
lnInternal = loJResp.BoolOf("time_entry.internal")
lcRetainer_id = loJResp.StringOf("time_entry.retainer_id")
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp
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}"
}
]
}
