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    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global_Ref.html">Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "tax": {
    //     "name": "TST"
    //   }
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("tax.name","TST")

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.SetAuthToken("<access_token>")
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

    resp := http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes/{{taxId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

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

    // {
    //   "response": {
    //     "result": {
    //       "tax": {
    //         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
    //         "amount": "0",
    //         "compound": false,
    //         "id": 4518,
    //         "name": "TST",
    //         "number": null,
    //         "taxid": 4518,
    //         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:42:04"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

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

    Accounting_systemid := jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.accounting_systemid")
    Amount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.amount")
    Compound := jResp.BoolOf("response.result.tax.compound")
    Id := jResp.IntOf("response.result.tax.id")
    Name := jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.name")
    v_Number := jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.number")
    Taxid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.tax.taxid")
    Updated := jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.updated")

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "tax": {
    "name": "TST"
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes/{{taxId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Single Tax",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"tax\": {\n    \"name\": \"TST\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes/{{taxId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "taxes",
        "taxes",
        "{{taxId}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update Single Tax",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"tax\": {\n    \"name\": \"TST\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes/{{taxId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "taxes",
            "taxes",
            "{{taxId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gQUE5WEVwXA0hAFFIUCBoCC1IJVwVYC1NQAAdUUVIKChxXV04VV1RVBgkOUABVU1cCUwBSWhoYVFIJSgRs"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:42:04 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:42:04 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": "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            \"tax\": {\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"amount\": \"0\",\n                \"compound\": false,\n                \"id\": 4518,\n                \"name\": \"TST\",\n                \"number\": null,\n                \"taxid\": 4518,\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:42:04\"\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}