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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.

    // {
    //   "invoice": {
    //     "status": 2
    //   }
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateInt("invoice.status",2)

    // 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}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",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": {
    //       "invoice": {
    //         "accountid": "wkMd2g",
    //         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
    //         "address": "",
    //         "amount": {
    //           "amount": "180.00",
    //           "code": "USD"
    //         },
    //         "auto_bill": false,
    //         "autobill_status": null,
    //         "basecampid": 0,
    //         "city": "",
    //         "code": "",
    //         "country": "Canada",
    //         "create_date": "2019-04-20",
    //         "created_at": "2021-04-04 14:06:53",
    //         "currency_code": "USD",
    //         "current_organization": "first company",
    //         "customerid": 31006,
    //         "date_paid": null,
    //         "deposit_amount": null,
    //         "deposit_percentage": null,
    //         "deposit_status": "none",
    //         "description": "",
    //         "discount_description": null,
    //         "discount_total": {
    //           "amount": "0.00",
    //           "code": "USD"
    //         },
    //         "discount_value": "0",
    //         "display_status": "draft",
    //         "dispute_status": null,
    //         "due_date": "2019-04-20",
    //         "due_offset_days": 0,
    //         "estimateid": 0,
    //         "ext_archive": 0,
    //         "fname": "Nicolas",
    //         "fulfillment_date": null,
    //         "generation_date": null,
    //         "gmail": false,
    //         "id": 34420,
    //         "invoice_number": "0000013",
    //         "invoiceid": 34420,
    //         "language": "en",
    //         "last_order_status": null,
    //         "lname": "one",
    //         "notes": "",
    //         "organization": "first company",
    //         "outstanding": {
    //           "amount": "180.00",
    //           "code": "USD"
    //         },
    //         "ownerid": 1,
    //         "paid": {
    //           "amount": "0.00",
    //           "code": "USD"
    //         },
    //         "parent": 0,
    //         "payment_details": "",
    //         "payment_status": "unpaid",
    //         "po_number": null,
    //         "province": "",
    //         "return_uri": null,
    //         "sentid": 1,
    //         "show_attachments": true,
    //         "status": 1,
    //         "street": "",
    //         "street2": "",
    //         "template": "clean-grouped",
    //         "terms": "",
    //         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:06:53",
    //         "v3_status": "draft",
    //         "vat_name": "",
    //         "vat_number": "",
    //         "vis_state": 0
    //       }
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

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

    Date_paid := chilkat.NewDtObj()

    Accountid := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accountid")
    Accounting_systemid := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accounting_systemid")
    Address := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.address")
    Amount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.amount")
    Code := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.code")
    Auto_bill := jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.auto_bill")
    Autobill_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.autobill_status")
    Basecampid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.basecampid")
    City := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.city")
    InvoiceCode := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.code")
    Country := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.country")
    Create_date := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.create_date")
    Created_at := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.created_at")
    Currency_code := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.currency_code")
    Current_organization := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.current_organization")
    Customerid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.customerid")
    jResp.DtOf("response.result.invoice.date_paid",false,Date_paid)
    Deposit_amount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_amount")
    Deposit_percentage := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_percentage")
    Deposit_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_status")
    Description := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.description")
    Discount_description := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_description")
    Discount_totalAmount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.amount")
    Discount_totalCode := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.code")
    Discount_value := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_value")
    Display_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.display_status")
    Dispute_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.dispute_status")
    Due_date := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.due_date")
    Due_offset_days := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.due_offset_days")
    Estimateid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.estimateid")
    Ext_archive := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ext_archive")
    Fname := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fname")
    Fulfillment_date := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fulfillment_date")
    Generation_date := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.generation_date")
    Gmail := jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.gmail")
    Id := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.id")
    Invoice_number := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.invoice_number")
    Invoiceid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.invoiceid")
    Language := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.language")
    Last_order_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.last_order_status")
    Lname := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.lname")
    Notes := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.notes")
    Organization := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.organization")
    OutstandingAmount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.amount")
    OutstandingCode := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.code")
    Ownerid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ownerid")
    PaidAmount := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.amount")
    PaidCode := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.code")
    Parent := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.parent")
    Payment_details := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_details")
    Payment_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_status")
    Po_number := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.po_number")
    Province := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.province")
    Return_uri := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.return_uri")
    Sentid := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.sentid")
    Show_attachments := jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.show_attachments")
    Status := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.status")
    Street := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street")
    Street2 := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street2")
    Template := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.template")
    Terms := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.terms")
    Updated := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.updated")
    V3_status := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.v3_status")
    Vat_name := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_name")
    Vat_number := jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_number")
    Vis_state := jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.vis_state")

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

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
	"invoice": {
		"status": 2
	}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
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    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"status\": 2\n\t}\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "invoices",
        "invoices",
        "{{invoiceId}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "- If the invoice line items have inventory tracking enabled (See Items and Services > Create Item), the relevant inventory amount will be adjusted accordingly when the invoice is updated:\n\t\titem new inventory = item current inventory + delta of invoice line item old quantity and new quantity"
  },
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        },
        "url": {
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          "protocol": "https",
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          ],
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