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lianja / New FreshBooks / Create Credit Note

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

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

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

// {
//   "credit_note": {
//     "credit_number": "0000064",
//     "currency_code": "CAD",
//     "create_date": "2020-07-31",
//     "notes": "Free $150 voucher",
//     "credit_type": "goodwill",
//     "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
//     "language": "en",
//     "lines": [
//       {
//         "name": "Credit",
//         "description": "Goodwill Credit",
//         "taxName1": null,
//         "taxAmount1": null,
//         "taxName2": null,
//         "taxAmount2": null,
//         "compounded_tax": false,
//         "qty": 1,
//         "unit_cost": {
//           "amount": "150",
//           "code": "CAD"
//         },
//         "credit_note": null
//       }
//     ],
//     "clientid": 123
//   }
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_number","0000064")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.currency_code","CAD")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.create_date","2020-07-31")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.notes","Free $150 voucher")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_type","goodwill")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.terms","Will be applied to future invoice")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.language","en")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].name","Credit")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].description","Goodwill Credit")
loJson.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName1")
loJson.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount1")
loJson.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName2")
loJson.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount2")
loJson.UpdateBool("credit_note.lines[0].compounded_tax",.F.)
loJson.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].qty",1)
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","150")
loJson.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.code","CAD")
loJson.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].credit_note")
loJson.UpdateInt("credit_note.clientid",123)

loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes","application/json",loJson)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    return
endif

? str(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
release loResp


release loHttp
release loJson

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-d '{
    "credit_note": {
        "credit_number": "0000064",
        "currency_code": "CAD",
        "create_date": "2020-07-31",
        "notes": "Free $150 voucher",
        "credit_type": "goodwill",
        "terms": "Will be applied to future invoice",
        "language": "en",
        "lines": [
            {
                "name": "Credit",
                "description": "Goodwill Credit",
                "taxName1": null,
                "taxAmount1": null,
                "taxName2": null,
                "taxAmount2": null,
                "compounded_tax": false,
                "qty": 1,
                "unit_cost": {
                    "amount": "150",
                    "code": "CAD"
                },
                "credit_note": null
            }
        ],
        "clientid": {{clientid}}
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Credit Note",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"credit_note\": {\n        \"credit_number\": \"0000064\",\n        \"currency_code\": \"CAD\",\n        \"create_date\": \"2020-07-31\",\n        \"notes\": \"Free $150 voucher\",\n        \"credit_type\": \"goodwill\",\n        \"terms\": \"Will be applied to future invoice\",\n        \"language\": \"en\",\n        \"lines\": [\n            {\n                \"name\": \"Credit\",\n                \"description\": \"Goodwill Credit\",\n                \"taxName1\": null,\n                \"taxAmount1\": null,\n                \"taxName2\": null,\n                \"taxAmount2\": null,\n                \"compounded_tax\": false,\n                \"qty\": 1,\n                \"unit_cost\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"150\",\n                    \"code\": \"CAD\"\n                },\n                \"credit_note\": null\n            }\n        ],\n        \"clientid\": {{clientid}}\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "credit_notes",
        "credit_notes"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}