lianja / New FreshBooks / Update Invoice w/ Expense
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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.
// {
// "invoice": {
// "lines": [
// {
// "type": 1,
// "description": "Gas",
// "expenseid": 123,
// "taxName1": "",
// "taxAmount1": 0,
// "name": "Updated Expense",
// "qty": 1,
// "taxName2": "",
// "taxAmount2": 0,
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "120.00",
// "code": "USD"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// }
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].type",1)
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].description","Gas")
loJson.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].expenseid",123)
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName1","")
loJson.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount1",0)
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].name","Updated Expense")
loJson.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].qty",1)
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName2","")
loJson.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount2",0)
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","120.00")
loJson.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.code","USD")
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loJson.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)
loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",.F.,.F.)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
? loHttp.LastErrorText
release loHttp
release loJson
release loSbRequestBody
return
endif
loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.
? "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 loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp
return
endif
release loResp
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "response": {
// "result": {
// "invoice": {
// "accountid": "wkMd2g",
// "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
// "address": "",
// "amount": {
// "amount": "120.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "auto_bill": false,
// "autobill_status": null,
// "basecampid": 0,
// "city": "Toronto",
// "code": "M6P 3T1",
// "country": "Canada",
// "create_date": "2019-04-20",
// "created_at": "2019-06-25 15:16:42",
// "currency_code": "USD",
// "current_organization": "Kevin's Cashmere",
// "customerid": 151486,
// "date_paid": null,
// "deposit_amount": null,
// "deposit_percentage": null,
// "deposit_status": "none",
// "description": "Gas",
// "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": "Kevin",
// "fulfillment_date": null,
// "generation_date": null,
// "gmail": false,
// "id": 152844,
// "invoice_number": "0000048",
// "invoiceid": 152844,
// "language": "en",
// "last_order_status": null,
// "lname": "Cashmere",
// "notes": "",
// "organization": "Kevin's Cashmere",
// "outstanding": {
// "amount": "120.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "ownerid": 31004,
// "paid": {
// "amount": "0.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "parent": 0,
// "payment_details": "",
// "payment_status": "unpaid",
// "po_number": null,
// "province": "Ontario",
// "return_uri": null,
// "sentid": 31004,
// "show_attachments": true,
// "status": 1,
// "street": "1655 Dupont St. W.",
// "street2": "",
// "template": "clean-grouped",
// "terms": "",
// "updated": "2019-06-25 15:20:32",
// "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
loDate_paid = createobject("CkDtObj")
lcAccountid = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accountid")
lcAccounting_systemid = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accounting_systemid")
lcAddress = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.address")
lcAmount = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.amount")
lcCode = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.code")
llAuto_bill = loJResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.auto_bill")
lcAutobill_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.autobill_status")
lnBasecampid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.basecampid")
lcCity = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.city")
lcInvoiceCode = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.code")
lcCountry = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.country")
lcCreate_date = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.create_date")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.created_at")
lcCurrency_code = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.currency_code")
lcCurrent_organization = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.current_organization")
lnCustomerid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.customerid")
loJResp.DtOf("response.result.invoice.date_paid",.F.,loDate_paid)
lcDeposit_amount = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_amount")
lcDeposit_percentage = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_percentage")
lcDeposit_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_status")
lcDescription = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.description")
lcDiscount_description = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_description")
lcDiscount_totalAmount = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.amount")
lcDiscount_totalCode = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.code")
lcDiscount_value = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_value")
lcDisplay_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.display_status")
lcDispute_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.dispute_status")
lcDue_date = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.due_date")
lnDue_offset_days = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.due_offset_days")
lnEstimateid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.estimateid")
lnExt_archive = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ext_archive")
lcFname = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fname")
lcFulfillment_date = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fulfillment_date")
lcGeneration_date = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.generation_date")
llGmail = loJResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.gmail")
lnId = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.id")
lcInvoice_number = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.invoice_number")
lnInvoiceid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.invoiceid")
lcLanguage = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.language")
lcLast_order_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.last_order_status")
lcLname = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.lname")
lcNotes = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.notes")
lcOrganization = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.organization")
lcOutstandingAmount = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.amount")
lcOutstandingCode = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.code")
lnOwnerid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ownerid")
lcPaidAmount = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.amount")
lcPaidCode = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.code")
lnParent = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.parent")
lcPayment_details = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_details")
lcPayment_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_status")
lcPo_number = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.po_number")
lcProvince = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.province")
lcReturn_uri = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.return_uri")
lnSentid = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.sentid")
llShow_attachments = loJResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.show_attachments")
lnStatus = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.status")
lcStreet = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street")
lcStreet2 = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street2")
lcTemplate = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.template")
lcTerms = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.terms")
lcUpdated = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.updated")
lcV3_status = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.v3_status")
lcVat_name = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_name")
lcVat_number = loJResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_number")
lnVis_state = loJResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.vis_state")
release loHttp
release loJson
release loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp
release loDate_paid
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"invoice": {
"lines": [
{
"type": 1,
"description": "Gas",
"expenseid": {{expenseId}},
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Updated Expense",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "120.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
]
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\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"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\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}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
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{
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"value": "500"
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{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
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},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1561490493"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "60"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:20:32 GMT"
},
{
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"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
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{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
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},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:20:32 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17380-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 \"invoice\": {\n \"accountid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"address\": \"\",\n \"amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"auto_bill\": false,\n \"autobill_status\": null,\n \"basecampid\": 0,\n \"city\": \"Toronto\",\n \"code\": \"M6P 3T1\",\n \"country\": \"Canada\",\n \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-06-25 15:16:42\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"current_organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"customerid\": 151486,\n \"date_paid\": null,\n \"deposit_amount\": null,\n \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"discount_description\": null,\n \"discount_total\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"discount_value\": \"0\",\n \"display_status\": \"draft\",\n \"dispute_status\": null,\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"due_offset_days\": 0,\n \"estimateid\": 0,\n \"ext_archive\": 0,\n \"fname\": \"Kevin\",\n \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n \"generation_date\": null,\n \"gmail\": false,\n \"id\": 152844,\n \"invoice_number\": \"0000048\",\n \"invoiceid\": 152844,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"last_order_status\": null,\n \"lname\": \"Cashmere\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"outstanding\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"ownerid\": 31004,\n \"paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"parent\": 0,\n \"payment_details\": \"\",\n \"payment_status\": \"unpaid\",\n \"po_number\": null,\n \"province\": \"Ontario\",\n \"return_uri\": null,\n \"sentid\": 31004,\n \"show_attachments\": true,\n \"status\": 1,\n \"street\": \"1655 Dupont St. W.\",\n \"street2\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n \"terms\": \"\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-06-25 15:20:32\",\n \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n \"vat_name\": \"\",\n \"vat_number\": \"\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Update Invoice w/ Expense",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"invoice\": {\n\t\t\"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Updated Expense\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\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}}"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
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{
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},
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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{
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"value": "MISS"
},
{
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"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 \"invoice\": {\n \"accountid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"address\": \"\",\n \"amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"auto_bill\": false,\n \"autobill_status\": null,\n \"basecampid\": 0,\n \"city\": \"Toronto\",\n \"code\": \"M6P 3T1\",\n \"country\": \"Canada\",\n \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"created_at\": \"2019-06-25 15:16:42\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"current_organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"customerid\": 151486,\n \"date_paid\": null,\n \"deposit_amount\": null,\n \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"discount_description\": null,\n \"discount_total\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"discount_value\": \"0\",\n \"display_status\": \"draft\",\n \"dispute_status\": null,\n \"due_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n \"due_offset_days\": 0,\n \"estimateid\": 0,\n \"ext_archive\": 0,\n \"fname\": \"Kevin\",\n \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n \"generation_date\": null,\n \"gmail\": false,\n \"id\": 152844,\n \"invoice_number\": \"0000048\",\n \"invoiceid\": 152844,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"last_order_status\": null,\n \"lname\": \"Cashmere\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"organization\": \"Kevin's Cashmere\",\n \"outstanding\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"ownerid\": 31004,\n \"paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"parent\": 0,\n \"payment_details\": \"\",\n \"payment_status\": \"unpaid\",\n \"po_number\": null,\n \"province\": \"Ontario\",\n \"return_uri\": null,\n \"sentid\": 31004,\n \"show_attachments\": true,\n \"status\": 1,\n \"street\": \"1655 Dupont St. W.\",\n \"street2\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n \"terms\": \"\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-06-25 15:20:32\",\n \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n \"vat_name\": \"\",\n \"vat_number\": \"\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
