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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

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

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

// {
//   "expense": {
//     "transactionid": null,
//     "status": null,
//     "has_receipt": false,
//     "always_remember": false,
//     "is_cogs": false,
//     "account_name": null,
//     "include_receipt": false,
//     "amount": {
//       "amount": "79.73",
//       "code": "USD"
//     },
//     "notes": "Purchased Gasoline for deliveries",
//     "vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
//     "date": "2019-05-23",
//     "staffid": 1,
//     "author_name": null,
//     "taxName1": "other tax",
//     "taxName2": null,
//     "taxAmount1": {
//       "amount": "9.17",
//       "code": "USD"
//     },
//     "taxPercent1": 13,
//     "taxPercent2": null,
//     "markup_percent": null,
//     "invoiceid": null,
//     "attachment": {
//       "jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA",
//       "media_type": "image/png",
//       "expenseid": null
//     },
//     "categoryid": "2003174",
//     "clientid": null
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateNull("expense.transactionid");
json.UpdateNull("expense.status");
json.UpdateBool("expense.has_receipt",false);
json.UpdateBool("expense.always_remember",false);
json.UpdateBool("expense.is_cogs",false);
json.UpdateNull("expense.account_name");
json.UpdateBool("expense.include_receipt",false);
json.UpdateString("expense.amount.amount","79.73");
json.UpdateString("expense.amount.code","USD");
json.UpdateString("expense.notes","Purchased Gasoline for deliveries");
json.UpdateString("expense.vendor","Shell Gas Station");
json.UpdateString("expense.date","2019-05-23");
json.UpdateInt("expense.staffid",1);
json.UpdateNull("expense.author_name");
json.UpdateString("expense.taxName1","other tax");
json.UpdateNull("expense.taxName2");
json.UpdateString("expense.taxAmount1.amount","9.17");
json.UpdateString("expense.taxAmount1.code","USD");
json.UpdateInt("expense.taxPercent1",13);
json.UpdateNull("expense.taxPercent2");
json.UpdateNull("expense.markup_percent");
json.UpdateNull("expense.invoiceid");
json.UpdateString("expense.attachment.jwt","eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA");
json.UpdateString("expense.attachment.media_type","image/png");
json.UpdateNull("expense.attachment.expenseid");
json.UpdateString("expense.categoryid","2003174");
json.UpdateNull("expense.clientid");

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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}?include%5B%5D=attachment",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "expense": {
        "transactionid": null,
        "status": null,
        "has_receipt": false,
        "always_remember": false,
        "is_cogs": false,
        "account_name": null,
        "include_receipt": false,
        "amount": {
            "amount": "79.73",
            "code": "USD"
        },
        "notes": "Purchased Gasoline for deliveries",
        "vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
        "date": "2019-05-23",
        "staffid": 1,
        "author_name": null,
        "taxName1": "other tax",
        "taxName2": null,
        "taxAmount1": {
            "amount": "9.17",
            "code": "USD"
        },
        "taxPercent1": 13,
        "taxPercent2": null,
        "markup_percent": null,
        "invoiceid": null,
        "attachment": {
            "jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA",
            "media_type": "image/png",
            "expenseid": null
        },
        "categoryid": "2003174",
        "clientid": null
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}?include%5B%5D=attachment

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Expense with Receipt",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"expense\": {\n        \"transactionid\": null,\n        \"status\": null,\n        \"has_receipt\": false,\n        \"always_remember\": false,\n        \"is_cogs\": false,\n        \"account_name\": null,\n        \"include_receipt\": false,\n        \"amount\": {\n            \"amount\": \"79.73\",\n            \"code\": \"USD\"\n        },\n        \"notes\": \"Purchased Gasoline for deliveries\",\n        \"vendor\": \"Shell Gas Station\",\n        \"date\": \"2019-05-23\",\n        \"staffid\": 1,\n        \"author_name\": null,\n        \"taxName1\": \"other tax\",\n        \"taxName2\": null,\n        \"taxAmount1\": {\n            \"amount\": \"9.17\",\n            \"code\": \"USD\"\n        },\n        \"taxPercent1\": 13,\n        \"taxPercent2\": null,\n        \"markup_percent\": null,\n        \"invoiceid\": null,\n        \"attachment\": {\n            \"jwt\": \"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50Ijo0MjM2NDEwLCJvcmlnaW5hbF9maWxlbmFtZSI6IlNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMTktMDQtMjQgYXQgOS4zOS4xOSBBTS5wbmciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ1cGxvYWRzIiwiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJ1cGxvYWQtMGU2ZDMwOWQ1ZTI5MzA3NmNhMGIyNDdkODFlOGJlNWE4NDZlZWE0YSIsImxlbmd0aCI6MTkxNDcyLCJrZXkiOiInZG9jcy0nLTQyMzY0MTAvdXBsb2FkLTBlNmQzMDlkNWUyOTMwNzZjYTBiMjQ3ZDgxZThiZTVhODQ2ZWVhNGEifQ.SOoW3_nTUrxjYO76g1UXHPIrO_aLbTpXCHEa-ZcnejA\",\n            \"media_type\": \"image/png\",\n            \"expenseid\": null\n        },\n        \"categoryid\": \"2003174\",\n        \"clientid\": null\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/expenses/expenses/{{expenseId}}?include%5B%5D=attachment",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "expenses",
        "expenses",
        "{{expenseId}}"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "include%5B%5D",
          "value": "attachment"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}