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Node.js / New FreshBooks / Edit Secondary Contact ID

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var 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.

    // {
    //   "contact": {
    //     "email": "secondary@emailaddress.com",
    //     "fname": "FirstName",
    //     "lname": "LastName",
    //     "phone1": ""
    //   }
    // }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("contact.email","secondary@emailaddress.com");
    json.UpdateString("contact.fname","FirstName");
    json.UpdateString("contact.lname","LastName");
    json.UpdateString("contact.phone1","");

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

    var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/users/contacts/{{contactid}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.StatusCode);
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "contact": {
        "email": "secondary@emailaddress.com",
        "fname": "FirstName",
        "lname": "LastName",
        "phone1": ""
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/users/contacts/{{contactid}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Edit Secondary Contact ID",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"contact\": {\n        \"email\": \"secondary@emailaddress.com\",\n        \"fname\": \"FirstName\",\n        \"lname\": \"LastName\",\n        \"phone1\": \"\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/users/contacts/{{contactid}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "users",
        "contacts",
        "{{contactid}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows you to edit a specific secondary contact"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}