Chilkat Online Tools

Node.js / New FreshBooks / Upload Expense Receipt

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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;

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.Path = "/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments";
    req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";
    success = req.AddFileForUpload2("content"," path to file","application/octet-stream");

    req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer <access_token>");
    req.AddHeader("Expect","100-continue");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.SynchronousRequest("api.freshbooks.com",443,true,req);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'content=@"/path/to/file"'
https://api.freshbooks.com/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Upload Expense Receipt",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
          "pm.environment.set(\"uploadFile\", \"\\'\" + jsonData.attachment.jwt + \"\\\"\")"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "multipart/form-data",
        "disabled": true
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "content",
          "type": "file",
          "src": [
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "uploads",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "attachments"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}