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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
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_profile": {
//     "frequency": "m",
//     "profileid": null,
//     "start_date": "2019-01-13",
//     "end_date": null,
//     "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
//     "is_cogs": false,
//     "amount": {
//       "amount": "100",
//       "code": "CAD"
//     },
//     "notes": null,
//     "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
//     "staffid": 1,
//     "author_name": null,
//     "taxName1": "HST",
//     "taxName2": null,
//     "taxAmount1": {
//       "amount": "11.5",
//       "code": "CAD"
//     },
//     "taxPercent1": 13,
//     "taxPercent2": null,
//     "markup_percent": null,
//     "from_bulk_import": false,
//     "categoryid": "4723650",
//     "clientid": null
//   }
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.frequency" value: @"m"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.profileid"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.start_date" value: @"2019-01-13"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.end_date"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.next_issue_date" value: @"2019-01-13"];
[json UpdateBool: @"expense_profile.is_cogs" value: NO];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.amount.amount" value: @"100"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.amount.code" value: @"CAD"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.notes"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.vendor" value: @"Recurring Expenses Inc."];
[json UpdateInt: @"expense_profile.staffid" value: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 1]];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.author_name"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.taxName1" value: @"HST"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.taxName2"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.taxAmount1.amount" value: @"11.5"];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.taxAmount1.code" value: @"CAD"];
[json UpdateInt: @"expense_profile.taxPercent1" value: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 13]];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.taxPercent2"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.markup_percent"];
[json UpdateBool: @"expense_profile.from_bulk_import" value: NO];
[json UpdateString: @"expense_profile.categoryid" value: @"4723650"];
[json UpdateNull: @"expense_profile.clientid"];

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = @"<access_token>";
[http SetRequestHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/json"];

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [http PostJson3: @"https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles" contentType: @"application/json" json: json];
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%d",[resp.StatusCode intValue]);
NSLog(@"%@",resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "expense_profile": {
        "frequency": "m",
        "profileid": null,
        "start_date": "2019-01-13",
        "end_date": null,
        "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
        "is_cogs": false,
        "amount": {
            "amount": "100",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "notes": null,
        "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
        "staffid": 1,
        "author_name": null,
        "taxName1": "HST",
        "taxName2": null,
        "taxAmount1": {
            "amount": "11.5",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "taxPercent1": 13,
        "taxPercent2": null,
        "markup_percent": null,
        "from_bulk_import": false,
        "categoryid": "4723650",
        "clientid": null
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Recurring Expense",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"expense_profile\": {\n        \"frequency\": \"m\",\n        \"profileid\": null,\n        \"start_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"end_date\": null,\n        \"next_issue_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"is_cogs\": false,\n        \"amount\": {\n            \"amount\": \"100\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"notes\": null,\n        \"vendor\": \"Recurring Expenses Inc.\",\n        \"staffid\": 1,\n        \"author_name\": null,\n        \"taxName1\": \"HST\",\n        \"taxName2\": null,\n        \"taxAmount1\": {\n            \"amount\": \"11.5\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"taxPercent1\": 13,\n        \"taxPercent2\": null,\n        \"markup_percent\": null,\n        \"from_bulk_import\": false,\n        \"categoryid\": \"4723650\",\n        \"clientid\": null\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "expense_profiles",
        "expense_profiles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}