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<?php
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "bill_vendor": {
// "vendor_name": "IKEA",
// "primary_contact_first_name": "Jimmy",
// "primary_contact_last_name": "McNamara",
// "primary_contact_email": "jmcnamara@ikea.com",
// "primary_contact": null,
// "street": "332 Carlton Ave.",
// "street2": null,
// "city": "San Francisco",
// "province": "California",
// "postal_code": null,
// "country": "United States",
// "account_number": "45454545",
// "phone": "4158859378",
// "website": "ikea.com",
// "currency_code": "USD",
// "language": "en",
// "is_1099": false,
// "tax_defaults": [
// ]
// }
// }
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.vendor_name','IKEA');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.primary_contact_first_name','Jimmy');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.primary_contact_last_name','McNamara');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.primary_contact_email','jmcnamara@ikea.com');
$json->UpdateNull('bill_vendor.primary_contact');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.street','332 Carlton Ave.');
$json->UpdateNull('bill_vendor.street2');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.city','San Francisco');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.province','California');
$json->UpdateNull('bill_vendor.postal_code');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.country','United States');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.account_number','45454545');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.phone','4158859378');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.website','ikea.com');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.currency_code','USD');
$json->UpdateString('bill_vendor.language','en');
$json->UpdateBool('bill_vendor.is_1099',0);
$json->UpdateNewArray('bill_vendor.tax_defaults');
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->AuthToken = '<access_token>';
// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bill_vendors/bill_vendors','application/json',$json);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
exit;
}
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";
$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
print $resp->Header . "\n";
print 'Failed.' . "\n";
exit;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "response": {
// "result": {
// "bill_vendor": {
// "account_number": "45454545",
// "city": "San Francisco",
// "country": "United States",
// "created_at": "2020-10-09 15:25:05",
// "currency_code": "USD",
// "is_1099": false,
// "language": "en",
// "outstanding_balance": [
// ],
// "overdue_balance": [
// ],
// "phone": "4158859378",
// "postal_code": null,
// "primary_contact_email": "jmcnamara@ikea.com",
// "primary_contact_first_name": "Jimmy",
// "primary_contact_last_name": "McNamara",
// "province": "California",
// "street": "332 Carlton Ave.",
// "street2": null,
// "tax_defaults": [
// ],
// "updated_at": "2020-10-09 15:25:05",
// "vendor_name": "IKEA",
// "vendorid": 5,
// "vis_state": 0,
// "website": "ikea.com"
// }
// }
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$Account_number = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.account_number');
$City = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.city');
$Country = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.country');
$Created_at = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.created_at');
$Currency_code = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.currency_code');
$Is_1099 = $jResp->BoolOf('response.result.bill_vendor.is_1099');
$Language = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.language');
$Phone = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.phone');
$Postal_code = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.postal_code');
$Primary_contact_email = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.primary_contact_email');
$Primary_contact_first_name = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.primary_contact_first_name');
$Primary_contact_last_name = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.primary_contact_last_name');
$Province = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.province');
$Street = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.street');
$Street2 = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.street2');
$Updated_at = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.updated_at');
$Vendor_name = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.vendor_name');
$Vendorid = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.bill_vendor.vendorid');
$Vis_state = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.bill_vendor.vis_state');
$Website = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.bill_vendor.website');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('response.result.bill_vendor.outstanding_balance');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->I = $i;
$i = $i + 1;
}
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('response.result.bill_vendor.overdue_balance');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->I = $i;
$i = $i + 1;
}
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('response.result.bill_vendor.tax_defaults');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$jResp->I = $i;
$i = $i + 1;
}
?>
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '{
"bill_vendor": {
"vendor_name": "IKEA",
"primary_contact_first_name": "Jimmy",
"primary_contact_last_name": "McNamara",
"primary_contact_email": "jmcnamara@ikea.com",
"primary_contact": null,
"street": "332 Carlton Ave.",
"street2": null,
"city": "San Francisco",
"province": "California",
"postal_code": null,
"country": "United States",
"account_number": "45454545",
"phone": "4158859378",
"website": "ikea.com",
"currency_code": "USD",
"language": "en",
"is_1099": false,
"tax_defaults": []
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bill_vendors/bill_vendors
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Add Vendor",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"bill_vendor\": {\n \"vendor_name\": \"IKEA\",\n \"primary_contact_first_name\": \"Jimmy\",\n \"primary_contact_last_name\": \"McNamara\",\n \"primary_contact_email\": \"jmcnamara@ikea.com\",\n \"primary_contact\": null,\n \"street\": \"332 Carlton Ave.\",\n \"street2\": null,\n \"city\": \"San Francisco\",\n \"province\": \"California\",\n \"postal_code\": null,\n \"country\": \"United States\",\n \"account_number\": \"45454545\",\n \"phone\": \"4158859378\",\n \"website\": \"ikea.com\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"is_1099\": false,\n \"tax_defaults\": []\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bill_vendors/bill_vendors",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"bill_vendors",
"bill_vendors"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Add Vendor",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"bill_vendor\": {\n \"vendor_name\": \"IKEA\",\n \"primary_contact_first_name\": \"Jimmy\",\n \"primary_contact_last_name\": \"McNamara\",\n \"primary_contact_email\": \"jmcnamara@ikea.com\",\n \"primary_contact\": null,\n \"street\": \"332 Carlton Ave.\",\n \"street2\": null,\n \"city\": \"San Francisco\",\n \"province\": \"California\",\n \"postal_code\": null,\n \"country\": \"United States\",\n \"account_number\": \"45454545\",\n \"phone\": \"4158859378\",\n \"website\": \"ikea.com\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"is_1099\": false,\n \"tax_defaults\": []\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/bill_vendors/bill_vendors",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"bill_vendors",
"bill_vendors"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:25:05 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gGWFpfPRAGDFQNShECWl1eXxNcD1UOQRFGGgdNVk0LBwVTVVUOBQBQXQMOBFNXT1QFUxRACl5RBQRRDwMAVwRbVFJSVkRPXlJcFwQ/"
},
{
"key": "X-Frame-Options",
"value": "SAMEORIGIN"
},
{
"key": "X-XSS-Protection",
"value": "1; mode=block"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "Content-Security-Policy",
"value": "default-src 'self'"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Security-Policy",
"value": "default-src 'self'"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31556926; includeSubDomains; preload"
},
{
"key": "Referrer-Policy",
"value": "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Limit",
"value": "600"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Remaining",
"value": "599"
},
{
"key": "X-RateLimit-Reset",
"value": "1602257165"
},
{
"key": "Retry-After",
"value": "59"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Alt-Svc",
"value": "h3-Q050=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q046=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q043=\":443\"; ma=2592000,quic=\":443\"; ma=2592000; v=\"46,43\""
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"result\": {\n \"bill_vendor\": {\n \"account_number\": \"45454545\",\n \"city\": \"San Francisco\",\n \"country\": \"United States\",\n \"created_at\": \"2020-10-09 15:25:05\",\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"is_1099\": false,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"outstanding_balance\": [],\n \"overdue_balance\": [],\n \"phone\": \"4158859378\",\n \"postal_code\": null,\n \"primary_contact_email\": \"jmcnamara@ikea.com\",\n \"primary_contact_first_name\": \"Jimmy\",\n \"primary_contact_last_name\": \"McNamara\",\n \"province\": \"California\",\n \"street\": \"332 Carlton Ave.\",\n \"street2\": null,\n \"tax_defaults\": [],\n \"updated_at\": \"2020-10-09 15:25:05\",\n \"vendor_name\": \"IKEA\",\n \"vendorid\": 5,\n \"vis_state\": 0,\n \"website\": \"ikea.com\"\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
