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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.
// {
// "task": {
// "name": "Saving the planet",
// "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
// "rate": {
// "amount": "50.00",
// "code": "USD"
// }
// }
// }
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('task.name','Saving the planet');
$json->UpdateString('task.description','Hourly rate for doing positive things');
$json->UpdateString('task.rate.amount','50.00');
$json->UpdateString('task.rate.code','USD');
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->AuthToken = '<access_token>';
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks','application/json',$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": {
// "task": {
// "billable": true,
// "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
// "id": 74830,
// "name": "Saving the planet",
// "rate": {
// "amount": "50.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "taskid": 74830,
// "tax1": 0,
// "tax2": 0,
// "tdesc": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
// "tname": "Saving the planet",
// "updated": "2019-04-24 14:39:06",
// "vis_state": 0
// }
// }
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
$Billable = $jResp->BoolOf('response.result.task.billable');
$Description = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.description');
$Id = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.task.id');
$Name = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.name');
$Amount = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.rate.amount');
$Code = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.rate.code');
$Taskid = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.task.taskid');
$Tax1 = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.task.tax1');
$Tax2 = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.task.tax2');
$Tdesc = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.tdesc');
$Tname = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.tname');
$Updated = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.task.updated');
$Vis_state = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.task.vis_state');
?>
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"task": {
"name": "Saving the planet",
"description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
"rate": {
"amount": "50.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Task",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
"pm.environment.set(\"taskId\", jsonData.response.result.task.taskid);"
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"task\": {\n \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n \"rate\": {\n \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"projects",
"tasks"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Task",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"task\": {\n \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n \"rate\": {\n \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"projects",
"tasks"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gUQ1lZBwUXEQoWWRFTSxYeA0kJTwBQAlBcBgNVV1EABwFTWFQOHQZRVB0UB1RTBQdRUQhVCQoCCgFUAEMdB1IOF1Nq"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:06 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:39:06 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17369-MDW"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache",
"value": "MISS"
},
{
"key": "X-Cache-Hits",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"result\": {\n \"task\": {\n \"billable\": true,\n \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n \"id\": 74830,\n \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n \"rate\": {\n \"amount\": \"50.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taskid\": 74830,\n \"tax1\": 0,\n \"tax2\": 0,\n \"tdesc\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n \"tname\": \"Saving the planet\",\n \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:39:06\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
