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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "tax": {
//     "name": "RST"
//   }
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('tax.name','RST');

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

// resp is a CkHttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes','application/json',$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = new CkJsonObject();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(false);

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_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": {
//       "tax": {
//         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
//         "amount": "0",
//         "compound": false,
//         "id": 4518,
//         "name": "RST",
//         "number": null,
//         "taxid": 4518,
//         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:41:03"
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

$Accounting_systemid = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.tax.accounting_systemid');
$Amount = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.tax.amount');
$Compound = $jResp->BoolOf('response.result.tax.compound');
$Id = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.tax.id');
$Name = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.tax.name');
$v_Number = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.tax.number');
$Taxid = $jResp->IntOf('response.result.tax.taxid');
$Updated = $jResp->stringOf('response.result.tax.updated');

?>

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "tax": {
    "name": "RST"
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Single Tax",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"taxId\", jsonData.response.result.tax.id);"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"tax\": {\n    \"name\": \"RST\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "taxes",
        "taxes"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create Single Tax",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"tax\": {\n    \"name\": \"some taxv2\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "taxes",
            "taxes"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "UNPROCESSABLE ENTITY",
      "code": 422,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gQUE5WEVwXA0gHS0AUCBgCHVUAUwlSBlZWAARSVlYOBQRIVVEbE1QFAlAFA1QCBlBRWlxQAQgWHlUEVRJUPA=="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "233"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:40:39 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": "Country",
          "value": "CA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"response\": {\n        \"errors\": [\n            {\n                \"errno\": 13002,\n                \"field\": \"name\",\n                \"message\": \"The tax name 'some taxv2' is already in use.\",\n                \"object\": \"tax\",\n                \"value\": \"some taxv2\"\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Create Single Tax",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"tax\": {\n    \"name\": \"RST\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "taxes",
            "taxes"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gQUE5WEVwXA0gHS0AUCBgCHVQNUgdWClRVDg9SU1cMCgJWTVEBHRVTAlcPUANUWlIAUg4ECVsEEB8DWA1CBG4="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:41:03 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 18:41:03 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            \"tax\": {\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"amount\": \"0\",\n                \"compound\": false,\n                \"id\": 4518,\n                \"name\": \"RST\",\n                \"number\": null,\n                \"taxid\": 4518,\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:41:03\"\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}