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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Accounting_systemid
string ls_Description
integer li_Id
string ls_Inventory
integer li_Itemid
string ls_Name
string ls_Qty
integer li_Tax1
integer li_Tax2
string ls_Amount
string ls_Code
string ls_Updated
integer li_Vis_state
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
destroy loo_Http
MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
return
end if
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "item": {
// "name": "Packback",
// "qty": "10",
// "inventory": "50",
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "550.00",
// "code": "CAD"
// },
// "vis_state": 0,
// "description": "65L Brack Pack",
// "sku": "KS994RUR"
// }
// }
loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.name","Packback")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.qty","10")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.inventory","50")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.unit_cost.amount","550.00")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.unit_cost.code","CAD")
loo_Json.UpdateInt("item.vis_state",0)
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.description","65L Brack Pack")
loo_Json.UpdateString("item.sku","KS994RUR")
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loo_Resp = loo_Http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items","application/json",loo_Json)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
return
end if
loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()
li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
Write-Debug "Response Header:"
Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
Write-Debug "Failed."
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp
return
end if
destroy loo_Resp
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "response": {
// "result": {
// "item": {
// "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
// "description": "Backpack with ferns",
// "id": 59704,
// "inventory": "55",
// "itemid": 59704,
// "name": "Backpack",
// "qty": "20",
// "tax1": 0,
// "tax2": 0,
// "unit_cost": {
// "amount": "750.00",
// "code": "USD"
// },
// "updated": "2019-04-19 08:09:32",
// "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
ls_Accounting_systemid = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.accounting_systemid")
ls_Description = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.description")
li_Id = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.item.id")
ls_Inventory = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.inventory")
li_Itemid = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.item.itemid")
ls_Name = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.name")
ls_Qty = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.qty")
li_Tax1 = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.item.tax1")
li_Tax2 = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.item.tax2")
ls_Amount = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.unit_cost.amount")
ls_Code = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.unit_cost.code")
ls_Updated = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.item.updated")
li_Vis_state = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.item.vis_state")
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"item": {
"name": "Packback",
"qty": "10",
"inventory": "50",
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "550.00",
"code": "CAD"
},
"vis_state": 0,
"description": "65L Brack Pack",
"sku": "KS994RUR"
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Item",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"pm.environment.set(\"itemId\", jsonData.response.result.item.id);",
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": " {\n\t\"item\": {\n\t\t\"name\": \"Packback\",\n\t\t\"qty\": \"10\",\n\t\t\"inventory\": \"50\",\n\t\t\"unit_cost\": {\n\t\t\t\"amount\": \"550.00\",\n\t\t\t\"code\": \"CAD\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"vis_state\": 0,\n\t\t\"description\": \"65L Brack Pack\",\n\t\t\"sku\": \"KS994RUR\"\n\t}\n }"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"items",
"items"
]
},
"description": "If you add an `inventory` to an item, FreshBooks will decrement that `inventory` value each time you add that item to an invoice and save (or send) it. \n\nHowever, `qty` is seen as the amount of items associated with that sale. Therefore, it will remain unchanged with anytime it is added to an invoice. \n\nFor example: You may have 5 boxes of nails. Each box of nails will have 99 nails in it. Therefore, your `inventory` will equal `5` and your `qty` will equal `99`. \n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Item",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": " {\n \"item\": {\n \"name\": \"Backpack\",\n \"qty\": \"20\",\n \"inventory\": \"55\",\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"750.00\",\n \"code\": \"CAD\"\n },\n \"vis_state\": 0,\n \"description\": \"Backpack with ferns\"\n }\n }"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/items/items",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"items",
"items"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gNRVNeEVwKFlUPS0AUCBgCHVQBVQFXB1pSAwZQVFAIBwdIU1cAHRUHXAUGV1ZVUVIAAVxUCAEFEB8DWA1CBG4="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:09:32 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": "Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:09:32 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
"value": "cache-mdw17357-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 \"item\": {\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"description\": \"Backpack with ferns\",\n \"id\": 59704,\n \"inventory\": \"55\",\n \"itemid\": 59704,\n \"name\": \"Backpack\",\n \"qty\": \"20\",\n \"tax1\": 0,\n \"tax2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"750.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"updated\": \"2019-04-19 08:09:32\",\n \"vis_state\": 0\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
