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Powershell / New FreshBooks / Update Staff

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object 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.

# {
#   "staff": {
#     "fname": "Ryen"
#   }
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("staff.fname","Ryen")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
$http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$json.EmitSb($sbRequestBody)

$resp = $http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/staffs/{{staffId}}",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",$false,$false)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)

$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")

    exit
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "response": {
#     "result": {
#       "staff": {
#         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
#         "api_token": "9249ac8633763523fe614cdeb28787b9",
#         "bus_phone": "",
#         "currency_code": null,
#         "display_name": "RyenMarr",
#         "email": "api.freshbooks@gmail.com",
#         "fax": "",
#         "fname": "Ryen",
#         "home_phone": null,
#         "id": 1,
#         "language": "en",
#         "last_login": null,
#         "level": 3,
#         "lname": "Marr",
#         "mob_phone": "",
#         "note": null,
#         "num_logins": 0,
#         "organization": "Postman Sandbox",
#         "p_city": "",
#         "p_code": "",
#         "p_country": "",
#         "p_province": "",
#         "p_street": "",
#         "p_street2": "",
#         "rate": null,
#         "role": "admin",
#         "signup_date": "2019-04-18 09:14:53",
#         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:37:58",
#         "userid": 1,
#         "username": "rmarr@freshbooks.com",
#         "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

$Accounting_systemid = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.accounting_systemid")
$Api_token = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.api_token")
$Bus_phone = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.bus_phone")
$Currency_code = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.currency_code")
$Display_name = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.display_name")
$v_Email = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.email")
$Fax = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.fax")
$Fname = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.fname")
$Home_phone = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.home_phone")
$Id = $jResp.IntOf("response.result.staff.id")
$Language = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.language")
$Last_login = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.last_login")
$Level = $jResp.IntOf("response.result.staff.level")
$Lname = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.lname")
$Mob_phone = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.mob_phone")
$Note = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.note")
$Num_logins = $jResp.IntOf("response.result.staff.num_logins")
$Organization = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.organization")
$P_city = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_city")
$P_code = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_code")
$P_country = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_country")
$P_province = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_province")
$P_street = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_street")
$P_street2 = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.p_street2")
$Rate = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.rate")
$Role = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.role")
$Signup_date = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.signup_date")
$Updated = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.updated")
$Userid = $jResp.IntOf("response.result.staff.userid")
$Username = $jResp.StringOf("response.result.staff.username")
$Vis_state = $jResp.IntOf("response.result.staff.vis_state")

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "staff": {
    "fname": "Ryen"
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/staffs/{{staffId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Staff",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"staff\": {\n    \"fname\": \"Ryen\"\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/staffs/{{staffId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "users",
        "staffs",
        "{{staffId}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update Staff",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"staff\": {\n    \"fname\": \"Ryen\"\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/staffs/{{staffId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "users",
            "staffs",
            "{{staffId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gRQlNBEVwQFlEEXkAUCBgCHVQMVQlUBFNRDgFXVlsACwZTTVYHHRVRUAAPUVNUWwACAQ9TDgwCEB8DWA1CBG4="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:37:58 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 18:37:58 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            \"staff\": {\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"api_token\": \"9249ac8633763523fe614cdeb28787b9\",\n                \"bus_phone\": \"\",\n                \"currency_code\": null,\n                \"display_name\": \"RyenMarr\",\n                \"email\": \"api.freshbooks@gmail.com\",\n                \"fax\": \"\",\n                \"fname\": \"Ryen\",\n                \"home_phone\": null,\n                \"id\": 1,\n                \"language\": \"en\",\n                \"last_login\": null,\n                \"level\": 3,\n                \"lname\": \"Marr\",\n                \"mob_phone\": \"\",\n                \"note\": null,\n                \"num_logins\": 0,\n                \"organization\": \"Postman Sandbox\",\n                \"p_city\": \"\",\n                \"p_code\": \"\",\n                \"p_country\": \"\",\n                \"p_province\": \"\",\n                \"p_street\": \"\",\n                \"p_street2\": \"\",\n                \"rate\": null,\n                \"role\": \"admin\",\n                \"signup_date\": \"2019-04-18 09:14:53\",\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:37:58\",\n                \"userid\": 1,\n                \"username\": \"rmarr@freshbooks.com\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}