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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

    ; 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"
    ;     }
    ;   }
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"task.name","Saving the planet")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"task.description","Hourly rate for doing positive things")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"task.rate.amount","50.00")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"task.rate.code","USD")

    ; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, "<access_token>")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json")

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPostJson3(http,"https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks","application/json",json)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbResponseBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody)

    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

    ; 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.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(jResp,"response.result.task.billable")
    Description.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.description")
    Id.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"response.result.task.id")
    Name.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.name")
    Amount.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.rate.amount")
    Code.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.rate.code")
    Taskid.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"response.result.task.taskid")
    Tax1.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"response.result.task.tax1")
    Tax2.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"response.result.task.tax2")
    Tdesc.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.tdesc")
    Tname.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.tname")
    Updated.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"response.result.task.updated")
    Vis_state.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"response.result.task.vis_state")


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

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}"
    }
  ]
}