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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

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

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

    -- {
    --   "expense_profile": {
    --     "frequency": "m",
    --     "profileid": null,
    --     "start_date": "2019-01-13",
    --     "end_date": null,
    --     "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
    --     "is_cogs": false,
    --     "amount": {
    --       "amount": "100",
    --       "code": "CAD"
    --     },
    --     "notes": null,
    --     "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
    --     "staffid": 1,
    --     "author_name": null,
    --     "taxName1": "HST",
    --     "taxName2": null,
    --     "taxAmount1": {
    --       "amount": "11.5",
    --       "code": "CAD"
    --     },
    --     "taxPercent1": 13,
    --     "taxPercent2": null,
    --     "markup_percent": null,
    --     "from_bulk_import": false,
    --     "categoryid": "4723650",
    --     "clientid": null
    --   }
    -- }

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.frequency', 'm'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.profileid'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.start_date', '2019-01-13'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.end_date'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.next_issue_date', '2019-01-13'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.is_cogs', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.amount.amount', '100'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.amount.code', 'CAD'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.notes'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.vendor', 'Recurring Expenses Inc.'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.staffid', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.author_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxName1', 'HST'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxName2'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxAmount1.amount', '11.5'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxAmount1.code', 'CAD'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxPercent1', 13
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.taxPercent2'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.markup_percent'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.from_bulk_import', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.categoryid', '4723650'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateNull', @success OUT, 'expense_profile.clientid'

    -- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', '<access_token>'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PostJson3', @resp OUT, 'https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles', 'application/json', @json
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "expense_profile": {
        "frequency": "m",
        "profileid": null,
        "start_date": "2019-01-13",
        "end_date": null,
        "next_issue_date": "2019-01-13",
        "is_cogs": false,
        "amount": {
            "amount": "100",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "notes": null,
        "vendor": "Recurring Expenses Inc.",
        "staffid": 1,
        "author_name": null,
        "taxName1": "HST",
        "taxName2": null,
        "taxAmount1": {
            "amount": "11.5",
            "code": "CAD"
        },
        "taxPercent1": 13,
        "taxPercent2": null,
        "markup_percent": null,
        "from_bulk_import": false,
        "categoryid": "4723650",
        "clientid": null
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Recurring Expense",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"expense_profile\": {\n        \"frequency\": \"m\",\n        \"profileid\": null,\n        \"start_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"end_date\": null,\n        \"next_issue_date\": \"2019-01-13\",\n        \"is_cogs\": false,\n        \"amount\": {\n            \"amount\": \"100\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"notes\": null,\n        \"vendor\": \"Recurring Expenses Inc.\",\n        \"staffid\": 1,\n        \"author_name\": null,\n        \"taxName1\": \"HST\",\n        \"taxName2\": null,\n        \"taxAmount1\": {\n            \"amount\": \"11.5\",\n            \"code\": \"CAD\"\n        },\n        \"taxPercent1\": 13,\n        \"taxPercent2\": null,\n        \"markup_percent\": null,\n        \"from_bulk_import\": false,\n        \"categoryid\": \"4723650\",\n        \"clientid\": null\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "expense_profiles",
        "expense_profiles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}