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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
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.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.

    -- {
    --   "item": {
    --     "name": "Packback",
    --     "qty": "10",
    --     "inventory": "50",
    --     "unit_cost": {
    --       "amount": "550.00",
    --       "code": "CAD"
    --     },
    --     "vis_state": 0,
    --     "description": "65L Brack Pack",
    --     "sku": "KS994RUR"
    --   }
    -- }

    DECLARE @json int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.name', 'Packback'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.qty', '10'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.inventory', '50'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.unit_cost.amount', '550.00'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.unit_cost.code', 'CAD'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'item.vis_state', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.description', '65L Brack Pack'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'item.sku', 'KS994RUR'

    -- 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}}/items/items', '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

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody

    DECLARE @jResp int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @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

    DECLARE @Accounting_systemid nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Accounting_systemid OUT, 'response.result.item.accounting_systemid'
    DECLARE @Description nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Description OUT, 'response.result.item.description'
    DECLARE @Id int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @Id OUT, 'response.result.item.id'
    DECLARE @Inventory nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Inventory OUT, 'response.result.item.inventory'
    DECLARE @Itemid int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @Itemid OUT, 'response.result.item.itemid'
    DECLARE @Name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Name OUT, 'response.result.item.name'
    DECLARE @Qty nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Qty OUT, 'response.result.item.qty'
    DECLARE @Tax1 int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @Tax1 OUT, 'response.result.item.tax1'
    DECLARE @Tax2 int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @Tax2 OUT, 'response.result.item.tax2'
    DECLARE @Amount nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Amount OUT, 'response.result.item.unit_cost.amount'
    DECLARE @Code nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Code OUT, 'response.result.item.unit_cost.code'
    DECLARE @Updated nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Updated OUT, 'response.result.item.updated'
    DECLARE @Vis_state int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @Vis_state OUT, 'response.result.item.vis_state'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO

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"
      ]
    }
  },
  "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}"
    }
  ]
}