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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "invoice": {
#     "email_recipients": [
#       "example@freshbooks.com",
#       "example2@freshbooks.com"
#     ],
#     "invoice_customized_email": {
#       "subject": "::company name:: has sent you an invoice (::invoice number::)",
#       "body": "::company name:: sent you invoice (::invoice number::) for ::invoice amount:: that's due on ::invoice due date::"
#     },
#     "action_email": true
#   }
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "invoice.email_recipients[0]" "example@freshbooks.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "invoice.email_recipients[1]" "example2@freshbooks.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "invoice.invoice_customized_email.subject" "::company name:: has sent you an invoice (::invoice number::)"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "invoice.invoice_customized_email.body" "::company name:: sent you invoice (::invoice number::) for ::invoice amount:: that's due on ::invoice due date::"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "invoice.action_email" 1

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
CkHttp_put_AuthToken $http "<access_token>"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"

set sbRequestBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkJsonObject_EmitSb $json $sbRequestBody

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PTextSb $http "PUT" "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceid}}" $sbRequestBody "utf-8" "application/json" 0 0]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    exit
}

puts [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp


delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "invoice": {
        
        "email_recipients": [
            "example@freshbooks.com",
            "example2@freshbooks.com"
        ],
        "invoice_customized_email": {
        "subject": "::company name:: has sent you an invoice (::invoice number::)",
                "body":"::company name:: sent you invoice (::invoice number::) for ::invoice amount:: that\'s due on ::invoice due date::"
            },
            "action_email": true
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceid}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Send Invoice by Email",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"invoice\": {\n        \n        \"email_recipients\": [\n            \"example@freshbooks.com\",\n            \"example2@freshbooks.com\"\n        ],\n        \"invoice_customized_email\": {\n        \"subject\": \"::company name:: has sent you an invoice (::invoice number::)\",\n                \"body\":\"::company name:: sent you invoice (::invoice number::) for ::invoice amount:: that's due on ::invoice due date::\"\n            },\n            \"action_email\": true\n    }\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceid}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountid}}",
        "invoices",
        "invoices",
        "{{invoiceid}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}