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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // 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
    //   }
    // }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"invoice.email_recipients[0]",L"example@freshbooks.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"invoice.email_recipients[1]",L"example2@freshbooks.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"invoice.invoice_customized_email.subject",L"::company name:: has sent you an invoice (::invoice number::)");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"invoice.invoice_customized_email.body",L"::company name:: sent you invoice (::invoice number::) for ::invoice amount:: that's due on ::invoice due date::");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"invoice.action_email",TRUE);

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"<access_token>");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Content-Type",L"application/json");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_EmitSb(json,sbRequestBody);

    resp = CkHttpW_PTextSb(http,L"PUT",L"https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceid}}",sbRequestBody,L"utf-8",L"application/json",FALSE,FALSE);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(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": [
  ]
}