VB.NET / New FreshBooks / Create Recurring Expense
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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean
' 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
' }
' }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.frequency","m")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.profileid")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.start_date","2019-01-13")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.end_date")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.next_issue_date","2019-01-13")
json.UpdateBool("expense_profile.is_cogs",False)
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.amount.amount","100")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.amount.code","CAD")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.notes")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.vendor","Recurring Expenses Inc.")
json.UpdateInt("expense_profile.staffid",1)
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.author_name")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxName1","HST")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.taxName2")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxAmount1.amount","11.5")
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.taxAmount1.code","CAD")
json.UpdateInt("expense_profile.taxPercent1",13)
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.taxPercent2")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.markup_percent")
json.UpdateBool("expense_profile.from_bulk_import",False)
json.UpdateString("expense_profile.categoryid","4723650")
json.UpdateNull("expense_profile.clientid")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/expense_profiles/expense_profiles","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
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": [
]
}