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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

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/abilities",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "abilities": [
'     {
'       "name": "can_view_projects",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_create_projects",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_create_services",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_view_services",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_view_time_entries",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_create_time_entries",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_mark_time_entries_billed",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_view_team_time_entries",
'       "value": true
'     },
'     {
'       "name": "can_view_time_tracking_settings",
'       "value": true
'     }
'   ]
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code



Dim name As String
Dim value As Boolean

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("abilities")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    name = jResp.StringOf("abilities[i].name")
    value = jResp.BoolOf("abilities[i].value")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/abilities

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Abilities",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/abilities",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "projects",
        "business",
        "{{businessId}}",
        "abilities"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Abilities",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/projects/business/{{businessId}}/abilities",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "projects",
            "business",
            "{{businessId}}",
            "abilities"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/vnd.api+json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Version",
          "value": "1904.22.0"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVllUBAQOU10TGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4FDFZFVRYSBxlDUhULRERQBxVNA1ILVAtMUVFBHRdcEl4UQQEBDFYDDw9RR1kBEhBSQlgTFlJTEU5WT1IeUg1TCw4FBwVVAVMAVABRVhoaUEpBWwYBAlJbUwIDVVxUAAJUVkFOVgNUEV1l"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:47:51 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Age",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Age",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "477"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:47:51 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-mdw17335-MDW"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache",
          "value": "MISS"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache-Hits",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Country",
          "value": "CA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"abilities\": [\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_view_projects\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_create_projects\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_create_services\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_view_services\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_view_time_entries\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_create_time_entries\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_mark_time_entries_billed\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_view_team_time_entries\",\n            \"value\": true\n        },\n        {\n            \"name\": \"can_view_time_tracking_settings\",\n            \"value\": true\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}