VBScript / New FreshBooks / Update Credit Note
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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)
' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "credit_note": {
' "credit_number": "0000066",
' "currency_code": "CAD",
' "create_date": "2020-08-04",
' "notes": "",
' "credit_type": "goodwill",
' "terms": null,
' "language": "en",
' "lines": [
' {
' "id": "20405-1",
' "name": "Credit",
' "description": "Free Voucher",
' "taxName1": null,
' "taxAmount1": 0,
' "taxName2": null,
' "taxAmount2": 0,
' "compounded_tax": false,
' "qty": 1,
' "unit_cost": {
' "amount": "50",
' "code": "CAD"
' }
' },
' {
' "name": "Credit",
' "description": "More voucher",
' "taxName1": null,
' "taxAmount1": null,
' "taxName2": null,
' "taxAmount2": null,
' "compounded_tax": false,
' "qty": 1,
' "unit_cost": {
' "amount": "100",
' "code": "CAD"
' }
' }
' ],
' "clientid": 123
' }
' }
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_number","0000066")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.currency_code","CAD")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.create_date","2020-08-04")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.notes","")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.credit_type","goodwill")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.terms")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.language","en")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].id","20405-1")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].name","Credit")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].description","Free Voucher")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName1")
success = json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount1",0)
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[0].taxName2")
success = json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].taxAmount2",0)
success = json.UpdateBool("credit_note.lines[0].compounded_tax",0)
success = json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[0].qty",1)
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","50")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[0].unit_cost.code","CAD")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].name","Credit")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].description","More voucher")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxName1")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxAmount1")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxName2")
success = json.UpdateNull("credit_note.lines[1].taxAmount2")
success = json.UpdateBool("credit_note.lines[1].compounded_tax",0)
success = json.UpdateInt("credit_note.lines[1].qty",1)
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].unit_cost.amount","100")
success = json.UpdateString("credit_note.lines[1].unit_cost.code","CAD")
success = json.UpdateInt("credit_note.clientid",123)
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
outFile.Close
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '{
"credit_note": {
"credit_number": "0000066",
"currency_code": "CAD",
"create_date": "2020-08-04",
"notes": "",
"credit_type": "goodwill",
"terms": null,
"language": "en",
"lines": [
{
"id": "20405-1",
"name": "Credit",
"description": "Free Voucher",
"taxName1": null,
"taxAmount1": 0,
"taxName2": null,
"taxAmount2": 0,
"compounded_tax": false,
"qty": 1,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "50",
"code": "CAD"
}
},
{
"name": "Credit",
"description": "More voucher",
"taxName1": null,
"taxAmount1": null,
"taxName2": null,
"taxAmount2": null,
"compounded_tax": false,
"qty": 1,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "100",
"code": "CAD"
}
}
],
"clientid": {{clientId}}
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update Credit Note",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"credit_note\": {\n \"credit_number\": \"0000066\",\n \"currency_code\": \"CAD\",\n \"create_date\": \"2020-08-04\",\n \"notes\": \"\",\n \"credit_type\": \"goodwill\",\n \"terms\": null,\n \"language\": \"en\",\n \"lines\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"20405-1\",\n \"name\": \"Credit\",\n \"description\": \"Free Voucher\",\n \"taxName1\": null,\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"taxName2\": null,\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"compounded_tax\": false,\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"50\",\n \"code\": \"CAD\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Credit\",\n \"description\": \"More voucher\",\n \"taxName1\": null,\n \"taxAmount1\": null,\n \"taxName2\": null,\n \"taxAmount2\": null,\n \"compounded_tax\": false,\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"100\",\n \"code\": \"CAD\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"clientid\": {{clientId}}\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountid}}/credit_notes/credit_notes/{{creditnote}}",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountid}}",
"credit_notes",
"credit_notes",
"{{creditnote}}"
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}
