VBScript / New FreshBooks / Create Invoice with Expense
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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.
' {
' "invoice": {
' "customerid": 485558,
' "create_date": "2019-06-20",
' "lines": [
' {
' "type": 0,
' "description": "",
' "taxName1": "",
' "taxAmount1": 0,
' "name": "Paperwork",
' "qty": 1,
' "taxName2": "",
' "taxAmount2": 0,
' "unit_cost": {
' "amount": "5000.00",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' },
' {
' "type": 1,
' "description": "Gas",
' "expenseid": 123,
' "taxName1": "",
' "taxAmount1": 0,
' "name": "Shell Oil",
' "qty": 1,
' "taxName2": "",
' "taxAmount2": 0,
' "unit_cost": {
' "amount": "120.00",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' }
' ]
' }
' }
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.customerid",485558)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.create_date","2019-06-20")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].type",0)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].description","")
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName1","")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount1",0)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].name","Paperwork")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].qty",1)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].taxName2","")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[0].taxAmount2",0)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.amount","5000.00")
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[0].unit_cost.code","USD")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].type",1)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].description","Gas")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].expenseid",123)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].taxName1","")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].taxAmount1",0)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].name","Shell Oil")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].qty",1)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].taxName2","")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.lines[1].taxAmount2",0)
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].unit_cost.amount","120.00")
success = json.UpdateString("invoice.lines[1].unit_cost.code","USD")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices","application/json",json)
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 POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"invoice": {
"customerid": 485558,
"create_date": "2019-06-20",
"lines": [
{
"type": 0,
"description": "",
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Paperwork",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "5000.00",
"code": "USD"
}
},
{
"type": 1,
"description": "Gas",
"expenseid": {{expenseId}},
"taxName1": "",
"taxAmount1": 0,
"name": "Shell Oil",
"qty": 1,
"taxName2": "",
"taxAmount2": 0,
"unit_cost": {
"amount": "120.00",
"code": "USD"
}
}
]
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Invoice with Expense ",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"invoice\": {\n \"customerid\": 485558,\n \"create_date\": \"2019-06-20\",\n \"lines\": [\n {\n \"type\": 0,\n \"description\": \"\",\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Paperwork\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"5000.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": 1,\n \"description\": \"Gas\",\n \"expenseid\": {{expenseId}},\n \"taxName1\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount1\": 0,\n \"name\": \"Shell Oil\",\n \"qty\": 1,\n \"taxName2\": \"\",\n \"taxAmount2\": 0,\n \"unit_cost\": {\n \"amount\": \"120.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n}\n"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"invoices",
"invoices"
]
},
"description": "Creating invoice with expense.\n\nFirst you will need to create an expense. Once that is created, save the expenseId and add it to the invoice. \n\nWhen adding an expense, make sure you add to the `markup_percent` parameter the amount you want to markup by and set `cogs` to `true` if it is an item you have paid for. "
},
"response": [
]
}
