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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": {
'     "vis_state": 1
'   }
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateInt("invoice.vis_state",1)

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

' 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}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

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

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

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

' {
'   "response": {
'     "result": {
'       "invoice": {
'         "accountid": "wkMd2g",
'         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
'         "address": "",
'         "amount": {
'           "amount": "180.00",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "auto_bill": false,
'         "autobill_status": null,
'         "basecampid": 0,
'         "city": "",
'         "code": "",
'         "country": "Canada",
'         "create_date": "2019-04-20",
'         "created_at": "2019-04-24 14:06:53",
'         "currency_code": "USD",
'         "current_organization": "first company",
'         "customerid": 31006,
'         "date_paid": null,
'         "deposit_amount": null,
'         "deposit_percentage": null,
'         "deposit_status": "none",
'         "description": "",
'         "discount_description": null,
'         "discount_total": {
'           "amount": "0.00",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "discount_value": "0",
'         "display_status": "draft",
'         "dispute_status": null,
'         "due_date": "2019-04-20",
'         "due_offset_days": 0,
'         "estimateid": 0,
'         "ext_archive": 0,
'         "fname": "Nicolas",
'         "fulfillment_date": null,
'         "generation_date": null,
'         "gmail": false,
'         "id": 34420,
'         "invoice_number": "0000013",
'         "invoiceid": 34420,
'         "language": "en",
'         "last_order_status": null,
'         "lname": "one",
'         "notes": "",
'         "organization": "first company",
'         "outstanding": {
'           "amount": "180.00",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "ownerid": 1,
'         "paid": {
'           "amount": "0.00",
'           "code": "USD"
'         },
'         "parent": 0,
'         "payment_details": "",
'         "payment_status": "unpaid",
'         "po_number": null,
'         "province": "",
'         "return_uri": null,
'         "sentid": 1,
'         "show_attachments": true,
'         "status": 1,
'         "street": "",
'         "street2": "",
'         "template": "clean-grouped",
'         "terms": "",
'         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:06:53",
'         "v3_status": "draft",
'         "vat_name": "",
'         "vat_number": "",
'         "vis_state": 0
'       }
'     }
'   }
' }

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set Date_paid = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")

Accountid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accountid")
Accounting_systemid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.accounting_systemid")
Address = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.address")
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.amount")
Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.amount.code")
Auto_bill = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.auto_bill")
Autobill_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.autobill_status")
Basecampid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.basecampid")
City = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.city")
InvoiceCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.code")
Country = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.country")
Create_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.create_date")
Created_at = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.created_at")
Currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.currency_code")
Current_organization = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.current_organization")
Customerid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.customerid")
success = jResp.DtOf("response.result.invoice.date_paid",0,Date_paid)
Deposit_amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_amount")
Deposit_percentage = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_percentage")
Deposit_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.deposit_status")
Description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.description")
Discount_description = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_description")
Discount_totalAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.amount")
Discount_totalCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_total.code")
Discount_value = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.discount_value")
Display_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.display_status")
Dispute_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.dispute_status")
Due_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.due_date")
Due_offset_days = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.due_offset_days")
Estimateid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.estimateid")
Ext_archive = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ext_archive")
Fname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fname")
Fulfillment_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.fulfillment_date")
Generation_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.generation_date")
Gmail = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.gmail")
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.id")
Invoice_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.invoice_number")
Invoiceid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.invoiceid")
Language = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.language")
Last_order_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.last_order_status")
Lname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.lname")
Notes = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.notes")
Organization = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.organization")
OutstandingAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.amount")
OutstandingCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.outstanding.code")
Ownerid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.ownerid")
PaidAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.amount")
PaidCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.paid.code")
Parent = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.parent")
Payment_details = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_details")
Payment_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.payment_status")
Po_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.po_number")
Province = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.province")
Return_uri = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.return_uri")
Sentid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.sentid")
Show_attachments = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.invoice.show_attachments")
Status = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.status")
Street = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street")
Street2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.street2")
Template = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.template")
Terms = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.terms")
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.updated")
V3_status = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.v3_status")
Vat_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_name")
Vat_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.invoice.vat_number")
Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.invoice.vis_state")

outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "invoice": {
    "vis_state": 1
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/invoices/invoices/{{invoiceId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete  Invoice",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"invoice\": {\n    \"vis_state\": 1\n  }\n}"
    },
    "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}}"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Note: \n- In order to delete an invoice, you will first need to delete all payments associated with that invoice or turn them to credits. \n- If the invoice line items have inventory tracking enabled (See Items and Services > Create Item), the relevant inventory amount will be adjusted accordingly when the invoice is deleted: \n    \titem new inventory = item current inventory + item quantity from deleted invoice\n- Similarly, if the deleted invoice gets undeleted, the corresponding inventory wil be updated:\n\t\titem new inventory = item current inventory - item quantity from undeleted invoice"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Delete  Invoice",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"invoice\": {\n    \"vis_state\": \n  }\n}"
        },
        "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}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gNX0BcCwUGEQoLVhRXUVdXEUkJTQFPAVBdAQBSU1EJBwJXUlEOCQNKUAAaEVAEVlIJAAgAWghWAQNRWAITTVUDCEVSPA=="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:07:28 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:07:28 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-mdw17369-MDW"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache",
          "value": "MISS"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache-Hits",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Country",
          "value": "CA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"response\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"invoice\": {\n                \"accountid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"address\": \"\",\n                \"amount\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"180.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"auto_bill\": false,\n                \"autobill_status\": null,\n                \"basecampid\": 0,\n                \"city\": \"\",\n                \"code\": \"\",\n                \"country\": \"Canada\",\n                \"create_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n                \"created_at\": \"2019-04-24 14:06:53\",\n                \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n                \"current_organization\": \"first company\",\n                \"customerid\": 31006,\n                \"date_paid\": null,\n                \"deposit_amount\": null,\n                \"deposit_percentage\": null,\n                \"deposit_status\": \"none\",\n                \"description\": \"\",\n                \"discount_description\": null,\n                \"discount_total\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"discount_value\": \"0\",\n                \"display_status\": \"draft\",\n                \"dispute_status\": null,\n                \"due_date\": \"2019-04-20\",\n                \"due_offset_days\": 0,\n                \"estimateid\": 0,\n                \"ext_archive\": 0,\n                \"fname\": \"Nicolas\",\n                \"fulfillment_date\": null,\n                \"generation_date\": null,\n                \"gmail\": false,\n                \"id\": 34420,\n                \"invoice_number\": \"0000013\",\n                \"invoiceid\": 34420,\n                \"language\": \"en\",\n                \"last_order_status\": null,\n                \"lname\": \"one\",\n                \"notes\": \"\",\n                \"organization\": \"first company\",\n                \"outstanding\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"180.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"ownerid\": 1,\n                \"paid\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"parent\": 0,\n                \"payment_details\": \"\",\n                \"payment_status\": \"unpaid\",\n                \"po_number\": null,\n                \"province\": \"\",\n                \"return_uri\": null,\n                \"sentid\": 1,\n                \"show_attachments\": true,\n                \"status\": 1,\n                \"street\": \"\",\n                \"street2\": \"\",\n                \"template\": \"clean-grouped\",\n                \"terms\": \"\",\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:06:53\",\n                \"v3_status\": \"draft\",\n                \"vat_name\": \"\",\n                \"vat_number\": \"\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}