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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")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set queryParams = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("start_date","2019-01-01")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("end_date","2019-05-01")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("currency_code","USD")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("cash_based","true")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/reports/accounting/taxsummary",queryParams)
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": {
' "taxsummary": {
' "cash_based": true,
' "currency_code": "USD",
' "download_token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50aWQiOiJ3a01kMmciLCJ1c2VyaWQiOjEsImNvbnRhY3RpZCI6LTEsImxldmVsIjozLCJ0eXBlIjoicmVwb3J0Iiwib2JqZWN0aWQiOiJ0YXhzdW1tYXJ5IiwicGFyYW1zIjp7InN0YXJ0X2RhdGUiOiIyMDE5LTAxLTAxIiwiZW5kX2RhdGUiOiIyMDE5LTA1LTAxIiwiY3VycmVuY3lfY29kZSI6IlVTRCIsImNhc2hfYmFzZWQiOnRydWV9LCJpYXQiOjE1NTYxMzA2MTksImV4cCI6MTU1ODcyMjYxOX0.7Ewyvilpqg_TzcPjGm70jfkLZhg-jAm6N0i5QJICrl8",
' "end_date": "2019-05-01",
' "start_date": "2019-01-01",
' "taxes": [
' {
' "net_tax": {
' "amount": "-659.42",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "net_taxable_amount": {
' "amount": "-4815.57",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "tax_collected": {
' "amount": "146.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "tax_name": "HST",
' "tax_paid": {
' "amount": "805.42",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "taxable_amount_collected": {
' "amount": "1380.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "taxable_amount_paid": {
' "amount": "6195.57",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' },
' {
' "net_tax": {
' "amount": "-18.34",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "net_taxable_amount": {
' "amount": "-141.12",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "tax_collected": {
' "amount": "0.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "tax_name": "other tax",
' "tax_paid": {
' "amount": "18.34",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "taxable_amount_collected": {
' "amount": "0.00",
' "code": "USD"
' },
' "taxable_amount_paid": {
' "amount": "141.12",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' }
' ],
' "total_invoiced": {
' "amount": "9891.00",
' "code": "USD"
' }
' }
' }
' }
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Cash_based = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.taxsummary.cash_based")
Currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.currency_code")
Download_token = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.download_token")
End_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.end_date")
Start_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.start_date")
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.total_invoiced.amount")
Code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.total_invoiced.code")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("response.result.taxsummary.taxes")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
net_taxAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].net_tax.amount")
net_taxCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].net_tax.code")
net_taxable_amountAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].net_taxable_amount.amount")
net_taxable_amountCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].net_taxable_amount.code")
tax_collectedAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].tax_collected.amount")
tax_collectedCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].tax_collected.code")
tax_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].tax_name")
tax_paidAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].tax_paid.amount")
tax_paidCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].tax_paid.code")
taxable_amount_collectedAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].taxable_amount_collected.amount")
taxable_amount_collectedCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].taxable_amount_collected.code")
taxable_amount_paidAmount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].taxable_amount_paid.amount")
taxable_amount_paidCode = jResp.StringOf("response.result.taxsummary.taxes[i].taxable_amount_paid.code")
i = i + 1
Loop
outFile.Close
Curl Command
curl -G -d "start_date=2019-01-01"
-d "end_date=2019-05-01"
-d "currency_code=USD"
-d "cash_based=true"
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/reports/accounting/taxsummary
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Sales Tax Summary",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/reports/accounting/taxsummary?start_date=2019-01-01&end_date=2019-05-01¤cy_code=USD&cash_based=true",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"reports",
"accounting",
"taxsummary"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "start_date",
"value": "2019-01-01",
"description": "created during or after the given date i.e. `2019-01-01`"
},
{
"key": "end_date",
"value": "2019-05-01",
"description": "created during or before the given date i.e. `2019-05-01`"
},
{
"key": "currency_code",
"value": "USD",
"description": "reports using the given currency as primary currency i.e. `\"USD\"`"
},
{
"key": "cash_based",
"value": "true",
"description": "True ignores billed payments and uses just collected payments i.e. `true`, `false`"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Sales Tax Summary",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/reports/accounting/taxsummary?start_date=2019-01-01&end_date=2019-05-01¤cy_code=USD&cash_based=true",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"reports",
"accounting",
"taxsummary"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "start_date",
"value": "2019-01-01",
"description": "created during or after the given date i.e. `2019-01-01`"
},
{
"key": "end_date",
"value": "2019-05-01",
"description": "created during or before the given date i.e. `2019-05-01`"
},
{
"key": "currency_code",
"value": "USD",
"description": "reports using the given currency as primary currency i.e. `\"USD\"`"
},
{
"key": "cash_based",
"value": "true",
"description": "True ignores billed payments and uses just collected payments i.e. `true`, `false`"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gWVEZcEBIQWFEBWw1NVkBbXQJLBEEOQRYXFBtRSlMWAwldUVMPAgRTVwUEB1JRUVEcTwlOGghQUAJQAVQIUwsHAFAHUwRBFFVRCBIHag=="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:30:19 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
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},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Age",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Age",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:30:19 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "X-Served-By",
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},
{
"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 \"taxsummary\": {\n \"cash_based\": true,\n \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n \"download_token\": \"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50aWQiOiJ3a01kMmciLCJ1c2VyaWQiOjEsImNvbnRhY3RpZCI6LTEsImxldmVsIjozLCJ0eXBlIjoicmVwb3J0Iiwib2JqZWN0aWQiOiJ0YXhzdW1tYXJ5IiwicGFyYW1zIjp7InN0YXJ0X2RhdGUiOiIyMDE5LTAxLTAxIiwiZW5kX2RhdGUiOiIyMDE5LTA1LTAxIiwiY3VycmVuY3lfY29kZSI6IlVTRCIsImNhc2hfYmFzZWQiOnRydWV9LCJpYXQiOjE1NTYxMzA2MTksImV4cCI6MTU1ODcyMjYxOX0.7Ewyvilpqg_TzcPjGm70jfkLZhg-jAm6N0i5QJICrl8\",\n \"end_date\": \"2019-05-01\",\n \"start_date\": \"2019-01-01\",\n \"taxes\": [\n {\n \"net_tax\": {\n \"amount\": \"-659.42\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"net_taxable_amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"-4815.57\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"tax_collected\": {\n \"amount\": \"146.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"tax_name\": \"HST\",\n \"tax_paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"805.42\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taxable_amount_collected\": {\n \"amount\": \"1380.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taxable_amount_paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"6195.57\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"net_tax\": {\n \"amount\": \"-18.34\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"net_taxable_amount\": {\n \"amount\": \"-141.12\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"tax_collected\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"tax_name\": \"other tax\",\n \"tax_paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"18.34\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taxable_amount_collected\": {\n \"amount\": \"0.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n },\n \"taxable_amount_paid\": {\n \"amount\": \"141.12\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"total_invoiced\": {\n \"amount\": \"9891.00\",\n \"code\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
