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Xojo / New FreshBooks / Update Client

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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

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "client": {
//     "fname": "Nicolas"
//   }
// }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("client.fname","Nicolas")

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

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/clients/{{customerId}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

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

System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")

    Return
End If

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

// {
//   "response": {
//     "result": {
//       "client": {
//         "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
//         "allow_late_fees": true,
//         "allow_late_notifications": true,
//         "bus_phone": "",
//         "company_industry": null,
//         "company_size": null,
//         "currency_code": "USD",
//         "direct_link_token": null,
//         "email": "first@company.com",
//         "fax": "",
//         "fname": "Nicolas",
//         "has_retainer": null,
//         "home_phone": "555-555-1234",
//         "id": 31006,
//         "language": "en",
//         "last_activity": null,
//         "last_login": null,
//         "level": 0,
//         "lname": "one",
//         "mob_phone": "",
//         "note": null,
//         "notified": false,
//         "num_logins": 0,
//         "organization": "first company",
//         "p_city": "",
//         "p_code": "",
//         "p_country": "Canada",
//         "p_province": "",
//         "p_street": "",
//         "p_street2": "",
//         "pref_email": true,
//         "pref_gmail": false,
//         "retainer_id": null,
//         "role": "client",
//         "s_city": "",
//         "s_code": "",
//         "s_country": "",
//         "s_province": "",
//         "s_street": "",
//         "s_street2": "",
//         "signup_date": "2019-04-18 13:38:23",
//         "statement_token": null,
//         "subdomain": null,
//         "updated": "2019-04-24 13:47:39",
//         "userid": 31006,
//         "username": "clientone",
//         "vat_name": null,
//         "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

Dim Accounting_systemid As String
Accounting_systemid = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.accounting_systemid")
Dim Allow_late_fees As Boolean
Allow_late_fees = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.client.allow_late_fees")
Dim Allow_late_notifications As Boolean
Allow_late_notifications = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.client.allow_late_notifications")
Dim Bus_phone As String
Bus_phone = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.bus_phone")
Dim Company_industry As String
Company_industry = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.company_industry")
Dim Company_size As String
Company_size = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.company_size")
Dim Currency_code As String
Currency_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.currency_code")
Dim Direct_link_token As String
Direct_link_token = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.direct_link_token")
Dim v_Email As String
v_Email = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.email")
Dim Fax As String
Fax = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.fax")
Dim Fname As String
Fname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.fname")
Dim Has_retainer As String
Has_retainer = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.has_retainer")
Dim Home_phone As String
Home_phone = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.home_phone")
Dim Id As Int32
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.client.id")
Dim Language As String
Language = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.language")
Dim Last_activity As String
Last_activity = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.last_activity")
Dim Last_login As String
Last_login = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.last_login")
Dim Level As Int32
Level = jResp.IntOf("response.result.client.level")
Dim Lname As String
Lname = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.lname")
Dim Mob_phone As String
Mob_phone = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.mob_phone")
Dim Note As String
Note = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.note")
Dim Notified As Boolean
Notified = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.client.notified")
Dim Num_logins As Int32
Num_logins = jResp.IntOf("response.result.client.num_logins")
Dim Organization As String
Organization = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.organization")
Dim P_city As String
P_city = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_city")
Dim P_code As String
P_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_code")
Dim P_country As String
P_country = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_country")
Dim P_province As String
P_province = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_province")
Dim P_street As String
P_street = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_street")
Dim P_street2 As String
P_street2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.p_street2")
Dim Pref_email As Boolean
Pref_email = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.client.pref_email")
Dim Pref_gmail As Boolean
Pref_gmail = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.client.pref_gmail")
Dim Retainer_id As String
Retainer_id = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.retainer_id")
Dim Role As String
Role = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.role")
Dim S_city As String
S_city = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_city")
Dim S_code As String
S_code = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_code")
Dim S_country As String
S_country = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_country")
Dim S_province As String
S_province = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_province")
Dim S_street As String
S_street = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_street")
Dim S_street2 As String
S_street2 = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.s_street2")
Dim Signup_date As String
Signup_date = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.signup_date")
Dim Statement_token As String
Statement_token = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.statement_token")
Dim Subdomain As String
Subdomain = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.subdomain")
Dim Updated As String
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.updated")
Dim Userid As Int32
Userid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.client.userid")
Dim Username As String
Username = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.username")
Dim Vat_name As String
Vat_name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.vat_name")
Dim Vat_number As String
Vat_number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.client.vat_number")
Dim Vis_state As Int32
Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.client.vis_state")

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "client": {
        "fname": "Nicolas"
    }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/clients/{{customerId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Client",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"client\": {\n        \"fname\": \"Nicolas\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/clients/{{customerId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "users",
        "clients",
        "{{customerId}}"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "",
          "value": "",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update Client",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"client\": {\n        \"fname\": \"Nicolas\"\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/users/clients/{{customerId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "users",
            "clients",
            "{{customerId}}"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "",
              "value": "",
              "disabled": true
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gRQlNBEVwADlkHVhYaFAQeA0sLUAdSBVNRBAVXUVcNBQBRVE4CAxtEBQUGBVBTUQNVVA9bCg4AVBFJXwBdElY/"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:47:39 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 17:47:39 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            \"client\": {\n                \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n                \"allow_late_fees\": true,\n                \"allow_late_notifications\": true,\n                \"bus_phone\": \"\",\n                \"company_industry\": null,\n                \"company_size\": null,\n                \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n                \"direct_link_token\": null,\n                \"email\": \"first@company.com\",\n                \"fax\": \"\",\n                \"fname\": \"Nicolas\",\n                \"has_retainer\": null,\n                \"home_phone\": \"555-555-1234\",\n                \"id\": 31006,\n                \"language\": \"en\",\n                \"last_activity\": null,\n                \"last_login\": null,\n                \"level\": 0,\n                \"lname\": \"one\",\n                \"mob_phone\": \"\",\n                \"note\": null,\n                \"notified\": false,\n                \"num_logins\": 0,\n                \"organization\": \"first company\",\n                \"p_city\": \"\",\n                \"p_code\": \"\",\n                \"p_country\": \"Canada\",\n                \"p_province\": \"\",\n                \"p_street\": \"\",\n                \"p_street2\": \"\",\n                \"pref_email\": true,\n                \"pref_gmail\": false,\n                \"retainer_id\": null,\n                \"role\": \"client\",\n                \"s_city\": \"\",\n                \"s_code\": \"\",\n                \"s_country\": \"\",\n                \"s_province\": \"\",\n                \"s_street\": \"\",\n                \"s_street2\": \"\",\n                \"signup_date\": \"2019-04-18 13:38:23\",\n                \"statement_token\": null,\n                \"subdomain\": null,\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 13:47:39\",\n                \"userid\": 31006,\n                \"username\": \"clientone\",\n                \"vat_name\": null,\n                \"vat_number\": \"\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}