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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.
// {
// "tax": {
// "name": "RST"
// }
// }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("tax.name","RST")
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes","application/json",json)
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": {
// "tax": {
// "accounting_systemid": "wkMd2g",
// "amount": "0",
// "compound": false,
// "id": 4518,
// "name": "RST",
// "number": null,
// "taxid": 4518,
// "updated": "2019-04-24 14:41:03"
// }
// }
// }
// }
// 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.tax.accounting_systemid")
Dim Amount As String
Amount = jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.amount")
Dim Compound As Boolean
Compound = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.tax.compound")
Dim Id As Int32
Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.tax.id")
Dim Name As String
Name = jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.name")
Dim v_Number As String
v_Number = jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.number")
Dim Taxid As Int32
Taxid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.tax.taxid")
Dim Updated As String
Updated = jResp.StringOf("response.result.tax.updated")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"tax": {
"name": "RST"
}
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Single Tax",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"postman.setEnvironmentVariable(\"taxId\", jsonData.response.result.tax.id);"
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"tax\": {\n \"name\": \"RST\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"taxes",
"taxes"
]
}
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create Single Tax",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"tax\": {\n \"name\": \"some taxv2\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"taxes",
"taxes"
]
}
},
"status": "UNPROCESSABLE ENTITY",
"code": 422,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gQUE5WEVwXA0gHS0AUCBgCHVUAUwlSBlZWAARSVlYOBQRIVVEbE1QFAlAFA1QCBlBRWlxQAQgWHlUEVRJUPA=="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 google"
},
{
"key": "Via",
"value": "1.1 varnish"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "233"
},
{
"key": "Accept-Ranges",
"value": "bytes"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:40:39 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": "Country",
"value": "CA"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"response\": {\n \"errors\": [\n {\n \"errno\": 13002,\n \"field\": \"name\",\n \"message\": \"The tax name 'some taxv2' is already in use.\",\n \"object\": \"tax\",\n \"value\": \"some taxv2\"\n }\n ]\n }\n}"
},
{
"name": "Create Single Tax",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"tax\": {\n \"name\": \"RST\"\n }\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/taxes/taxes",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"freshbooks",
"com"
],
"path": [
"accounting",
"account",
"{{accountId}}",
"taxes",
"taxes"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Server",
"value": "nginx"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
"value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gQUE5WEVwXA0gHS0AUCBgCHVQNUgdWClRVDg9SU1cMCgJWTVEBHRVTAlcPUANUWlIAUg4ECVsEEB8DWA1CBG4="
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:41:03 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 18:41:03 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 \"tax\": {\n \"accounting_systemid\": \"wkMd2g\",\n \"amount\": \"0\",\n \"compound\": false,\n \"id\": 4518,\n \"name\": \"RST\",\n \"number\": null,\n \"taxid\": 4518,\n \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:41:03\"\n }\n }\n }\n}"
}
]
}
