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Node.js
Quickbooks Create a New Customer
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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.Chilkat Node.js Downloads
NODEJS_PRELUDE
function chilkatExample() {
var success = false;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");
var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
// Connect to the REST server.
var bTls = true;
var port = 443;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
var sbAuth = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"));
rest.Authorization = sbAuth.GetAsString();
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
// can be done once. After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
// If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
// reconnect if needed.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create the following JSON:
// {
// "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
// "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
// "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
// },
// "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
// "Suffix": "Jr",
// "Title": "Mr",
// "MiddleName": "B",
// "Notes": "Here are other details.",
// "FamilyName": "King",
// "PrimaryPhone": {
// "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
// },
// "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
// "BillAddr": {
// "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
// "City": "Mountain View",
// "PostalCode": "94042",
// "Line1": "123 Main Street",
// "Country": "USA"
// },
// "GivenName": "James"
// }
//
// Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON
var jsonReq = new chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonReq.UpdateString("FullyQualifiedName","King Groceries");
jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address","jdrew@myemail.com");
jsonReq.UpdateString("DisplayName","King's Groceries");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Suffix","Jr");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Title","Mr");
jsonReq.UpdateString("MiddleName","B");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Notes","Here are other details.");
jsonReq.UpdateString("FamilyName","King");
jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","(555) 555-5555");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CompanyName","King Groceries");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Mountain View");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94042");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","123 Main Street");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Country","USA");
jsonReq.UpdateString("GivenName","James");
var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = false;
var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success !== true) {
console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
return;
}
var respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jsonResponse.Emit());
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
console.log("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample output...
// (See the parsing code below..)
//
// Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON
// {
// "Customer": {
// "domain": "QBO",
// "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
// "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
// },
// "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
// "CurrencyRef": {
// "name": "United States Dollar",
// "value": "USD"
// },
// "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
// "value": "2"
// },
// "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
// "GivenName": "James",
// "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
// "BillWithParent": false,
// "Title": "Mr",
// "Job": false,
// "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
// "PrimaryPhone": {
// "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
// },
// "Taxable": true,
// "MetaData": {
// "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
// "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
// },
// "BillAddr": {
// "City": "Mountain View",
// "Country": "USA",
// "Line1": "123 Main Street",
// "PostalCode": "94042",
// "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
// "Id": "112"
// },
// "MiddleName": "B",
// "Notes": "Here are other details.",
// "Active": true,
// "Balance": 0,
// "SyncToken": "0",
// "Suffix": "Jr",
// "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
// "FamilyName": "King",
// "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
// "sparse": false,
// "Id": "67"
// },
// "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
// }
//
var CustomerDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain");
var CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address");
var CustomerDisplayName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName");
var CustomerCurrencyRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name");
var CustomerCurrencyRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value");
var CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value");
var CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod");
var CustomerGivenName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName");
var CustomerFullyQualifiedName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName");
var CustomerBillWithParent = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent");
var CustomerTitle = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title");
var CustomerJob = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job");
var CustomerBalanceWithJobs = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs");
var CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber");
var CustomerTaxable = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable");
var CustomerMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime");
var CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
var CustomerBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City");
var CustomerBillAddrCountry = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country");
var CustomerBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1");
var CustomerBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode");
var CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
var CustomerBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id");
var CustomerMiddleName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName");
var CustomerNotes = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes");
var CustomerActive = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active");
var CustomerBalance = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance");
var CustomerSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken");
var CustomerSuffix = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix");
var CustomerCompanyName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName");
var CustomerFamilyName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName");
var CustomerPrintOnCheckName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName");
var CustomerSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse");
var CustomerId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id");
var time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time");
}
chilkatExample();