Node.js

Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API. Node.js

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:

    // {
    //   "SyncToken": "3",
    //   "Id": "33"
    // }
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    var jsonReq = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonReq.UpdateString("SyncToken","3");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("Id","33");

    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>/invoice?operation=delete",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

    // {
    //   "Invoice": {
    //     "status": "Deleted",
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "Id": "33"
    //   },
    //   "time": "2013-03-15T00:18:15.322-07:00"
    // }
    // 

    var InvoiceStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.status");
    var InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain");
    var InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id");
    var time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time");

}

chilkatExample();