(C#) Quickbooks Create a New Customer

Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

For more information, see https://www.developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/most-commonly-used/customer#create-a-customer

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// 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.
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();

// Connect to the REST server.
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
bool success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

Chilkat.StringBuilder 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

Chilkat.JsonObject 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");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = false;

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;

// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("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"
// }
// 

string CustomerDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain");
string CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address");
string CustomerDisplayName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName");
string CustomerCurrencyRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name");
string CustomerCurrencyRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value");
string CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value");
string CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod");
string CustomerGivenName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName");
string CustomerFullyQualifiedName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName");
bool CustomerBillWithParent = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent");
string CustomerTitle = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title");
bool CustomerJob = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job");
int CustomerBalanceWithJobs = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs");
string CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber");
bool CustomerTaxable = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable");
string CustomerMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime");
string CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
string CustomerBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City");
string CustomerBillAddrCountry = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country");
string CustomerBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1");
string CustomerBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode");
string CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
string CustomerBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id");
string CustomerMiddleName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName");
string CustomerNotes = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes");
bool CustomerActive = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active");
int CustomerBalance = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance");
string CustomerSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken");
string CustomerSuffix = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix");
string CustomerCompanyName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName");
string CustomerFamilyName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName");
string CustomerPrintOnCheckName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName");
bool CustomerSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse");
string CustomerId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id");
string time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time");