(C#) Xero Update Account Details

Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API)

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts#POST

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// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

// Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
// Get Xero Tenant IDs
http.SetRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7");

http.Accept = "application/json";

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

// {
//   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//   "Name": "Sales account",
//   "Type": "REVENUE",
//   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
//   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
//   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
// }

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

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonRequestBody = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("AccountID","54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales account");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","REVENUE");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("TaxType","OUTPUT");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Description","Income from any normal business trading activity");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("EnablePaymentsToAccount","false");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("ShowInExpenseClaims","false");

string url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PText("POST",url,jsonRequestBody.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (resp.StatusCode >= 300) {
    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

// {
//   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
//   "Accounts": [
//     {
//       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//       "Code": "201",
//       "Name": "Sales account",
//       "Status": "ACTIVE",
//       "Type": "REVENUE",
//       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
//       "Class": "REVENUE",
//       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
//       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
//       "ReportingCode": "REV",
//       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
//       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
//       "AddToWatchlist": false
//     }
//   ]
// }
// 

string AccountID;
string Code;
string Name;
string Type;
string TaxType;
string Description;
string Class;
bool EnablePaymentsToAccount;
bool ShowInExpenseClaims;
string ReportingCode;
string ReportingCodeName;
string UpdatedDateUTC;
bool AddToWatchlist;

string Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Id");
string Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Status");
string ProviderName = jsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName");
string DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    AccountID = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID");
    Code = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Code");
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Name");
    Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Status");
    Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type");
    TaxType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType");
    Description = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Description");
    Class = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Class");
    EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
    ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
    ReportingCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
    ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
    UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
    AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
    i = i + 1;
}