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Quickbooks Create a New Customer
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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.Chilkat B4X Downloads
Dim success As Boolean = 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.
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")
Dim rest As ChilkatRest
rest.Initialize("rest")
' Connect to the REST server.
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Int = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect)
Dim sbAuth As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbAuth.Initialize
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
Dim jsonReq As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonReq.Initialize
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")
Dim sbRequestBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbRequestBody.Initialize
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
rest.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json")
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = False
Dim sbResponseBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResponseBody.Initialize
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST", "/v3/company/<realmID>/customer", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody)
If success <> True Then
Log(rest.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Dim respStatusCode As Int = rest.ResponseStatusCode
' Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
Log("response status code = " & respStatusCode)
Dim jsonResponse As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonResponse.Initialize
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
Log(jsonResponse.Emit)
If rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 Then
Log("Failed.")
Return
End If
' 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"
' }
'
Dim CustomerDomain As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain")
Dim CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address")
Dim CustomerDisplayName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName")
Dim CustomerCurrencyRefName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name")
Dim CustomerCurrencyRefValue As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value")
Dim CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value")
Dim CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod")
Dim CustomerGivenName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName")
Dim CustomerFullyQualifiedName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName")
Dim CustomerBillWithParent As Boolean = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent")
Dim CustomerTitle As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title")
Dim CustomerJob As Boolean = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job")
Dim CustomerBalanceWithJobs As Int = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs")
Dim CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber")
Dim CustomerTaxable As Boolean = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable")
Dim CustomerMetaDataCreateTime As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime")
Dim CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
Dim CustomerBillAddrCity As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City")
Dim CustomerBillAddrCountry As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country")
Dim CustomerBillAddrLine1 As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1")
Dim CustomerBillAddrPostalCode As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode")
Dim CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
Dim CustomerBillAddrId As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id")
Dim CustomerMiddleName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName")
Dim CustomerNotes As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes")
Dim CustomerActive As Boolean = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active")
Dim CustomerBalance As Int = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance")
Dim CustomerSyncToken As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken")
Dim CustomerSuffix As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix")
Dim CustomerCompanyName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName")
Dim CustomerFamilyName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName")
Dim CustomerPrintOnCheckName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName")
Dim CustomerSparse As Boolean = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse")
Dim CustomerId As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id")
Dim time As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")