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GetHarvest - Update Contact

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Updates the specific contact by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged. Returns a contact object and a 200 OK response code if the call succeeded.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts/CONTACT_ID" \
#   -H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
#   -H "Harvest-Account-Id: ACCOUNT_ID" \
#   -H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
#   -X PATCH \
#   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
#   -d '{"title":"Owner"}'

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "title": "Owner"
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("title","Owner")

http.SetRequestHeader("User-Agent","MyApp (yourname@example.com)")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
http.SetRequestHeader("Harvest-Account-Id","ACCOUNT_ID")

sbRequestBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpSb("PATCH","https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts/CONTACT_ID",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:

# {
#   "id": 4706510,
#   "title": "Owner",
#   "first_name": "George",
#   "last_name": "Frank",
#   "email": "georgefrank@example.com",
#   "phone_office": "",
#   "phone_mobile": "",
#   "fax": "",
#   "created_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
#   "updated_at": "2017-06-26T21:46:48Z",
#   "client": {
#     "id": 5735776,
#     "name": "123 Industries"
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

id = jResp.IntOf("id")
title = jResp.StringOf("title")
first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
email = jResp.StringOf("email")
phone_office = jResp.StringOf("phone_office")
phone_mobile = jResp.StringOf("phone_mobile")
fax = jResp.StringOf("fax")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")
clientId = jResp.IntOf("client.id")
clientName = jResp.StringOf("client.name")