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Xero Update Account Details

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

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

jsonRequestBody = chilkat2.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")

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

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Response Status Code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))

jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

if (resp.StatusCode >= 300):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# 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
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 

Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Id")
Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Status")
ProviderName = jsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName")
DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC")
i = 0
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