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Xero Upload Attachment

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Demonstrates how to upload an attachment to Xero.

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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()

# Important: Make sure your OAuth2 access token was obtained with the scope "accounting.attachments"
# included in the list of scopes.

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"

url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/{$Filename}"

# Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
http.SetUrlVar("Endpoint","Invoices")

# Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
http.SetUrlVar("Guid","0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921")

# Filename is the filename of the attachment you are uploading.
http.SetUrlVar("Filename","penguins.jpg")

# Load the file to be uploaded (from the local filesystem).
bd = chilkat2.BinData()
success = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")
if (success == False):
    print("Failed to load attachment file.")
    sys.exit()

# Indicate the content-type according to the file content type.
# Common content-types are:   image/jpg, image/png, application/pdf, application/zip, application/msword
# If you don't know, use application/octet-stream
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpBd("POST",url,bd,"image/jpg",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 != 200):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# A sample response:

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

# {
#   "Id": "35333c64-4449-457b-bf6a-1b64d538e3c7",
#   "Status": "OK",
#   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
#   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587212597758)\/",
#   "Attachments": [
#     {
#       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
#       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
#       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
#       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
#       "ContentLength": 777835
#     }
#   ]
# }