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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 C++ Downloads
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
bool success = 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.
CkJsonObject jsonToken;
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");
CkRest rest;
// Connect to the REST server.
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
CkStringBuilder sbAuth;
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));
rest.put_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
CkJsonObject jsonReq;
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");
CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");
rest.put_AllowHeaderFolding(false);
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
std::cout << "response status code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
std::cout << jsonResponse.emit() << "\r\n";
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
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
// {
// "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"
// }
//
// Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
// See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.
const char *CustomerDomain = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.domain");
const char *CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address");
const char *CustomerDisplayName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.DisplayName");
const char *CustomerCurrencyRefName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name");
const char *CustomerCurrencyRefValue = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value");
const char *CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value");
const char *CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod");
const char *CustomerGivenName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.GivenName");
const char *CustomerFullyQualifiedName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName");
bool CustomerBillWithParent = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent");
const char *CustomerTitle = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.Title");
bool CustomerJob = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job");
int CustomerBalanceWithJobs = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs");
const char *CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber");
bool CustomerTaxable = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable");
const char *CustomerMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime");
const char *CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
const char *CustomerBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City");
const char *CustomerBillAddrCountry = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country");
const char *CustomerBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1");
const char *CustomerBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode");
const char *CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
const char *CustomerBillAddrId = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id");
const char *CustomerMiddleName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.MiddleName");
const char *CustomerNotes = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.Notes");
bool CustomerActive = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active");
int CustomerBalance = jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance");
const char *CustomerSyncToken = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.SyncToken");
const char *CustomerSuffix = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.Suffix");
const char *CustomerCompanyName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.CompanyName");
const char *CustomerFamilyName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.FamilyName");
const char *CustomerPrintOnCheckName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName");
bool CustomerSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse");
const char *CustomerId = jsonResponse.stringOf("Customer.Id");
const char *time = jsonResponse.stringOf("time");
}