(Delphi ActiveX) Square API - Batch Delete Catalog Objects

Deletes a set of CatalogItems based on the provided list of target IDs and returns a set of successfully deleted IDs in the response.

For more information, see https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/catalog-api/batch-delete-catalog-objects

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
i: Integer;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
strVal: WideString;
deleted_at: WideString;
count_i: Integer;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/catalog/batch-delete \
//   -X POST \
//   -H 'Square-Version: 2020-07-22' \
//   -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
//   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//     "object_ids": [
//       "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
//       "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
//     ]
//   }'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "object_ids": [
//     "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
//     "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
//   ]
// }

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
i := 0;
json.I := i;
json.UpdateString('object_ids[i]','W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI');
i := i + 1;
json.I := i;
json.UpdateString('object_ids[i]','AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK');

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken := 'ACCESS_TOKEN';
http.SetRequestHeader('Square-Version','2020-07-22');
http.SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

// This example uses the sandbox: connect.squareupsandbox.com
// Production should use connect.squareup.com
resp := http.PostJson3('https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/catalog/batch-delete','application/json',json.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');

    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "deleted_object_ids": [
//     "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
//     "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
//   ],
//   "deleted_at": "2016-11-16T22:25:24.878Z"
// }

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

deleted_at := jResp.StringOf('deleted_at');
i := 0;
count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('deleted_object_ids');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    jResp.I := i;
    strVal := jResp.StringOf('deleted_object_ids[i]');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;