(Delphi ActiveX) Xero Update Account Details

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

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts#POST

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;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
success: Integer;
jsonRequestBody: TChilkatJsonObject;
url: WideString;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
jsonResponse: TChilkatJsonObject;
AccountID: WideString;
Code: WideString;
Name: WideString;
Type: WideString;
TaxType: WideString;
Description: WideString;
Class: WideString;
EnablePaymentsToAccount: Integer;
ShowInExpenseClaims: Integer;
ReportingCode: WideString;
ReportingCodeName: WideString;
UpdatedDateUTC: WideString;
AddToWatchlist: Integer;
Id: WideString;
Status: WideString;
ProviderName: WideString;
DateTimeUTC: WideString;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
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 := http.PText('POST',url,jsonRequestBody.Emit(),'utf-8','application/json',0,0);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code: ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));

jsonResponse := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact := 0;
Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (resp.StatusCode >= 300) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');

    Exit;
  end;

// 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 do
  begin
    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;
  end;
end;