(Go) QuickBooks - Create an Employee

Demonstrates how to send an JSON request to create a QuickBooks employee

For more information, see https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/employee#create-an-employee

Chilkat Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

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

    // Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
    // {
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //   "token_type": "bearer"
    // }

    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        return
    }

    sbAuth := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
    sbAuth.Append(*jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
    rest.SetAuthorization(sbAuth.GetAsString())

    // Create the following JSON:

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

    // {
    //   "SSN": "444-55-6666",
    //   "PrimaryAddr": {
    //     "Id": "50",
    //     "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    //     "City": "Middlefield",
    //     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //     "PostalCode": "93242"
    //   },
    //   "GivenName": "John",
    //   "FamilyName": "Meuller",
    //   "PrimaryPhone": {
    //     "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("SSN","444-55-6666")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Id","50")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Line1","45 N. Elm Street")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.City","Middlefield")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.PostalCode","93242")
    json.UpdateString("GivenName","John")
    json.UpdateString("FamilyName","Meuller")
    json.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","408-525-1234")

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
    rest.SetAllowHeaderFolding(false)

    // The company ID is 123146096291789
    responseBody := rest.FullRequestString("POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45",*json.Emit())
    if rest.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Request Header: ")
        fmt.Println(rest.LastRequestHeader())
        fmt.Println("----")
        fmt.Println("Response StatusCode = ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        fmt.Println("Response StatusLine: ", rest.ResponseStatusText())
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(rest.ResponseHeader())
        fmt.Println(*responseBody)
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.Load(*responseBody)
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())
    fmt.Println("Success.")

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

    // A sample JSON response:
    // {
    //   "Employee": {
    //     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
    //     "PrimaryAddr": {
    //       "Id": "97",
    //       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    //       "City": "Middlefield",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "PostalCode": "93242"
    //     },
    //     "BillableTime": false,
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "sparse": false,
    //     "Id": "59",
    //     "SyncToken": "0",
    //     "MetaData": {
    //       "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00",
    //       "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00"
    //     },
    //     "GivenName": "John",
    //     "FamilyName": "Meuller",
    //     "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
    //     "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
    //     "Active": true,
    //     "PrimaryPhone": {
    //       "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "time": "2016-10-25T14:05:05.661-07:00"
    // }
    // 

    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()