Go

Xero Download Attachment for an Item (such as an Invoice)

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Demonstrates how to download a particular attachment for a particular Xero item. Go

    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jsonToken.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http.SetAuthToken(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.SetAccept("application/json")

    // The example to list Xero attachments shows how to get attachment information.
    // Here's a sample JSON response obtained form listing attachments:
    // Your application can get the AttachmentID's and filenames from it.

    // {
    //   "Id": "24bfbcb9-dec9-4d33-835c-8f165d776766",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587213296972)\/",
    //   "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
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

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

    // 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")

    // AttachmentId is the ID of the particular attachment to be downloaded
    http.SetUrlVar("AttachmentId","daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2")

    // Download the attachment data into bd.
    bd := chilkat.NewBinData()
    success = http.QuickGetBd(url,bd)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        bd.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Response Status Code: ", http.LastStatus())

    if http.LastStatus() == 200 {
        // Success
        // Save to a file..
        success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/penguines.jpg")
    } else {
        // Failed.  bd contains error information..
        fmt.Println(*bd.GetString("utf-8"))
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    bd.DisposeBinData()