Xero Create Account

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var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

var jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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:

//  {
//    "Code": "201",
//    "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
//    "Type": "SALES"
//  }

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

var jsonRequestBody = new CkJsonObject();
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Code","201");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales - clearance lines");
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","SALES");

var url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts";

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("PUT",url,jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Response Status Code: " + resp.StatusCode);

var jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (resp.StatusCode >= 300) {
    console.log("Failed.");
    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

//  {
//    "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
//    "Status": "OK",
//    "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//    "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
//    "Accounts": [
//      {
//        "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//        "Code": "201",
//        "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
//        "Status": "ACTIVE",
//        "Type": "SALES",
//        "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//        "Class": "REVENUE",
//        "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
//        "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
//        "ReportingCode": "REV",
//        "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
//        "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+0000)\/",
//        "AddToWatchlist": false
//      }
//    ]
//  }
//  

var AccountID;
var Code;
var Name;
var Type;
var TaxType;
var Class;
var EnablePaymentsToAccount;
var ShowInExpenseClaims;
var ReportingCode;
var ReportingCodeName;
var UpdatedDateUTC;
var AddToWatchlist;

var Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Id");
var Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Status");
var ProviderName = jsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName");
var DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC");
var i = 0;
var count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts");
while (i < count_i) {
    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");
    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;
}