Node.js

Xero Update Account Details

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

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    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:

    //  {
    //    "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

    var jsonRequestBody = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    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");

    var url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

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

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

    var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    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": "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
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }
    //  

    var AccountID;
    var Code;
    var Name;
    var Type;
    var TaxType;
    var Description;
    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");
        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;
    }


}

chilkatExample();