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Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

// First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json');

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect to the REST server.
$bTls = 1;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com',$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);

$sbAuth = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbAuth->Append('Bearer ');
$sbAuth->Append($jsonToken->stringOf('access_token'));
$rest->Authorization = $sbAuth->getAsString();

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
// can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
// If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
// reconnect if needed.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Create the following JSON:

// {
//   "SyncToken": "3",
//   "Id": "33"
// }
// 
// Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

$jsonReq = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonReq->UpdateString('SyncToken','3');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('Id','33');

$sbRequestBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$jsonReq->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);

$rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
$rest->AddHeader('Accept','application/json');
$rest->AllowHeaderFolding = 0;

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb('POST','/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete',$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $rest->ResponseStatusCode;

// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
print 'response status code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";

$jsonResponse = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonResponse->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jsonResponse->EmitCompact = 0;
print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\n";

if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample output...
// (See the parsing code below..)
// 
// Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "Invoice": {
//     "status": "Deleted",
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "Id": "33"
//   },
//   "time": "2013-03-15T00:18:15.322-07:00"
// }
// 

$InvoiceStatus = $jsonResponse->stringOf('Invoice.status');
$InvoiceDomain = $jsonResponse->stringOf('Invoice.domain');
$InvoiceId = $jsonResponse->stringOf('Invoice.Id');
$time = $jsonResponse->stringOf('time');

?>