PHP ActiveX

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. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$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 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 = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $http->QuickGetBd($url,$bd);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Response Status Code: ' . $http->LastStatus . "\n";

if ($http->LastStatus == 200) {
    // Success
    // Save to a file..
    $success = $bd->WriteFile('qa_output/penguines.jpg');
}
else {
    // Failed.  bd contains error information..
    print $bd->getString('utf-8') . "\n";
}


?>