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Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting 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.

$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 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

$jsonRequestBody = new COM("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');

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

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST',$url,$jsonRequestBody,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Response Status Code: ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";

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

if ($resp->StatusCode >= 300) {
    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

// {
//   "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
//     }
//   ]
// }
// 

$Id = $jsonResponse->stringOf('Id');
$Status = $jsonResponse->stringOf('Status');
$ProviderName = $jsonResponse->stringOf('ProviderName');
$DateTimeUTC = $jsonResponse->stringOf('DateTimeUTC');
$i = 0;
$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;
}


?>