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GetHarvest - Create Contact

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Creates a new contact object. Returns a contact object and a 201 Created response code if the call succeeded. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts" \
#   -H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
#   -H "Harvest-Account-Id: ACCOUNT_ID" \
#   -H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
#   -X POST \
#   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
#   -d '{"client_id":8282839,"first_name":"George","last_name":"Frank","email":"georgefrank@example.com"}'

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "client_id": 8282839,
#   "first_name": "George",
#   "last_name": "Frank",
#   "email": "georgefrank@example.com"
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateInt("client_id",8282839)
$json.UpdateString("first_name","George")
$json.UpdateString("last_name","Frank")
$json.UpdateString("email","georgefrank@example.com")

$http.SetRequestHeader("User-Agent","MyApp (yourname@example.com)")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Harvest-Account-Id","ACCOUNT_ID")

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response:

# {
#   "id": 4706510,
#   "title": null,
#   "first_name": "George",
#   "last_name": "Frank",
#   "email": "georgefrank@example.com",
#   "phone_office": "",
#   "phone_mobile": "",
#   "fax": "",
#   "created_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
#   "updated_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
#   "client": {
#     "id": 5735776,
#     "name": "123 Industries"
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$id = $jResp.IntOf("id")
$title = $jResp.StringOf("title")
$first_name = $jResp.StringOf("first_name")
$last_name = $jResp.StringOf("last_name")
$email = $jResp.StringOf("email")
$phone_office = $jResp.StringOf("phone_office")
$phone_mobile = $jResp.StringOf("phone_mobile")
$fax = $jResp.StringOf("fax")
$created_at = $jResp.StringOf("created_at")
$updated_at = $jResp.StringOf("updated_at")
$clientId = $jResp.IntOf("client.id")
$clientName = $jResp.StringOf("client.name")