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Quickbooks Create a New Customer

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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

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

$success = $false

# 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-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

# Connect to the REST server.
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)

$sbAuth = New-Object 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:

# {
#   "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
#   "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
#     "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
#   },
#   "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
#   "Suffix": "Jr",
#   "Title": "Mr",
#   "MiddleName": "B",
#   "Notes": "Here are other details.",
#   "FamilyName": "King",
#   "PrimaryPhone": {
#     "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
#   },
#   "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
#   "BillAddr": {
#     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#     "City": "Mountain View",
#     "PostalCode": "94042",
#     "Line1": "123 Main Street",
#     "Country": "USA"
#   },
#   "GivenName": "James"
# }
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

$jsonReq = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonReq.UpdateString("FullyQualifiedName","King Groceries")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address","jdrew@myemail.com")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("DisplayName","King's Groceries")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("Suffix","Jr")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("Title","Mr")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("MiddleName","B")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("Notes","Here are other details.")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("FamilyName","King")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","(555) 555-5555")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("CompanyName","King Groceries")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Mountain View")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94042")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","123 Main Street")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Country","USA")
$jsonReq.UpdateString("GivenName","James")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$jsonReq.EmitSb($sbRequestBody)

$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
$rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
$rest.AllowHeaderFolding = $false

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$respStatusCode = $rest.ResponseStatusCode

# Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
$("response status code = " + $respStatusCode)

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jsonResponse.EmitCompact = $false
$($jsonResponse.Emit())

if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("Failed.")
    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

# {
#   "Customer": {
#     "domain": "QBO",
#     "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
#       "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
#     },
#     "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
#     "CurrencyRef": {
#       "name": "United States Dollar",
#       "value": "USD"
#     },
#     "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
#       "value": "2"
#     },
#     "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
#     "GivenName": "James",
#     "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
#     "BillWithParent": false,
#     "Title": "Mr",
#     "Job": false,
#     "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
#     "PrimaryPhone": {
#       "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
#     },
#     "Taxable": true,
#     "MetaData": {
#       "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
#       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
#     },
#     "BillAddr": {
#       "City": "Mountain View",
#       "Country": "USA",
#       "Line1": "123 Main Street",
#       "PostalCode": "94042",
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#       "Id": "112"
#     },
#     "MiddleName": "B",
#     "Notes": "Here are other details.",
#     "Active": true,
#     "Balance": 0,
#     "SyncToken": "0",
#     "Suffix": "Jr",
#     "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
#     "FamilyName": "King",
#     "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
#     "sparse": false,
#     "Id": "67"
#   },
#   "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
# }
# 

$CustomerDomain = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain")
$CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address")
$CustomerDisplayName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName")
$CustomerCurrencyRefName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name")
$CustomerCurrencyRefValue = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value")
$CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value")
$CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod")
$CustomerGivenName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName")
$CustomerFullyQualifiedName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName")
$CustomerBillWithParent = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent")
$CustomerTitle = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title")
$CustomerJob = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job")
$CustomerBalanceWithJobs = $jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs")
$CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber")
$CustomerTaxable = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable")
$CustomerMetaDataCreateTime = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime")
$CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
$CustomerBillAddrCity = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City")
$CustomerBillAddrCountry = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country")
$CustomerBillAddrLine1 = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1")
$CustomerBillAddrPostalCode = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode")
$CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
$CustomerBillAddrId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id")
$CustomerMiddleName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName")
$CustomerNotes = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes")
$CustomerActive = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active")
$CustomerBalance = $jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance")
$CustomerSyncToken = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken")
$CustomerSuffix = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix")
$CustomerCompanyName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName")
$CustomerFamilyName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName")
$CustomerPrintOnCheckName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName")
$CustomerSparse = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse")
$CustomerId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id")
$time = $jsonResponse.StringOf("time")