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Xero Create Account

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Create new accounts in a Xero company. PowerShell

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.

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    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:

# {
#   "Code": "201",
#   "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
#   "Type": "SALES"
# }

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

$jsonRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Code","201")
$jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales - clearance lines")
$jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","SALES")

$url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts"

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("PUT",$url,$jsonRequestBody,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Response Status Code: " + $resp.StatusCode)

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$jsonResponse.EmitCompact = $false
$($jsonResponse.Emit())

if ($resp.StatusCode -ge 300) {
    $("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

# {
#   "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
#   "Status": "OK",
#   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
#   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
#   "Accounts": [
#     {
#       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
#       "Code": "201",
#       "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
#       "Status": "ACTIVE",
#       "Type": "SALES",
#       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
#       "Class": "REVENUE",
#       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
#       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
#       "ReportingCode": "REV",
#       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
#       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+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 -lt $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")
    $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
}