(VB.NET) Quickbooks Create a New Customer

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

For more information, see https://www.developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/most-commonly-used/customer#create-a-customer

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' 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.
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim success As Boolean = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Connect to the REST server.
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Integer = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
Dim success As Boolean = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

Dim sbAuth As New 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

Dim jsonReq As New 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")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)


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

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim respStatusCode As Integer = rest.ResponseStatusCode

' Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & respStatusCode)

Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' 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"
' }
' 




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