(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

For more information, see https://www.developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/most-commonly-used/invoice#delete-an-invoice

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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 = Await rest.ConnectAsync("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:

' {
'   "SyncToken": "3",
'   "Id": "33"
' }
' 
' 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("SyncToken","3")
jsonReq.UpdateString("Id","33")

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 = Await rest.FullRequestSbAsync("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete",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


' {
'   "Invoice": {
'     "status": "Deleted",
'     "domain": "QBO",
'     "Id": "33"
'   },
'   "time": "2013-03-15T00:18:15.322-07:00"
' }
' 




Dim InvoiceStatus As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.status")
Dim InvoiceDomain As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
Dim InvoiceId As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
Dim time As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")