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Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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

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Local $bSuccess = 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.
$oJsonToken = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$bSuccess = $oJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

$oRest = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Rest")

; Connect to the REST server.
Local $bTls = True
Local $iPort = 443
Local $bAutoReconnect = True
$bSuccess = $oRest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",$iPort,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)

$oSbAuth = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oSbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
$oSbAuth.Append($oJsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
$oRest.Authorization = $oSbAuth.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

$oJsonReq = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("SyncToken","3")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("Id","33")

$oSbRequestBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oJsonReq.EmitSb($oSbRequestBody)

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

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$bSuccess = $oRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete",$oSbRequestBody,$oSbResponseBody)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oRest.ResponseStatusCode

; Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
ConsoleWrite("response status code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)

$oJsonResponse = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonResponse.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
ConsoleWrite($oJsonResponse.Emit() & @CRLF)

If ($oRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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"
; }
; 

Local $sInvoiceStatus = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.status")
Local $sInvoiceDomain = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
Local $sInvoiceId = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
Local $sTime = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("time")