Chilkat2-Python

Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

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 = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

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

sbAuth = chilkat2.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

jsonReq = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("SyncToken","3")
jsonReq.UpdateString("Id","33")

sbRequestBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

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

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

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

jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.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

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

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