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MYOB: Fetch the Category Register

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Return transactions grouped with categories A register of all transactions grouped with categories

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl --request GET "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/CategoryRegister" \
--   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
--   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
--   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
--   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate"

http:set_request_header("Authorization", "Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
http:set_request_header("x-myobapi-key", "{{myob_api_key}}")
http:set_request_header("Accept-Encoding", "gzip,deflate")
http:set_request_header("x-myobapi-version", "v2")

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
local success = http:quick_get_sb("https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/CategoryRegister", sbResponseBody)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = http.last_status
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(http.last_header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

-- {
--   "Items": [
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
--         "Name": "Produce Income",
--         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": -1050,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "1093536881590665216"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "9541300c-edee-4e0b-82c0-9bc0d1917b2f",
--         "Name": "Grain Income",
--         "DisplayID": "4-2000",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/9541300c-edee-4e0b-82c0-9bc0d1917b2f"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": -135.23,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "7736911480938823680"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
--         "Name": "GST Paid",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": -105,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "1165594475628593152"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
--         "Name": "GST Paid",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
--       },
--       "Year": 2013,
--       "Month": 9,
--       "Activity": -62.5,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "4407341782405218304"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
--         "Name": "GST Paid",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": -29.15,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "7881026669014679552"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "9904f3e0-0ec1-4fee-be1c-477a8624d515",
--         "Name": "Inventory",
--         "DisplayID": "1-1320",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/9904f3e0-0ec1-4fee-be1c-477a8624d515"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": -18.33,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-1284645196637667328"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "180a940e-714d-4ebb-88db-3f6044294cad",
--         "Name": "Voluntary Withholdings Payable",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1310",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/180a940e-714d-4ebb-88db-3f6044294cad"
--       },
--       "Year": 2013,
--       "Month": 9,
--       "Activity": 3,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "4479399376443146240"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "44c2047b-5b16-43cf-82ee-d8a174ebec09",
--         "Name": "Voluntary Withholding Credits",
--         "DisplayID": "1-1340",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/44c2047b-5b16-43cf-82ee-d8a174ebec09"
--       },
--       "Year": 2013,
--       "Month": 9,
--       "Activity": 14,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "4335284188367290368"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad",
--         "Name": "GST Collected",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1210",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 24.72,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-1428760384713523200"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
--         "Name": "Produce Income",
--         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 90.91,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-1572875572789379072"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "737c0032-a48a-48fa-930e-07da50005d0b",
--         "Name": "Cost Of Sales",
--         "DisplayID": "5-1000",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/737c0032-a48a-48fa-930e-07da50005d0b"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 91.66,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-1212587602599739392"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449",
--         "Name": "Trade Debtors",
--         "DisplayID": "1-1310",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 198.62,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-1140530008561811456"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
--         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 320.7,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "7592796292862967808"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "6ef5febd-4027-4f87-9bb3-2f1d904eb948",
--         "Name": "Accum. Depr. Buildings",
--         "DisplayID": "1-2420",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/6ef5febd-4027-4f87-9bb3-2f1d904eb948"
--       },
--       "Year": 2013,
--       "Month": 9,
--       "Activity": 625,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "4263226594329362432"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
--         "Name": "Postman sample",
--         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
--         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
--       },
--       "Year": 2013,
--       "Month": 9,
--       "Activity": 698.5,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "4191169000291434496"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad",
--         "Name": "GST Collected",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1210",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad"
--       },
--       "Year": 2014,
--       "Month": 1,
--       "Activity": 909.09,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-7193649382724468736"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
--         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
--         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
--       },
--       "Year": 2015,
--       "Month": 8,
--       "Activity": 1155,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "1021479287552737280"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
--         "Name": "Produce Income",
--         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
--       },
--       "Year": 2014,
--       "Month": 1,
--       "Activity": 9090.91,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-7265706976762396672"
--     },
--     {
--       "Category": {
--         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
--         "Name": "Craigs Category",
--         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
--       },
--       "Account": {
--         "UID": "bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449",
--         "Name": "Trade Debtors",
--         "DisplayID": "1-1310",
--         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449"
--       },
--       "Year": 2014,
--       "Month": 1,
--       "Activity": 10000,
--       "YearEndActivity": 0,
--       "RowVersion": "-7337764570800324608"
--     }
--   ],
--   "NextPageLink": null,
--   "Count": 19
-- }

-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local CategoryUID = ""
local CategoryName = ""
local CategoryDisplayID = ""
local CategoryURI = ""
local AccountUID = ""
local AccountName = ""
local AccountDisplayID = ""
local AccountURI = ""
local Year = 0
local Month = 0
local Activity = 0
local YearEndActivity = 0
local RowVersion = ""

local NextPageLink = jResp:string_of("NextPageLink")
local Count = jResp:int_of("Count")
local i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("Items")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    CategoryUID = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Category.UID")
    CategoryName = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Category.Name")
    CategoryDisplayID = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Category.DisplayID")
    CategoryURI = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Category.URI")
    AccountUID = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Account.UID")
    AccountName = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Account.Name")
    AccountDisplayID = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Account.DisplayID")
    AccountURI = jResp:string_of("Items[i].Account.URI")
    Year = jResp:int_of("Items[i].Year")
    Month = jResp:int_of("Items[i].Month")
    Activity = jResp:int_of("Items[i].Activity")
    YearEndActivity = jResp:int_of("Items[i].YearEndActivity")
    RowVersion = jResp:string_of("Items[i].RowVersion")
    i = i + 1
end