VB.NET

Xero Download Attachment for an Item (such as an Invoice)

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Demonstrates how to download a particular attachment for a particular Xero item. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
' Get Xero Tenant IDs
http.SetRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7")

http.Accept = "application/json"

' The example to list Xero attachments shows how to get attachment information.
' Here's a sample JSON response obtained form listing attachments:
' Your application can get the AttachmentID's and filenames from it.

' {
'   "Id": "24bfbcb9-dec9-4d33-835c-8f165d776766",
'   "Status": "OK",
'   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
'   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587213296972)\/",
'   "Attachments": [
'     {
'       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
'       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
'       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
'       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
'       "ContentLength": 777835
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim url As String = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/{$AttachmentId}"

' Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
http.SetUrlVar("Endpoint","Invoices")

' Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
http.SetUrlVar("Guid","0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921")

' AttachmentId is the ID of the particular attachment to be downloaded
http.SetUrlVar("AttachmentId","daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2")

' Download the attachment data into bd.
Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
success = http.QuickGetBd(url,bd)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & http.LastStatus)

If (http.LastStatus = 200) Then
    ' Success
    ' Save to a file..
    success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/penguines.jpg")
Else
    ' Failed.  bd contains error information..
    Debug.WriteLine(bd.GetString("utf-8"))
End If