C# HMRC VAT MTD: Retrieve VAT Liabilities

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Retrieve VAT liabilities

Documentation: https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs/api/service/vat-api/1.0#_retrieve-vat-liabilities_get_accordion

CURL Command

curl -X GET  https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/liabilities?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-02-17 \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json'

C# Example

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool success;

//  URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/liabilities?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-02-17
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("ConnectFailReason: " + Convert.ToString(rest.ConnectFailReason));
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/liabilities?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-02-17",sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

//  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code
int i;
int count_i;
string taxPeriodFrom;
string taxPeriodTo;
string type;
string originalAmount;
string outstandingAmount;
string due;

i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("liabilities");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    taxPeriodFrom = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].taxPeriod.from");
    taxPeriodTo = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].taxPeriod.to");
    type = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].type");
    originalAmount = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].originalAmount");
    outstandingAmount = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].outstandingAmount");
    due = jsonResponse.StringOf("liabilities[i].due");
    i = i + 1;
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "liabilities": [
    {
      "taxPeriod": {
        "from": "2018-04-06",
        "to": "2018-07-06"
      },
      "type": "VAT ...",
      "originalAmount": 6000.3,
      "outstandingAmount": 100.51,
      "due": "2018-07-06"
    }
  ]
}