Ruby HMRC VAT MTD: View VAT Return

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Retrieve a previously submitted VAT return. This example retrieves the VAT return with period key "A001".

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

CURL Command

curl -X GET  https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns/A001 \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json'

Ruby Example

require 'chilkat'

rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()

#  URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns/A001
bTls = true
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = true
success = rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != true)
    print "ConnectFailReason: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason().to_s() + "\n";
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns/A001",sbResponseBody)
if (success != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print rest.responseHeader() + "\n";
    print "Response Body:" + "\n";
    print sbResponseBody.getAsString() + "\n";
    exit
end

jsonResponse = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

#  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

periodKey = jsonResponse.stringOf("periodKey")
vatDueSales = jsonResponse.stringOf("vatDueSales")
vatDueAcquisitions = jsonResponse.stringOf("vatDueAcquisitions")
totalVatDue = jsonResponse.stringOf("totalVatDue")
vatReclaimedCurrPeriod = jsonResponse.stringOf("vatReclaimedCurrPeriod")
netVatDue = jsonResponse.stringOf("netVatDue")
totalValueSalesExVAT = jsonResponse.IntOf("totalValueSalesExVAT")
totalValuePurchasesExVAT = jsonResponse.IntOf("totalValuePurchasesExVAT")
totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT = jsonResponse.IntOf("totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT")
totalAcquisitionsExVAT = jsonResponse.IntOf("totalAcquisitionsExVAT")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "periodKey": "A001",
  "vatDueSales": 105.5,
  "vatDueAcquisitions": -100.45,
  "totalVatDue": 5.05,
  "vatReclaimedCurrPeriod": 105.15,
  "netVatDue": 100.1,
  "totalValueSalesExVAT": 300,
  "totalValuePurchasesExVAT": 300,
  "totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT": 3000,
  "totalAcquisitionsExVAT": 3000
}