VBScript HMRC VAT MTD: Retrieve VAT obligations

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Retrieve VAT obligations

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

CURL Command

curl -X GET  https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/obligations?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-01-01 \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json'

VBScript Example

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")

'  URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/obligations?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-01-01
bTls = 1
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("ConnectFailReason: " & rest.ConnectFailReason)
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/obligations?from=2018-06-25&to=2019-01-01",sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

set jsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

'  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("obligations")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    start = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].start")
    end = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].end")
    due = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].due")
    status = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].status")
    periodKey = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].periodKey")
    received = jsonResponse.StringOf("obligations[i].received")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "obligations": [
    {
      "start": "2017-01-01",
      "end": "2017-03-31",
      "due": "2017-05-07",
      "status": "F",
      "periodKey": "18A1",
      "received": "2017-05-06"
    },
    {
      "start": "2017-04-01",
      "end": "2017-06-30",
      "due": "2017-08-07",
      "status": "O",
      "periodKey": "18A2"
    }
  ]
}